Meet the Vitamix Ion™ Portable Blender: Blending, Wherever Your Day Takes You

The Vitamix Ion™ Portable Blender brings the Vitamix blending experience beyond the kitchen with a compact, cordless design made for everyday routines in and out of the house. Whether you want a smoothie after a workout, a protein shake between meetings, or a cold blended drink while spending the day outside, Ion makes it possible to blend when and where it works for you.

What Is the Vitamix Ion Portable Blender?

Ion is the first portable Vitamix blender, designed specifically for beverage blending away from the kitchen. Use it to make smoothies, protein shakes, frappés, and other blended drinks wherever you have your ingredients ready.

The 24-ounce travel container is engineered to move ingredients efficiently through the stainless-steel blades, while a flip-top lid makes it easy to take your finished blend with you.

And because Ion is cordless, you aren't searching for an outlet every time you want to blend. A USB-C connection makes recharging simple, with up to 15 blends per charge.*

*Tests used new units blending a standard recipe of 95g sliced frozen banana, 240g milk, 20g peanut butter, 8g protein powder, 45g ice. Results may vary.

How to Use the Vitamix Ion

Getting started takes just a few steps.

1. Load Your Ingredients in the Right Order

For the best blending experience, add ingredients to the container in this order:

1. Liquid
2. Fruits and vegetables
3. Leafy greens
4. Dry ingredients
5. Ice and frozen ingredients

Starting with liquid near the blades helps ingredients move through the container as they blend, while frozen and heavier ingredients added last can help push everything downward.

2. Wake the Blender

Press and hold the button to put Ion into Standby Mode.

3. Start Blending

Double-click the button to start the blend program. Ion takes care of the rest, giving you simple one-button operation whether you're at home or away.

4. Sip and Go

When your blend is ready, use the flip-top lid to enjoy it directly from the travel container.

Tips for Better Blending on the Go

A little preparation can make portable blending even easier.

Keep Cold Ingredients Cold

If you're bringing frozen fruit, yogurt, milk, or other perishable ingredients with you, keep them refrigerated until you're ready to leave. For longer stretches away from a refrigerator, pack ingredients in an insulated cooler or lunch bag with an ice pack.

Another option is to portion ingredients ahead of time. Keep refrigerated ingredients together in a sealed container and add them to your Ion when you're ready to blend.

Add Liquid When You're Ready to Blend

If you're packing ingredients several hours in advance, consider carrying your liquid separately and adding it shortly before blending. This can help ingredients stay fresh and gives you more control over the consistency of your finished drink.

Start With Familiar Ratios

Portable blending is a good opportunity to keep things simple. Start with enough liquid to help ingredients circulate freely, then add soft ingredients, powders, and frozen ingredients according to the recommended load order.

Once you find a combination you like, it can become an easy formula to repeat wherever you're headed.

Make Cleanup Easier

When you can't wash the container immediately, avoid letting smoothie or shake residue sit for an extended period. A quick rinse with water can help prevent ingredients from drying onto the container until you're able to clean it more thoroughly.

Where Will You Blend?

The biggest change Ion brings isn't simply a smaller blender. It's the ability to move blending into parts of your day that previously weren't practical.

At the Gym

A post-workout shake doesn't have to be prepared hours ahead of time.

Bring your protein powder and other ingredients with you and blend when your workout is over. Depending on your recipe, you might pack shelf-stable ingredients separately and keep milk, fruit, yogurt, or other refrigerated ingredients in an insulated bag until you're ready to use them.

Try combinations such as:

• Banana, milk, peanut butter, and protein powder
• Berries, yogurt, milk, and protein powder
• Mango, banana, milk, and ice

Instead of carrying a premixed shake all afternoon, you can make it when you're ready to drink it.

At the Office

Ion can also turn a desk drawer, office refrigerator, or breakroom into the starting point for a fresh afternoon blend.

Keep a few simple ingredients nearby and you can make a smoothie instead of bringing one from home. Dry ingredients such as protein powder can be portioned ahead of time, while refrigerated or frozen ingredients can stay in the office kitchen until you're ready to blend.

A coffee frappé can provide another option when you want something cold in the afternoon. Combine chilled coffee and ice with your preferred milk and other ingredients, then blend when the afternoon break arrives.

And when the workday is over, the removable motor base nests inside the travel container to help conserve space in a desk drawer, cabinet, or work bag.

Outdoors

A day at the park, campsite, picnic table, beach, or trailhead can be a good reason to bring the blender outside.

Pack cold ingredients in a cooler and blend when you're ready rather than making your drink before you leave home. The cordless design means you don't need access to an electrical outlet while you're using Ion, giving you more flexibility to make a fresh blend where you're spending the day.

For outdoor blending, recipes with a short ingredient list can make preparation and cleanup especially simple. Think fruit smoothies or a quick protein shake after an active day.

In a Dorm or Small Living Space

When countertop space is limited, a full-size setup isn't always practical.

Ion's compact footprint makes it suited to dorm rooms, apartments, and other smaller spaces. When you're finished, the removable motor base nests inside the travel container, reducing the amount of storage space it needs.

Keep a few smoothie staples in a mini fridge or freezer and you can make a quick breakfast, study snack, or protein shake without taking over your room.

Take Blending Beyond the Kitchen

Instead of planning your day around when you'll be near your blender, you can bring blending into your day: after a workout, between meetings, outside for the afternoon, in a dorm room, or wherever you're headed next.

With Ion, Vitamix blending doesn't have to stop when you leave the house.