We love this blender. Our family drinks a smoothie everyday for lunch and it’s amazing how smith everything blends. (We had our ninja that was great for two years but still never as smooth as this. The nutribullet was ok for small cups but the lid would leak oils ) Frozen fruits don’t stand a chance :) The only regret I have is not upgrading to different model so I have option for other accessories. I though the base for particular model would work with a food processor attachment
I have had my 5200 for a year now. I use it every day to make a smoothie and have tried other recipes from the website including soups. I love this machine! Not only does it work better than any other blender I have owned, it is also easy to clean following the directions.
Pros: Texture Quality, Durability, Easy to use, Recipe Enhancement, Power
I've used it several times, I like the narrow container so that all seeds, veg. & fruit get ground up really well. Other blenders, I still had seeds to deal with in my drink. This blender complete grinds up the seeds.
We bought our Vitamix at the Del Mar Fair in 1995. I still have this same blender 26 years later and it works exactly the same as when it was new. The White base has yellowed a little bit, I replaced the tamper once because I thought I could use it without the lid and the stainless cutter destroyed the plastic tamper in a split second (never did that again), I replaced the pitcher after 15 years when it developed a small crack that leaked. Same motor, same cutting head.
I bought each of my nieces one of these for their wedding presents. Don’t waste your money on the fancy button models. Get the basic workhorse which has On/Off-High/Variable and the Speed knob. You do not need any other features for your Vitamix.
Its amazing! I love all details of the Vitamix 5200. The one thing i would change is i would make it lock in place because my blender came up once and grinded metal off the motor. Love love love otherwise!!!!!!
Pros: Programability, Speed of Service, Texture Quality, Durability, Easy to use, Versatility, Recipe Enhancement, Product features, Power
I bought my Vitamix a year ago and LOVE it! I also have a food processor as well. I use my Vitamix so often that I thought by using it so much it would ware out a lot quicker. I have got to give it to the designers of this product because it is still going strong and I have not needed any kid of replacement parts. Woot woot. My blender has seen it all from easy to loads of ingredients in it and it works like a piece of art! I would recommend this product by far! They last for decades!
Pros: Speed of Service, Texture Quality, Durability, Easy to use, Versatility, Product features, Power