A blender is a mighty countertop appliance that will blend your favorite smoothie or crush ice for slushies. But these kitchen staples offer versatility, like whipping up lump-free blender pancakes, a batched watermelon margarita or homemade oat milk, in a matter of minutes. Some models even come with personal blending cups for portability, food processor attachments and a variety of settings and functions to make them a kitchen tool you reach for often.

To find the best blenders, our Lab pros in the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab have rigorously tested over a 100 different models in the past decade — including Vitamix blenders and Ninja blenders — testing more than 50 blenders in the last two years alone. We’ve ground more than five pounds of coffee beans, blended 12 pounds of frozen strawberries and pulverized over 650 ice cubes to test how powerful they are and how evenly they can blend. And not just full-sized blenders — we’ve tested personal blenders, immersion blenders and blender-food processor combos as well. Each model of blender has gone through over nine different tests and only top-performing blenders made this list.