Vita-mix anyone?
By Jenny Slafkosky
Thursday, April 5th, 2007 at 4:34 pm in All You Can Eat.
I have a normal blender at home — one that twists apart into three pieces, with the little rubber thingie to prevent leaks. It will mostly crush enough ice to make a decent margarita and has mostly enough capacity to whir up a small batch of soup. It works fine. I guess.
But a few weeks ago my co-worker, who is usually busily embroiled in reporting business news, leans over the little half-wall that separates us and tells me he’s got a Vita-mix.
“OOO! Isn’t that one of those fancy-pants blenders?” I say.
“Don’t even call it a blender,” he says with just a hint of sarcasm.
This Vita-mix thing, he says, can whip up a smoothie so smooth that, well, it makes a person understand why they’re called smoothies in the first place. It whirls at a whopping 240 miles per hour, he says. It spins so fast it will actually heat your pureed soup for you — no pans required.
I am curious, intrigued, maybe even thrilled by this news. “I must learn more, NOW!” I tell him.
He brings in his Vita-mix cookbook one day for me to flip through. Recipes for salsa, smoothies, soups, fondue, even bread dough crowd the pages. I’m amazed. I’m also a little amazed by the price — around $400. Like a fast car, a fast blender requires big bucks. Oops, sorry, I called it a “blender.”
Apparently there’s a whole Vita-mix community out there, whirling and whirring away with their high-tech machine, making the world a smoother place. Are you one of them? Comment below, I’d love to know about your Vita-mix escapades.
_ Jenny Slafkosky
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April 10th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Your co-worker is right. It is an incredible addition to a kitchen that goes well beyond what an ordinary blender does. I personally have ZERO cooking skills, but even I can make some pretty elaborate soups and drinks with the Vita-Mix. My favorite is that when you stick a tomato or orange into it, it blends the seeds up to nothing. No need to strain the seeds. I love it. Use it 4 times a week.
May 21st, 2007 at 2:08 pm
I have owned a Vita-mix for about 9 years and did not use it as much as I should have at first. I was looking for new recipes for my machine and came across http://www.vitamixrecipes.com. This site has actual demonstrator recipes. Those guys know how to use that machine better than anybody! Anyway, they allow you to purchase just one recipe for .99 each or you can become a member for a full year for 24.99. I got a promotion code from one of the demonstrators a while back and it drops the price to 19.99 for a years membership. Hey, 5 bucks is 5 bucks. I can say the the recipes on this site have helped to fall back in love with my Vita-mix. I now feel like I am getting my moneys worth! The promotion code I used was “Vitanow”. I just checked and it still works! Enjoy.
May 21st, 2007 at 8:47 pm
I am definitely one of THEM! Smoothies are a daily treat with cabbage mixed in for a helping of cruciferous vegetables and sometimes melon seeds for extra protein, neither of which spoils the taste. Pasta sauce, sorbet, hummus, peanut butter (from just peanuts!), and those are just our regulars. Even cleaning up is easy. It’s an investment, but well worth it.
July 31st, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I have one of the old ones that I purchased around 1994, 1995; There was even one before that had a spout for ice cream but they changed it before I bought mine.
I first used it to make baby food for my daughter born in ‘95. It has always been in my kitchen but I haven’t used it as much as should. I have made smoothies, soup, ice cream, crushed ice, but i haven’t made bread with my dry blade container. I’m gonna start that now. My machine is still perfect after all these years. Well, there is a crack in the lid/plug from dropping it alot but it doesn’t affect anything.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:53 am
I am one of them!!
I recently got my Vitamix 5200 online and am loving it. Green smoothies, nut milk, soup, ice cream, you name it!
I also was able to get FREE shipping using coupon code: 06-003180
Money well spent if you really use your blender!
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:55 am
So glad you guys love your Vita-Mix. I actually work for the company and I can’t say enough about this amazing kitchen tool. Find out more on our website.
We just started a blog site to bring the whole Vita-Mix community together….It’s called Vita-Village.
http://community.vitamix.com