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Step 1
Research special commercial blender features. Most commercial blenders have the ability to blend, puree, chop, mix and whip a variety of ingredients to make drinks, soups, sauces, dressings, gravies and more. Moreover, most commercial blenders have speeds ranging from 700-19,000 rpms to provide the exact speed for blending. Determine which features of a commercial blender are most important for your purposes. Look at various brands and models to gauge the average combination of features and seek out blenders via specialty kitchen supply stores that offer special features, such as electronic programming abilities and automatic shut-off.
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Step 2
Go window-shopping for commercial blenders. While it's great to read about the numerous features available on commercial blenders, nothing measures up to looking at them in person. Visit some commercial kitchen supply stores as well as a few big-box retailers and peruse their blender section. If electricity is available, turn them on and off and note how the motion of the blade changes with different features. Take notes on the differences between some of the higher end commercial blenders and the more affordable choices.
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Step 3
Ask for in-store demonstrations. The best way to gauge how well a commercial blender may work for your professional kitchen needs is to see it in action. Many kitchen supply stores will offer a demonstration so that you can see how different commercial blenders function. You can either ask for a demo or attend on a special day when they may be running demonstrations of several commercial appliances at once.
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Step 4
Ask for advice from kitchen professionals. They might have suggestions about what works for them and even offer suggestions based on the particular blender they are using.
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Step 5
Get a Consumer Reports rating of your top-three blender choices. Once you've narrowed your blender choices down to the top three, it's time to go back into research mode. Check out the rating that Consumer Reports gives to your top blender choices (if they provide one). Look for user feedback as well so that you don't fall into the trap of purchasing something that does not work like you thought it would. This is important, since commercial blenders tend to be more expensive than household ones. The more information you can gather ahead of your purchase, the more likely you will get what you are looking for.
