Anyone have a Vitamix?

I just bought the Ninja Mega System this weekend. From what I read online, it does everything the Vitamix does except heat items. In three days of using it, I absolutely love it! Makes great smoothies (whole fruit juicing) and works well as a food processor.

Blenders are for ice and alcohol, IMHO

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I have one and absolutely would buy another immediately if it broke.
I'm not much of a veggie person .. but drinking them down is not a problem.
I make my protein shakes in the vitamix as well. .. everything comes out perfect.
Definitely recommend it.

I absolutely LOVE my Vitamix!! I make smoothies the most and then "popsicles" in it for my boys (greek yogurt and fruit, pureed and then put in popsicle molds).

It is definitely pricey but I see it as an investment to my and my family's health. Planning on it lasting a lifetime :drinker:

I have one. Got it as a present for myself when I broke up with my ex-husband!!!
I don't use it much for smoothies because I don;t really like smoothies.
I use it to make what I call "green sauce"- which is a super healthy way to increase your consumption of greens.
Recipe: a bunch of herbs like parsley or cilantro or arugula
some nuts, some olive oil, some garlic, salt and pepper - I add a few spoonfuls of this to quinoa and it is fast and healthy lunch. Also sneak it into my son's pasta sauce.

I've had it since '07. Since I've killed a regular blender and magic bullets doing things like hummus, I love it. The recipes that it comes with are great. Granted I haven't gone through them all yet still.

I also liked that it came from my area (Ohio).

Amazing. As someone who freaking adores nut butters other than peanut butter, making my own in the vitamix = so much money saved. Coconut butter costs upwards of 12$ for a 16oz jar. 16 oz of unsweetened dried coconut costs 4$. I'll take the 5 minute blending and 5 minute clean up for 8$ savings. Same with almond butter, cashew butter, pecan butter, etc. And making your own blends is fabulous--coconut tahini is amazing.
I can make my own oat flour, buckwheat flour, almond meal, etc. Which is very handy when I'm baking for gluten-free friends--because buying thse whole ingredients is much cheaper than buying the flours. I can blitz lentils and barley into a flour and make a delicious, ten minute porridge.
Smoothies take seconds--and I never need worry about having giant chunks of ice or whatnot left in my smoothies.

Basically I love love love my Vita-Mix.

Our Vitamix has its own butcher block cart... There is nothing this blender can't handle, when you get yours I would suggest making your own peanut butter!! Nom Nom Nom!!! :drinker:

Vitamix's are incredible! I've never regretted buying mine a few years ago.

They're pricey, but totally worth it. If you want to save a few dollars, you can use a "promotion code" from an online affiliate like www.rawblends.com/vitamix-blender/ to get free shipping (normally $25+). They also sell refurbished ones directly from the factory ($100+ cheaper) and they still come with a 5 year warranty. You can get free shipping on those too with the coupon code.

I love mine. My husband saw it demonstrated at Costco and bought it. I thought it was pretty expensive but I have
loved it! My other blender would overheat all the time and I was worried that the motor was going to burn out. Not
a problem with the Vitamix! I make smoothies every morning and it does a great job. You can make hot soups, hummus,
dips and healthy sherbert, to list just a few of the things you can do with it. It also comes with a great warranty. I
would recommend if you can afford it.

I love mine. Get it. (Look on QVC for good prices)

i just bought mine off the shopping channel, they had it on as a showstopper!!! so awesome, and i am looking forward to it arriving next week.