The Chefman Obliterator is a full-sized blender with a minimalist design. It comes with a 48oz main jar and a 20oz travel jar and lid. The main jar lid includes a removable measuring cup, so you can add ingredients during a blending cycle or allow steam to escape while you blend hot food. There's also a tamper and scraper that fit together. This blender has three preset programs, including a 'Clean' mode and a wide range of manual speed settings.
Our Verdict
The Chefman Obliterator delivers excellent multi-purpose performance. This blender does a fantastic job processing fibrous ingredients like fruit and spinach in big and small batches. It can blend hot ingredients and make snow-like crushed ice very quickly. While it also makes superb nut butter, the process is a pain—you have to run the 'Auto Blend' program at least a couple of times and scrape the jar between each cycle. It's not a particularly quiet blender, but it's well-built, and with a 'Clean' program and dishwasher-safe components, it's easy to wash.
Smoothly blends fibrous ingredients.
Can hot blend.
Makes snow-like crushed ice quickly.
Making nut butter is very difficult.
The Chefman Obliterator offers outstanding performance for single-serving smoothies. It comes with a 20oz travel jar and makes silky smoothies even with tricky ingredients like kale and pineapple, though you'll have to stop and scrape or shake the jar once to incorporate everything. Adding a few ice cubes is no problem either—this blender makes easy work of them. It includes a 'Clean' program that takes some of the work out of the washing-up process, though you may still have to spend some time detailing the lid's rubber gasket. It's a bit loud, but needless to say, that's not uncommon for a full-sized blender.
Smoothly blends fibrous ingredients.
Includes a personal jar.
Features a 'Clean' program.
Lid's rubber gasket can be tricky to clean.
The Chefman Obliterator does an excellent job of making multiple smoothie servings. It can easily process fibrous ingredients, even at full capacity. While its main jar's 48oz capacity is a bit small compared to other options, it has no problem crushing 12 ice cubes at once. It's also durable and easy to clean—you can use its 'Clean' program, put the jar into the dishwasher, or clean it by hand fairly quickly.
Smoothly blends fibrous ingredients.
Makes snow-like crushed ice quickly.
Features a 'Clean' program.
Somewhat small 48oz main jar.
The Chefman Obliterator makes excellent crushed ice. It has a sturdy build and a 48oz Tritan plastic main jar. While its jar is on the smaller side, it can still easily handle 12 ice cubes. This blender also features an 'Ice Crush' program, which works quickly and makes the process a breeze.
Makes snow-like crushed ice quickly.
Great build quality.
Somewhat small 48oz main jar.
The Chefman Obliterator does an excellent job of making soup. This blender can hot blend, so you can add freshly cooked ingredients right from the stove. While its 48oz main jar is a bit small, its lid has a measuring cup that you can remove. This allows steam to escape while the components blend. It does an outstanding job processing tough ingredients, like broccoli and squash, so you won't need to limit your recipes. This blender feels well-built and is easy to clean, with a dedicated cleaning program and dishwasher-safe components.
Smoothly blends fibrous ingredients.
Can hot blend.
Somewhat small 48oz main jar.
The Chefman Obliterator is very good for professional use. This blender is well-built and easy to clean, and it works well for various applications. It can make exceptional nut butter, though it's a difficult process. You can also use it to blend hot ingredients for soups or sauces. It can blend ice cubes into fluffy, snow-like ice for frozen cocktails, mocktails, and slushies, and it does an outstanding job with hard-to-blend ingredients for smoothies, too. The major downside is its jar; at 48 ounces, it's quite small for a full-sized blender and may increase the number of batches you need to blend.
Can hot blend.
Makes snow-like crushed ice quickly.
Great build quality.
Making nut butter is very difficult.
Somewhat small 48oz main jar.
Changelog
- Updated Feb 20, 2026: We converted this review to Test Bench 1.0.1. We've added a result for Portable in the Dimensions section to indicate whether the blender has a built-in battery for cordless use.
- Updated Apr 29, 2025: Review published.
- Updated Apr 23, 2025: Early access published.
- Updated Apr 16, 2025: Our testers have started testing this product.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Chefman Obliterator is available in 'Concrete' and 'Midnight' colorways and is sold as a stand-alone blender or with a travel jar. We tested the 'Concrete' variant with the travel jar. See the label for our unit.
If you come across another variant, let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Popular Blender Comparisons
The Chefman Obliterator is an excellent full-sized budget blender that stands out for its class-leading performance. It comes with a 48oz main jar and can also be purchased with a 20oz travel jar. Its main jar is smaller than many other full-sized blenders, like the Breville The Q. Compared to other budget models, like the nutribullet Blender Combo, it has excellent multipurpose performance, and it even makes single-serve smoothies as well as much more premium offerings, like the Vitamix Ascent X3. It's also an excellent ice crusher, though cheaper options like the nutribullet SmartSense Blender Combo outperform it in this regard. A standout feature for this class of blenders is its program that automatically adjusts its speed and run time depending on what you're blending. Overall, anyone looking for a blender that offers well-rounded performance without breaking the bank should consider this model.
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The Chefman Obliterator and the Breville the Fresh & Furious have different strengths, and depending on your priorities, you may prefer either. The Chefman has a better build quality and does a better job of crushing ice, so it's a great choice if you make a lot of frozen drinks. It's also easier to clean. On the other hand, choose the Breville if you often blend large batches of food—it has a slightly larger capacity and does a better job processing bigger batches of fibrous ingredients, like fruit and leafy greens. It's also easier to make nut butter with. The Breville is a little bit quieter, too.
The Chefman Obliterator and the Calphalon ActiveSense have different strengths, but the Chefman comes out ahead overall. The Chefman is better built, makes better nut butter, makes a smoother blend with small batches of leafy greens and other fibrous ingredients, and makes snow-like crushed ice with slightly less work from the user. It's also a bit quieter and easier to clean. By contrast, get the Calphalon if you primarily blend large batches of food; it has a larger capacity jar and does a better job dealing with big quantities of fibrous ingredients.
The Vitamix Venturist Pro is a better blender than the Chefman Obliterator for most people. It has a better build quality and larger capacity. The Vitamix also does a better job processing large amounts of fibrous ingredients and making nut butter, so it's a better choice if you make a lot of soups and spreads from scratch. The Chefman, on the other hand, performs better with smaller batches of fibrous ingredients, and it comes with a travel jar, so if you plan to make a lot of individual smoothies, you may prefer it. It's also a bit easier to clean.
The Chefman Obliterator is better than the Magic Bullet Combo Blender. Both blenders come with a 48oz capacity main jar and a smaller travel jar, and while it's a bit easier to make single-serving smoothies with the Magic Bullet, the Chefman outperforms it in every other area. It does a better job with larger batches of fruit and leafy greens, so it's a superior choice if you plan to make larger portions of food. Unlike the Magic Bullet, you can also use it to crush ice and make nut butter, making it more versatile. Plus, it's better built and easier to clean.
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