Great blender. Variable speed and high speed dials are useful. Tall slender container is much better than the shorter, wider ones because it keep the ingredients at the bottom of the container in the blades when you first start it. The wider containers shoot the ingredients all over the container and up on to the lid which makes blending difficult especially when only using a small amount of ingredients. I would recommend this Vitamix. 64oz container is also the prefect size. Good for both large and small amounts of ingredients.
Pros: Texture Quality, Durability, Easy to use, Product features, Power
Such an awesome piece of kitchen appliance. Everyone must have one! I’ve been using it to make smoothies, salsa, pesto, ice cream and next on the list is soup! Easy to use, easy to clean and incredibly durable. The recipe book that’s included provides you with many options.
Pros: Speed of Service, Durability, Easy to use, Versatility, Recipe Enhancement, Power
My husband gave me one several years ago for Christmas, and I recently bought this one as an early Christmas gift for my daughter. She’s used it several times for smoothies and to blend soups, etc. I use mine almost every day. For me, it’s the kind of item that I might not have bought for myself the first time, but now I’ll never go without one in the future. It makes meal prep so much easier and faster. I found that having a Vitamix opened up new recipes to me.
Pros: Speed of Service, Durability, Easy to use, Recipe Enhancement, Power
The jug doesn’t lock to the machine and while running, I accidentally tipped the jug a little for just a few seconds. That made both gears to have sharp scuff marks now.
Pros: Texture Quality, Easy to use, Versatility, Power
I watched recipe videos on YouTube and read the starter guide and found quite a few recipes amazing. But tonight I tried to make but butter and my vitamix suddenly just slowed and died. Now it won’t turn back on. Help!?
Response from vitamix.comBy HHCC, December 5, 2020
Sometimes the machine may emit a burning odor and/or stop temporarily because its thermal protector sensed that the machine was about to overheat. If this occurs, we recommend turning the power switch off for up to 45 minutes, allowing the machine to cool down or reset. To avoid overheating your machine in the future, be sure to ramp the machine up to the highest speed within five seconds of turning it on to activate the cooling fan in the motor.