Breville The Q Blender Review

The Breville Q Blender is a tall and bulky full-size blender. You can store it on your kitchen counter or in a tall cupboard, and you can even remove the main jar for easier storage.

The Breville Q Blender is impressively well-built. It has a solid, sturdy metal base that doesn't move around a lot when you're blending. The buttons are easy to clean, and the materials feel durable. However, the main jar wobbles a bit when mounted.

The main jar has a large 68-ounce capacity, and there are measuring units painted on the side of the jar. According to the manual, you shouldn't exceed 40 ounces of liquid when you're hot blending. The jar is also dishwasher-safe.

The Breville Q Blender doesn't come with an additional jar.

There are four sharp blades fixed to the main jar. They have a serrated design, which can help cut through tougher ingredients. They're also dishwasher-safe for an easy clean-up.

The lid seals on the jar using friction. You can remove the center of the lid to use the tamper or to add ingredients while you're blending. There are measurement markings on the removable center part of the lid so you can also use it to measure out ingredients.

The power cord should be long enough to reach most outlets. You can stow it away when it's not in use, which is convenient.

• Motor base
• Tamper
• 68-ounce main jar
• Blender lid with small access lid
• Instruction book
• Warranty paperwork

The Breville The Q comes with several preset modes, including a Pulse feature. The presets on the top row have set timers, and the blender counts down the time left for your blend. There's also a Power Trip Reset button on the bottom of the unit.

The Breville The Q is great for almond butter. Using the Puree preset, it makes a smooth, slightly dry butter with some very small pieces of unprocessed nuts. You may need to stop the blender and use the tamper to push nuts from the side of the jar towards the blades.

The Breville The Q is remarkable for smoothies. It makes a silky, well-blended smoothie in little time. There may be some small pieces of unprocessed kale in the mix, but it shouldn't be too noticeable.

The Breville Q Blender doesn't come with an additional jar.

This blender is decent for crushing ice. The Auto Pulse mode doubles as an ice crush preset, and it makes bar-quality ice. However, some of the cubes may not be fully processed, and the resulting mix is clumpy and sticks together. If you want a blender that's better at crushing ice, take a look at the Blendtec Designer 725.

The Breville Q Blender comes with lots of programs and modes. On the top row, there's an on/off toggle, Quick Cancel, Auto Pulse/Ice Crush, Smoothie, Green Smoothie, and Soup (Cold to Hot) buttons. On the bottom row, you can choose from Mix, Chop, Blend, Puree, and Mill. There's also a self-clean program and a timer that lets you know how long it takes to complete each of the preset modes.

This blender is exceptionally easy to clean. You can run the 'Clean' preset with soap and warm water to clean up most messes, including stickier debris like almond butter. The main jar, lid, and tamper are also dishwasher-safe for an easier clean.

This blender doesn't have many extra features. However, it can hot blend, which is ideal for users who want to make soups and hot purees. There's also a tamper to help you push ingredients towards the blades. It doesn't have a heating element, but it can turn cold ingredients into a hot soup from the continuous motion of its blades when using its Soup (Cold to Hot) button.