The catch
Breville Super Q
Its noise-reducing cooling design stops short of a full enclosure around the pitcher.
Side by side
Breville Super Q vs Breville the Q: A personal cup comes with Super Q and the main jug does not grow
Quick verdict
The Super Q gives you a personal cup and twelve speed settings on top of what the Q has. Both share the 68-ounce jug and 1800-watt rating, so the Q is the pitcher-focused option.
Before you buy
Why, and what it costs you
The upgrade brings no extra pitcher room
Choosing Super Q gains no nominal capacity for a family that only fills the main jug, so the purchase has to be justified by the extra equipment.
Where this comes from
A 68-ounce jug and 1800-watt motor are specified on both manufacturer pages.
The catch
Breville the Q
It runs quieter than some open-base rivals, yet the Q has no real sound enclosure.
Breville Super Q
- Why pick it
- Travel-cup blending is how you work
- Finer manual speed choices matter to you
- The catch
- Its noise-reducing cooling design stops short of a full enclosure around the pitcher.
Breville the Q
- Why pick it
- Your recipes mostly go in the main pitcher
- You would rather skip an extra blade assembly
- The catch
- It runs quieter than some open-base rivals, yet the Q has no real sound enclosure.
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What this page compares
Twelve speed settings and a personal cup are what the Super Q brings. In a pitcher-focused package, the Q holds on to the identical 68-ounce jug and 1800-watt rating.
Personal blending with finer speed steps, or a setup built around the pitcher
Which one fits
Pick the situations that sound like you
A smoothie you can take out the door
The direct-blending cup comes with Super Q.
- Breville Super Q
- Better fit
- Breville the Q
- Depends
One large pitcher shared by the household
The stated jug size is the same on both.
- Breville Super Q
- Good
- Breville the Q
- Good
Fine manual tweaks during sauce-making
Twelve indexed speeds come with Super Q.
- Breville Super Q
- Better fit
- Breville the Q
- Good
Not many vessel accessories to store
No extra personal blending system comes with the Q.
- Breville Super Q
- Depends
- Breville the Q
- Better fit
In practice
Differences you will notice
The upgrade brings no extra pitcher room
Choosing Super Q gains no nominal capacity for a family that only fills the main jug, so the purchase has to be justified by the extra equipment.
How we worked this out
A 68-ounce jug and 1800-watt motor are specified on both manufacturer pages.
Seven more speed steps come down to control
Its twelve settings give seven more indexed choices than the Q, which makes Super Q a fit for cooks who tune texture manually.
How we worked this out
7 additional settings = 12 manual speed settings - 5 manual speed settings.
Blending straight into the cup takes out a pouring step
The Q package needs the pitcher plus a separate drinking container, but Super Q can blend an individual drink in the supplied personal vessel.
How we worked this out
An additional personal blending cup and blade are listed for Super Q, and the Q standard accessories do not include them.
Option A
Breville, BBL920BSS
Super Q
Twelve manual speeds, five one-touch controls and a separate personal blending cup come with this 68-ounce blender.
- Best for
- Homes that go back and forth between pitcher recipes and single drinks
Facts we checked
- 68-ounce main jug and an 1800-watt motor
- Twelve settings for manual speed
- Two smoothie options, pulse and ice crush, frozen dessert and soup make up five one-touch controls
- Supplied with an additional personal cup and blade system
- The base detects which vessel is installed
Option B
Breville, BBL820SHY, Smoked Hickory
the Q
This fast 1,800-watt blender comes with a roomy 68-ounce jug, a useful frozen-dessert program and an interface cleaner than most kitchen systems offer.
- Best for
- Quick cold blends run from a polished set of controls
Facts we checked
- The Q comes with a 68-ounce Tritan jug and a Breville rating of 1,800 watts.
- Green smoothies, smoothies, soup and frozen desserts are covered by four one-touch programs.
- A separate pulse and ice-crush control sits beside five manual speeds ranging from Mix through Mill.
Spec by spec
Where they really differ
| Spec | Breville Super Q | Breville the Q | In practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main jug | 68 ounces | 68 ounces | Nominal capacity for a family batch stays the same. |
| Manual speeds | 12 | 5 | More indexed adjustment steps are available on Super Q. |
| Personal blending | Cup and separate blade included | Pitcher-focused package | A different vessel workflow applies to individual drinks. |
| Vessel recognition | Recognizes pitcher or personal cup | No personal-cup system listed | Super Q adjusts to either of its two vessel types. |
Trade-offs
What each pick costs you
With Breville Super Q
- More pieces to wash and store come with the personal cup and its separate blade.
With Breville the Q
- Premium Vitamix and Blendtec models come with much longer warranty coverage.
Change of plan
When the answer changes
A smoothie you can take out the door
Go with Breville Super Q. The direct-blending cup comes with Super Q.
Fine manual tweaks during sauce-making
Go with Breville Super Q. Twelve indexed speeds come with Super Q.
Not many vessel accessories to store
Go with Breville the Q. No extra personal blending system comes with the Q.
Decision guide
How to decide
Choosing comes down to a personal cup and twelve speed settings on the Super Q versus a pitcher-focused package on the Q, since the 68-ounce jug and 1800-watt rating are the same.
The upgrade is not the pitcher
A 68-ounce main jug and an 1800-watt motor appear on both spec lists. That means the Super Q has to justify itself through the personal-cup system, vessel recognition and extra manual steps.
Think about which vessels you really use
The supplied cup lets the Super Q make an individual drink. Organization is simpler with the Q’s standard package, which centers on the pitcher, when every recipe ends up poured into glasses.
Extra speed steps help a specific kind of cook
Compared with the Q’s five, the Super Q’s twelve settings offer more indexed choices. If you actively adjust a sauce or spread, that helps. It does not, however, prove a measured improvement in texture.
What this page can’t tell you
- Equipment and capacity here come from manufacturer specifications. This comparison has no independent testing of cooking or preparation outcomes.
By the numbers
What the data shows
What we found across the high-end blenders we compare, plus the checked facts behind each finding.
How many fit
Only 8 of the 29 models checked meet every need here: “I want cups I can blend in and take along”, “I like controlling speed directly”, and “My blending is for a family or group”.
8 models fit, out of 29 checkedShow the facts and the math
How we countedThe count uses each product's current fit ratings for “I want cups I can blend in and take along”, “I like controlling speed directly”, and “My blending is for a family or group”. A need with no documented match is not counted.
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