What kind of blenders do you recommend?

For serious blending -- like for Alkagizers™ and some soups -- Eric recommends two brands; both of which are quite pricey but they do the job and don't die under the workload in a few weeks:

Vitamix (Various Models - new and used )



Blendtec (Varios Models - New)



And for travel, Eric recommends the Nutribullet:









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