Blend This: Things You Didn't Know You Could Make in a Vitamix (2024)

FAQs

What is the downside to Vitamix? ›

Vitamix blenders are known for their powerful performance in breaking down tough ingredients with ease and their high-quality construction. These models are also long-lasting and easy to use. The main downsides of these blenders are that they can be expensive, heavy, and harder to clean than more compact options.

Level 1: Smoothies

The best introduction to your Vitamix blender is through a simple, fruit-based smoothie recipe like the three-ingredient Basic Fruit Smoothie. Next, move on to a fruit-and-veg combo like our Going Green Smoothie, which calls for green grapes as well as fresh spinach leaves.

The speed of Vitamix blades creates enough friction to heat up savory sauces and soups, as well as sweets like orange or lemon curd and fondue! Who knew? And you can push blender boundaries further by making never-thought-of-that concoctions like body scrubs, face masks and chemical-free cleaning products.

Vitamix machines should last up to ten years with proper care. They don't come with a lifetime warranty, so following care instructions is essential. Can you use a Vitamix as a food processor? Vitamix blenders can perform food processor functions like blending and chopping but can't slice or do more controlled tasks.

🔎 Ninja Professional Plus is a good blend and a great food processor, but it's not for everyone. If you want to make several servings of shakes and smoothies at once, you'll appreciate the sheer size of the Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System with Auto-IQ. This blender set comes with an enormous 72-oz.

Although all motors are tested at the Vitamix factory, heavy use will cause further curing of the motor windings in new machines. This curing gives off a burning smell and is typical for wound motors. This smell will quickly dissipate after a few heavy uses.

The motors in their blenders are much larger than anything found in a box-store blender. Cheaper blenders will use plastic gears and lower-quality plastic jars that can break down much more quickly over time, which means you'll be replacing your blender more often.

A Vitamix blender is a multi-purpose kitchen tool, and it can also be used as a meat grinder. If you've ever wanted to grind your own meat but don't want to spend money on a grinding attachment for your stand mixer or food processor, then grinding in a Vitamix blender is the perfect solution.

Can you put a cinnamon stick in a Vitamix? ›

Yes, you can grind cinnamon sticks into powder in the dry Vitamix container. It works best if you break up the sticks and use the tamper (I didn't get a tamper with mine that I bought direct from Amazon [not a seller], so you may need to purchase one separately).

For a quick dice on ingredients like onion, garlic, carrot – or to grate hard cheeses like parmesan – simply drop the ingredients through the Vitamix lid plug opening into the spinning blades.

Can I place hot ingredients in my Vitamix container? Your Vitamix Ascent™ Series blender is capable of heating soups to a steamy temperature of 170°F, so we do not recommend adding anything to your container that exceeds that temperature.

If you want blend-and-go and only want to make smoothies, get a personal blender. The Nutribullet Ultra is perfect. This personal blender is great if you're just getting into smoothies. And the best part is you blend and take go with the same cup.

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