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Vitamix - 5200 Blender, Professional-Grade, Stainless-Steel Blades, Self-Cleaning, 64 Oz Container - Red
Average customer rating
4.7
(1,294 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,294 reviews
5 Stars
1,106
4 Stars
94
3 Stars
45
2 Stars
30
1 Star
19
95%of customers recommend this product.
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168 out of
177)
Customer Reviews for Vitamix - 5200 Blender, Professional-Grade, Stainless-Steel Blades, Self-Cleaning, 64 Oz Container - Red
Posted by: Daniel42
from Seattle
Verified Purchase:Yes
Love it for my excessively complex smoothies! High quality and powerful.
Pros: Speed of Service, Texture Quality, Durability, Easy to use, Power
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Posted by: Smooth Jazz
Verified Purchase:Yes
100/10, truly worth it. powerful enough to almost shake itself off the counter
Pros: Texture Quality, Easy to use, Power
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Posted by: Big Dawg
from Rocky Mount, VA
Verified Purchase:Yes
We love how easy it is to use and clean. If your name was Ezekiel, you might even say it's "smooth e"
Pros: Power
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Posted by: Smileys Kitchen
from Upstate New York
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is my 2nd 5200. My last one started to have issues with the motor after 10+ years of owning it, so it was time for a replacement. I pretty much use it daily, sometimes multiple times a day to make shakes, sauces, and sometimes soups. It’s a staple appliance in my home. It has been very reliable. My only complaint is that I only needed a new base, not a new container to go with it as I already own all the container sizes. My go-to container is the stainless steel 48oz, which meets the majority of my needs and eliminates the food coming into contact with plastic. I wish there were stainless steel containers in other sizes.
Pros: Durability, Easy to use, Versatility, Power, Other
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Posted by: Cort S
Verified Purchase:Yes
This Vitamix instructional video was key to me successfully making smoothies.
In the video, the woman demonstrates ramping up the speed control: "This is a ramp." Before I saw that, I was slowly increasing the speed to somewhere between 4 and 8 and the motor was overheating and shutting off. I was about to return the machine.
In the video, the woman demonstrates ramping up the speed control: "This is a ramp." Before I saw that, I was slowly increasing the speed to somewhere between 4 and 8 and the motor was overheating and shutting off. I was about to return the machine.
Since watching that video and a bit of trial and error, it's acceptably easy to make a smoothie with the blender. (FWIW, I typically use milk, greek yogurt, fresh banana, celery, frozen spinach or broccoli, frozen fruit, and whey protein powder.)
I still find the machine kind of finicky. Some devices have to be operated just so whereas some are overbuilt and have margin for error; I wish this machine was overbuilt and had more margin for error.
I wish the blender container was bigger.
I wish the machine was more tolerant of thick mixtures. Smoothies that are thin enough to pour easily can still be too thick for the machine. Then I have to add water to continue blending effectively.
I wish the blender container was bigger.
I wish the machine was more tolerant of thick mixtures. Smoothies that are thin enough to pour easily can still be too thick for the machine. Then I have to add water to continue blending effectively.
Pros: Texture Quality
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Posted by: J Moore
Verified Purchase:Yes
Love love love! Seriously, I can't believe I went this long without a Vitamix.
Pros: Easy to use, Power
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Posted by: Anonymous
from Virginia
Verified Purchase:Yes
As good as gold. Quieter and better made, believe it or not, than our 20 year old 5100.
Pros: Durability, Easy to use, Versatility, Power
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Posted by: MLane1
from California
Verified Purchase:Yes
Old one I had for 20 years. Looking forward to using this new one!
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