A Vitamix is a brand of high powered blenders and is a super versatile kitchen appliance. Everything from dips, to smoothies, cake batters, ice cream, and of course soup. The horsepower is what makes this a staple for restaurants, foodies and home cooks alike. For soup, most have a feature that heats the soup up as it blends. If you are interested, they have a variety of blenders at different price points but they are expensive and certainly an investment. I use the Vitamix A3500 model.