Does a Higher Price Mean a Better Blender?

America's Test Kitchen · 1:13 · Sep 8, 2026

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  1. Starting with a $50 blender, it makes an okay smoothie, but see those kale flecks?

    从一台50美元的搅拌机开始,它做出来的冰沙还可以,但看到那些羽衣甘蓝碎屑了吗?

  2. It also feels cheap, and if there's a warranty, it's probably pretty limited.

    它摸起来也很廉价,而且如果有保修的话,通常也非常有限。

  3. Unfortunately, we haven't found any in this price range that we can recommend yet, but we're always testing.

    遗憾的是,我们目前还没有发现这个价位段里值得推荐的产品,但我们一直在进行测试。

  4. The smoothies weren't quite as smooth as higher-end models, if we're being picky, but still pretty good.

    如果我们挑剔一点的话,它的冰沙口感不如高端型号那么细腻,但仍然相当不错。

  5. The blends were slightly less fine than our high-end winner, but still impressive.

    它的搅拌效果比我们的高端赢家稍逊一筹,但依然令人印象深刻。

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