http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Forums for the elanaspantry.com website en Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:23:33 +0000 http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/vita-mix-preferences#post-1113 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:59:12 +0000 lisastafford 1113@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>We make fruit smoothies in our Vita Mix, homemade mayonnaise, pureed soups, and sometimes vegetable juices. Of course, we make homemade ice cream in it too, with Elana's great recipe for Strawberry Vanilla Ice Cream.</p> <p>I use a food processor to make my homemade nutella in small batches. It is easier to get out by removing the blade first. Since we are SCD, we make it without the chocolate. It's still really yummy. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/vita-mix-preferences#post-1110 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:56:10 +0000 jenzyme 1110@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>we have a vita mix too, bought the wet and dry containers, we like to make nut butters in the dry one! we do not however use it to make almond flour, you just can't get that same fine consistency like when you buy it in bulk. i think i talk about my "super blender" every day to someone, and recommend it all the time! If you have the money go for it!! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/vita-mix-preferences#post-964 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:27:06 +0000 lisastafford 964@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I have the Vita Mix wet and dry containers. I bought a reconditioned one from vitamix for much lower than retail. I have had it about 8 years and love it. Do you know that if you blend berries in it for 2 minutes, the seeds will be pureed? You can make your own nut flour and nut butters in the dry container. It is handy for chopped nuts too. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/vita-mix-preferences#post-896 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:48:22 +0000 bakingfool 896@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I bought my vita mix 15 years ago. I did buy both wet and dry containers and an extra wet container. Back then I ground all my own grains and the dry container was handy for that when the wet one was used for other stuff. Plus it got scratched up quite a bit from the hard grains. The third container is used strictly for garden compost. Any vegetable ingredient or peels that no one wants to eat or is not edible goes into it and when it is full would be ground up and burried in the garden to compost. Easy and very helpful for the garden. I never use this container for foods we eat. You never know what contaminants might be in the peels or any soil left on the roots, etc. Of course you wash it when needed. I use a rag not intended for the kitchen/dishes but still...</p> <p>This was a large investment back then as we still had 2 kids at home and weren't making very much money. But it was so worth the price. It still works like new! Hubby and I used our tax refund one year for it. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/vita-mix-preferences#post-315 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:43:58 +0000 Anabetica 315@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Well, I take back what I said. Our local Costco was doing a demo for the Vita-mix 5200 and we went to see it. It was great. We were sold! We are not even Costco members but the Vitamix salesman used his card to let us get it for $400. </p> <p>If you are purchasing ground almonds and using that for your baking, you don't really need the dry container. You can still make nut flour and nut butter with the wet container.</p> <p>We are happy with it so far.</p> <p>Hope this helps,<br /> Betty </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/vita-mix-preferences#post-312 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:32:02 +0000 Anabetica 312@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hate to throw another option into your decision making, but have you looked at the Blendtec blenders? I'm in the process right now of comparing these two blenders and I'm leaning toward the Blendtec. It has more power, no need to push the food down, auto shut off, rectangular shape to pour thick smoothies out, similar price. </p> <p>Let us know what you decide.</p> <p>Blessings,<br /> Betty </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/vita-mix-preferences#post-311 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:22:01 +0000 Joelle 311@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hi. I was just wondering who has purchased a vita mix and wished they had purchased the "steps above?" I want to purchase a vita mix and am looking at the 4500 $399 or the 5200 $449, but these also have upgrades for a dry mixer, and of course it's $549. Does anyone have any experience with this dilemma? </p>