topic Re: new Vitamix in Kitchen

new Vitamix

wagirl — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:55:23 GMT

OMG----- how I LOVE my new recent TSV Vitamix!! Been using it like crazy. However, the 64 oz container is very tall and really big capacity, so I bought a 32 oz container from Am*azon for $39 that came with the lid, a blade assembly wrench but no blade. I changed out the blades from the 64 oz to the 32 oz and now I have the perfect size for my morning smoothies. All was easy to do; I watched a youtube vid on how to change the blades. Easy---- and also bought the shorter tamper too. On to making peanutbutter and almond milk!!

Re: new Vitamix

Topaz Gem — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:31:22 GMT

I'm glad you love your machine!

Speaking of peanut butter, does anyone know of a place to buy peanuts in bulk? It could get really expensive to get them at a place like Whole Foods, etc. When Jan was making peanut butter on QVC, he said he used a combination of plain peanuts and honey roasted. Sounds delish!

Re: new Vitamix

chickenbutt — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:42:26 GMT

Topaz - Have you tried Amazon? I buy a fair amount of bulk stuff like that on Amazon and definitely save over the prices at my grocery store.

Re: new Vitamix

Topaz Gem — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:20:02 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
Topaz - Have you tried Amazon? I buy a fair amount of bulk stuff like that on Amazon and definitely save over the prices at my grocery store.

Thanks, CB, I'll do a search on Amazon to see what I come up with. I've been meaning to make peanut butter for awhile, but just haven't gotten my butt in gear to buy the peanuts! LOL.

Re: new Vitamix

shoesnbags — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:25:54 GMT

For anyone who has made PB in their Vitamix, how hard is it to clean afterward? I've been afraid to try making peanut butter because it just seems like it would be a big mess to clean out of the blades. Does just doing the usual "run it with a little bit of dish soap and water" thing work when it's peanut butter you're trying to clean up?

Re: new Vitamix

Laura14 — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:32:13 GMT

@shoesnbags wrote:
For anyone who has made PB in their Vitamix, how hard is it to clean afterward? I've been afraid to try making peanut butter because it just seems like it would be a big mess to clean out of the blades. Does just doing the usual "run it with a little bit of dish soap and water" thing work when it's peanut butter you're trying to clean up?

@shoesnbags Haven't tried it yet but someone else mentioned they just make a smoothie with PB in it right after and it cleans itself that way.

Re: new Vitamix

shoesnbags — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:44:49 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
@shoesnbags wrote:
For anyone who has made PB in their Vitamix, how hard is it to clean afterward? I've been afraid to try making peanut butter because it just seems like it would be a big mess to clean out of the blades. Does just doing the usual "run it with a little bit of dish soap and water" thing work when it's peanut butter you're trying to clean up?
@shoesnbags Haven't tried it yet but someone else mentioned they just make a smoothie with PB in it right after and it cleans itself that way.

Ha ha, that would probably work!

Re: new Vitamix

wagirl — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:17:00 GMT

Good idea about making a smoothie after peanutbutter--rats!!! I didn't do that--- but I put hot water and dish soap in mine and let it whirl for a couple minutes. It didn't clean up to the top of the container totally, but did a good job around the blades. Just a quick swish with my dish brush and it was clean. I bought a 14 oz jar of roasted peanuts that was $2.99 at my grocery store. I think I pay a little more for a jar of all ready made p/b. I go to--- nuts dot com--- for bulk stuff too.

Re: new Vitamix

Stargazer77 — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 04:39:29 GMT

Hey @wagirl, did your recipe book come with a peach daiquiri recipe? Jan made it during the demos, but he didn't say the ingredient amounts, just the ingredients.

Re: new Vitamix

gonnab — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 10:43:42 GMT

I love my Vitamix and use it daily. My only complaint is that, when using it to mix solids, (such as the peanuts, beans, etc) it is very difficult to get everything out from around the blades. I use a small flexible spatula but that still is not ideal - I wish there were an easier way.

Re: new Vitamix

wagirl — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:34:13 GMT

@Stargazer77 wrote:
Hey @wagirl, did your recipe book come with a peach daiquiri recipe? Jan made it during the demos, but he didn't say the ingredient amounts, just the ingredients.

Hey star--I used the recipe from the Vitamix cookbook that came with my machine... and I just checked and yes, there is a peach daiquiri recipe. Amounts are--

1/2 c oranges juice

4 oz light rum

1 T cream of coconut

1T sugar

2 cups frz peaches

2 cups ice

Re: new Vitamix

Stargazer77 — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:11:07 GMT

@gonnab wrote:
I love my Vitamix and use it daily. My only complaint is that, when using it to mix solids, (such as the peanuts, beans, etc) it is very difficult to get everything out from around the blades. I use a small flexible spatula but that still is not ideal - I wish there were an easier way.

Oh definitely. Peanut butter I can handle, but one day I decided to make almond butter. Never again! What a pain in the neck that was to clean off the blades. I have a 64 oz container (tall and skinny), if I had a short and wider container I may have felt differently.

Re: new Vitamix

Stargazer77 — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:12:19 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
@Stargazer77 wrote:
Hey @wagirl, did your recipe book come with a peach daiquiri recipe? Jan made it during the demos, but he didn't say the ingredient amounts, just the ingredients.
Hey star--I used the recipe from the Vitamix cookbook that came with my machine... and I just checked and yes, there is a peach daiquiri recipe. Amounts are--
1/2 c oranges juice
4 oz light rum
1 T cream of coconut
1T sugar
2 cups frz peaches
2 cups ice

YES! Doing happy dance like Snoopy! Woot! Thanks, @wagirl!

Re: new Vitamix

tinkerbelljc — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 00:36:35 GMT

We buy peanuts at a regular grocery store, Giant in Pennsylvania. Most stores have a bulk section. I hope this helps. I refuse to buy store bought peanut butter again.

Tip: Let the pb cool off completely in the fridge.Personally, I think it's too runny for me.

If you add chocolate chips, I think it's better than the pb cups.

Re: new Vitamix

terriebear — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 00:37:55 GMT

Re: new Vitamix

terriebear — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 00:41:01 GMT

@Topaz Gem wrote:
I'm glad you love your machine!

Speaking of peanut butter, does anyone know of a place to buy peanuts in bulk? It could get really expensive to get them at a place like Whole Foods, etc. When Jan was making peanut butter on QVC, he said he used a combination of plain peanuts and honey roasted. Sounds delish!

Here, in the San Diego area, a great place to buy any nuts in bulk is Trader Joes, or Sprouts.

Re: new Vitamix

tinkerbelljc — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 00:42:50 GMT

P.S., When you clean the vita mix, we use very hot water, a bottle brush, & soak it for awhile. The vita mix is very easy to clean but making pb takes a little bit more time. It's worth it!!

Re: new Vitamix

terriebear — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 03:24:45 GMT

@tinkerbelljc wrote:
P.S., When you clean the vita mix, we use very hot water, a bottle brush, & soak it for awhile. The vita mix is very easy to clean but making pb takes a little bit more time. It's worth it!!

I just use a Squirt of Dawn and fill 3/4 will hot water and Vitamix for 4 seconds on high.

Re: new Vitamix

wagirl — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:13:50 GMT

FYI--just went thru several youtube and pinterest things about how to clean a Vitamix and more than a few suggested using cool water and a drop of soap to clean . They said that hot water can set the food and make it harder to get clean. Maybe after that use hot water. I'll try that suggestion to see. But it does make sense to me.

Re: new Vitamix

Campion — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 01:15:52 GMT

Mine just died after three months, very moderate use. It's the switch underneath. (I'm guessing adding the led light made the switch fail--sometimes those lights cause a discharge or overheating in a switch.)

Anyway, it's dead. So I have to either send it back to Q for exchange or refund or back and forth to Vitamix for repair, which on a new machine, and shipping it (I don't have the box anymore) seems disastrous.

Very poor design of a switch. It's an issue--they said as much. And reports of a similar model from Costco have the same issue--dying after a month or two of use.

I work six days a week so it's a hardship to have to go with a heavy box to the shippers. But it has to be done. Very disappointed in the "quality" of the Vitamix.