I enjoy having multiple options and or attachments if possible, but I don’t want to sacrifice any individual functionality. Something reliable would be a pre-requisite.
I enjoy having multiple options and or attachments if possible, but I don’t want to sacrifice any individual functionality. Something reliable would be a pre-requisite.
This is something of a branch-off point, BUT-- if you envision doing any ‘hard grinding’ prep (like grinding nuts in to nut butter) or making fresh juice from fruits & veggies, well then, VITAMIX blenders have a pretty great reputation for being real workhorses. For that reason they’re pricey just as you’d expect, but can still be found used online, or in thrift stores, etc.
They also have strong, generous warranties as I understand it, being covered for up to 10yrs I think, with shipping costs covered both ways. I personally have my eye on them as someone who already has a couple juicers, but doesn’t like the idea of having leftover pulp. (plus, juicers can be a pain to clean on a regular basis) So for a Vitamix, the whole juice prep is done right in the single container, easy to clean afterwards, and if you still don’t want the pulp, you can strain it out.
Okay, there’s my dos centavos.
I bought mine refurbished directly from Vitamix and saved a fair bit. Daily usage, so I wanted the full warranty.
Mind sharing the model and price?
The 5200, kind of a modern version of the classic original.
It was around $550 CAD, about $150 off at the time. Search the manufacturer’s website for “reconditioned”, and keep checking as the stock changes.
Vitamix blenders truly are in a class by themselves. As far as I know, they’re the only blenders that include cooling fans to keep the motor from overheating. And if you do somehow manage to overload it, the thing automatically shuts off until it has cooled down to the point where it’s safe to run again. They’re virtually impossible to damage, short of active vandalism.
Their motto really should be “Fuck the worst case scenario.”
Excellent! I didn’t know those things, but it gives me even more confidence. Thank you.
(what I didn’t mention above is that yes, I actually did irrevocably ruin the motor in a blender, one time when I was trying to make some nut butter)
I have actually used one for hummus (although not nut butter, which I DO do) and it does work well. However there are 2 inherent problems: hummus is sticky and gets flung to the sides and sticks, so you have to go in with a spatula several times during your blend to scrape the sides. The second is that the bottom is narrow, because it’s a blender of course, and the blades take up a lot of that small space, so getting your hummus out of there is annoying and difficult, and there’s always a lot of waste because you can’t get it all.
Yeah, I get you on that stuff. If it helps, when making hummus (oof, it’s been a while), I’ve found that adding oil or water helps with that kind of thing. And I happen to greatly prefer creamy hummus to thick, so…
Alternatively, what I’ve done, after manually removing as much as I can, is to add some water (doesn’t need to be too much) cover the container, and shake it all around. Then pour the result back in to your main hummus, mix, and Bob’s your avuncular figure. You should be able to get most of the goodness that way.
Last thing-- I do believe Vitamix makes a huge range of models, so I’d guess that there would likely be fat-bottomed models as well. (thanks, Freddy)
You said doo-doo
Well, I certainly hope so.