topic Re: Looks like Vitamix in Kitchen

Looks like Vitamix

SharkE — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:09:00 GMT

rules the room Sunday.

Re: Looks like Vitamix

Miss Pepsi — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:18:01 GMT

Yawn

The plus side of that is I am a fan of kitchen shows so its 24 hours of kitchen shows unfortunately 10 hours of that, well 9 according to the program guide is dediciated to Vitamix but David always does at least a half hour during his show, probably an hour so 10 hours of that is dedicated to a blender we have all seen a gazillion times.

I bought a Vitamix, Used it exactly twice and never used it again. It costs a fortune to buy the ingredients to make anything decent and it soooooooooooo noisy. This is one of the purchases from QVC I regret the most.

I will be watching the other shows though but I will turn off Vitamix thanks

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SharkE — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:12:25 GMT

yeah, I had a blender like that . Made in Australia, one of the top brands was gonna make my own healthy fruit juices (Breville) by the time you bought the fruit, prepared it for the blender, listened to the jet engine noise,

cleaned up the pulp mess and put pieces in dishwasher.

I just went out and bought mine. Did taste a lot better, but, you have to drink it right now, if put in refrigerator don't look too appetizing.

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Sooner — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:23:18 GMT

@Miss Pepsi wrote:
Yawn

The plus side of that is I am a fan of kitchen shows so its 24 hours of kitchen shows unfortunately 10 hours of that, well 9 according to the program guide is dediciated to Vitamix but David always does at least a half hour during his show, probably an hour so 10 hours of that is dedicated to a blender we have all seen a gazillion times.

I bought a Vitamix, Used it exactly twice and never used it again. It costs a fortune to buy the ingredients to make anything decent and it soooooooooooo noisy. This is one of the purchases from QVC I regret the most.

I will be watching the other shows though but I will turn off Vitamix thanks

@Miss Pepsi We use ours all the time and it has helped us use up things like fruits and veggies that might otherwise go bad.

We used up a banana and four peaches yesterday in a smoothie. Otherwise they would have gone bad before we used them. We also put in leftover veggies sometimes too and you can't tell they are in there. So we're getting our money's worth from things like that.

Or we freeze greens and fruits that might be thrown out if we don't use them as planned and they go in smoothies too.

We would order another one immediately if it goes out. We use it all the time. It's more than 10 years old I think, a 5200 model.

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wagirl — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:27:08 GMT

I had one from 1980 that my mom bought--used it for several years as she couldn't anymore then found that replacing the parts was too pricy and hard to find so bought a new one about 3 years ago and use it nearly every day. Worth every penny to me. bought the dry container and grind up my own specialty flours too-----

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10sluvr — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:31:54 GMT

we've been making the whole fruit margaritas, this summer and they are great. loving our vitamix, it was tsv last fall.

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stevieb — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:48:36 GMT

I had a blender years ago. Don't even know what happened to it. Probaby used it less than a dozen times. Have never had even a moment's interest in owning one of the pricey blenders or processors so often featured on QVC, nor in watching the endless programming and demonstrations. An easy pass for me and it goes without saying, I won't be tuning in.

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J Town Girl — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 16:44:06 GMT

@Miss Pepsi wrote:
Yawn

The plus side of that is I am a fan of kitchen shows so its 24 hours of kitchen shows unfortunately 10 hours of that, well 9 according to the program guide is dediciated to Vitamix but David always does at least a half hour during his show, probably an hour so 10 hours of that is dedicated to a blender we have all seen a gazillion times.

I bought a Vitamix, Used it exactly twice and never used it again. It costs a fortune to buy the ingredients to make anything decent and it soooooooooooo noisy. This is one of the purchases from QVC I regret the most.

I will be watching the other shows though but I will turn off Vitamix thanks

I also made the mistake of buying a Vitamix from QVC. I've only used it a handful of times. My husband likes to make smoothies and he found a small blender similar to a Ninja on Amazon. It's manufactured by Herrchef.

It makes just enough for a small drink for him. It's very easy to clean and very compact for storage.

The Vitamix being so large doesn't fit under my counter. I have to keep the bottom part separate from the top part. So for now it's just stored in the cabinet.

It was an expensive mistake and I wish I had taken more time to think before I bought it.

A less expensive Ninja would have served the same purpose.

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SharkE — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 16:44:57 GMT

I like to watch it make peanut butter, but, still like Great Value brand better and Biscoff butter.

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depglass — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:50:22 GMT

I make a smoothie a couple times a week, perhaps an occasional experiment making peanut butter, and that's about it. But I think the Vitamix was a good purchase for me because I used to burn out blenders frequently.

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cajun3mama — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 03:41:06 GMT

I have a 5200 that I got probably 10 years ago. I use it all the time. I make lemon curd, puddings from scratch, custards, and many more things in it. It takes about 10 minutes to make 8 one cup servings of any kind of pudding you can imagine. Remember that the blades turn so fast that it actually cooks it. Today's pudding was dark choklate peanut butter cheesecake. Last week it was pumpkin cheesecake pudding.

If mine up and died, I would replace it in a heartbeat. I use 8 ounce deli type containers to store them in the fridge. Hubby has something to take in his lunch everyday and if I feel like a sweet treat there is always one ready. You are limited only by your imagination.

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Icegoddess — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 03:57:50 GMT

I don't use a blender enought to justify the cost although I have been tempted by the competition, Blendtec. I did buy a Wolfgang Puck several years ago when they were doing many of the same demos they do with the high end blenders just so I would have one when I needed it. Hubby uses one of those As Seen on TV Magic Bullet blenders for his smoothies.

@SharkE how do you use your Biscoff butter? I just eat it straight from the container, but I do the same with peanut butter too.

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SharkE — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:10:15 GMT

yeah, I've been known to grab couple of tablespoons of it LOL

Seems like I got a cookie recipe that calls for it thats how I got on to it.

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Icegoddess — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:14:29 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
yeah, I've been known to grab couple of tablespoons of it LOL

Seems like I got a cookie recipe that calls for it thats how I got on to it.

@SharkE have you seen the sweetened condensed milk in the squeeze container? Oh my! That would be so dangerous in my pantry.

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SharkE — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:48:37 GMT

Awww sweet heaven I could eat a can of that stuff. LOL

I tried the 'caramel' flavor, but, thank God it was awful LOL

I make ice cream with that. I imitate Wendy's Frosty and if there's anything better then this I haven't found it. condensed milk, choc milk, Hershey's syrup, is all part of it, pour in your ice cream maker.

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Sooner — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:55:45 GMT

Maybe if you don't regularly buy fruits and veggies you would have little use for it.

We buy a lot and sometimes you don't use them all quick enough, so in smoothies they go! A little protein powder and we've got a quick "meal." But we buy specifically to use in smoothies as well--especially when frozen organic ones are on sale--which helps in the winter.

We have saved the cost many times over by salvaging fruit (throw it in the freezer!) or veggies (especially greens--in the freezer washed 'em and pop them in a bag) so we make smoothies and always get our fruits and veggies that way.

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Rockycoast — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:37:42 GMT

We have had our VitaMix for over 10 years now. Didn't buy it from the Q. Better price with my employee discount and a greatly discounted price due to discontinued color. We use it frequently. Besides just smoothies, we make sauces, nut butters, ice cream, hummus, dressings, hot soups, grind our own flours, the list is endless. One of the best kitchen purchases we have made.