Life before my Vitamix was a dark time. Filled with food items unblendable, rendered only into chunky blade-arresting clumps by previous blenders and food processors. Countless days I spent in Whole Foods, listening to the Vitamix man giving his spiel about this glorious machine.
I heard it so many times I felt I knew all there was to know! It came with an eight year warranty, heavy duty parts that wouldn't wear down, and blazing-high RPMs that would blend or process anything, in addition to cleaning itself!
But nothing can compare to the joy of truly knowing Vitamix ownership. Any soup that's too chunky that needs a smoother texture, any tough clumpy fruit or vegetable that needs a nice puree, any nut that would really serve you better as a nut butter, can be conquered with ease with a Vitamix.
I've used mine to make gravies, sauces, soups, dessert toppings, and of course my daily green smoothie! In my experience with the Vitamix my favorite attributes have to be the variable speed setting (though there is a model with just "lo" and "hi" settings which is more affordable!) and the overheating protection. If you're grinding away at some nuts or, for instance, making raw cookies out of dates and pecans, and get a little too enthusiastic, the unit will shut itself off long before the motor gets hot enough to cause any damage. Simply let the unit cool a while, and it'll be back in business! Typically, the unit's excellent air circulation system keeps it from overheating at all!
Another bonus is of course clean up. As a former juicer, the tedious act of cleaning out food pulp makes the health benefits hardly seem worth it, not to mention the fact that I felt like I was throwing most of the food away! With the Vitamix, all one has to do is rinse out the big stuff, then fill it with warm water and a couple of drops of soap, and put it (gradually!) on the High setting for two minutes. Clean as a whistle!
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