Hi,
I finally got Vitamix 5200 only the wet blade. It makes good smoothies - that's for sure. But I wonder if it is worth $$$. The main reason why I bought this is to make green smoothies, but my kid still does not like it if I put any greens even if it is just a leaf. She can detect slight taste and reject it.
So far I have found the followings:
It makes great cashew milk, but I'm not a big fan of it - I find it too chalky.
I've tried making pancake batter by following the exact recipe but it did not mix properly so I had to manually mix after - I never used a mixer to make a pancake batter - Is there a point?
I've trid making strawberry ice cream - I ended up having a shake. I think I did not put enough frozen strawberries. It says 1lb frozen strawberries but I did not have a scale so I put 3 cups or so. So if you don't follow their exact recipe, it might not work.
I've tried to chop up zucchin, kale and peppers at the same time. It wouldn't work. I was supposed to put one vegetable at a time in Vitamix. In my regular blender, I could throw all at once and get them all chopped up - so much faster.
I've made Marinara tomato sauce according to the recipe book. When it was blended up, it looked ok but when it was simmered, it became a soup although it was tasty. Other blenders would've done the same thing.
There might be more to be discovered but so far I think if you don't plan to drink a lot of green smoothies, vegetable cocktails or cashew milk, it's probably not worth the money. Regular bldender will do most of jobs. My friend says her regular blender does a better job of making nut butter - her Vitamix gets too hot.
I'm thinking of returning mine if my daughter keeps refusing my green smoothies.
Or am I missing something? Is there anything else Vitamix can do way better than regular blenders?
Thanks!
I finally got Vitamix 5200 only the wet blade. It makes good smoothies - that's for sure. But I wonder if it is worth $$$. The main reason why I bought this is to make green smoothies, but my kid still does not like it if I put any greens even if it is just a leaf. She can detect slight taste and reject it.
So far I have found the followings:
It makes great cashew milk, but I'm not a big fan of it - I find it too chalky.
I've tried making pancake batter by following the exact recipe but it did not mix properly so I had to manually mix after - I never used a mixer to make a pancake batter - Is there a point?
I've trid making strawberry ice cream - I ended up having a shake. I think I did not put enough frozen strawberries. It says 1lb frozen strawberries but I did not have a scale so I put 3 cups or so. So if you don't follow their exact recipe, it might not work.
I've tried to chop up zucchin, kale and peppers at the same time. It wouldn't work. I was supposed to put one vegetable at a time in Vitamix. In my regular blender, I could throw all at once and get them all chopped up - so much faster.
I've made Marinara tomato sauce according to the recipe book. When it was blended up, it looked ok but when it was simmered, it became a soup although it was tasty. Other blenders would've done the same thing.
There might be more to be discovered but so far I think if you don't plan to drink a lot of green smoothies, vegetable cocktails or cashew milk, it's probably not worth the money. Regular bldender will do most of jobs. My friend says her regular blender does a better job of making nut butter - her Vitamix gets too hot.
I'm thinking of returning mine if my daughter keeps refusing my green smoothies.
Or am I missing something? Is there anything else Vitamix can do way better than regular blenders?
Thanks!
Love my vitamix! I use it several times a week.
) with the ingredients. If you don't just do it quickly the temp goes up and it is a frappe. Once I was able to make peanut butter and then make peanut butter ice cream with bannana and chocolate that was a hit. My timing was right on that day since peanut butter heats up the container.
