I have a friend who swears by the VitaMix
blinder/juicer.

They are wanting me to get one. They use it for fresh
veggie juice in the AM, etc

They SWEAR that owning one has made them healthier
people.

What you all think?

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:08:22 -0600, wrote:

>I have a friend who swears by the VitaMix
>blinder/juicer.
>
>They are wanting me to get one. They use it for fresh
>veggie juice in the AM, etc
>
>They SWEAR that owning one has made them healthier
>people.
>
>What you all think?

I bought one in the early seventies at the state fair and it lasted
for better than thirty years. After it broke a few years ago I looked
at them at the fair again but the price is so high I don't think it's
worth it. In the end it is just a blender, no matter what the
advertising says. You can find a great blender for a few hundred less.
For juicing get a juicer.

Butzmark > wrote:

> You can find a great blender for a few hundred less.
>For juicing get a juicer.

I'm a bit confused on that point.... maybe you can
help?

Is the VitaMix a juicer..... or a blender...or both?

Oh pshaw, on Wed 15 Nov 2006 11:08:22a, meant to say...

> I have a friend who swears by the VitaMix
> blinder/juicer.
>
> They are wanting me to get one. They use it for fresh
> veggie juice in the AM, etc
>
> They SWEAR that owning one has made them healthier
> people.
>
> What you all think?
>

Had one. Swore *at* it. Gave it away. Bought another Osterizer.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

My favourite mythical creature? The honest politician.

On 11/15/06 8:01 PM, in article
, "Wayne Boatwright"
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Wed 15 Nov 2006 11:08:22a, meant to say...
>
>> I have a friend who swears by the VitaMix
>> blinder/juicer.
>>
>> They are wanting me to get one. They use it for fresh
>> veggie juice in the AM, etc
>>
>> They SWEAR that owning one has made them healthier
>> people.
>>
>> What you all think?
>>
>
> Had one. Swore *at* it. Gave it away. Bought another Osterizer.

Why? I'm a Vitamix owner - I expect it to outlive me, probably. It does
everything I want a blender to do, and is a ton more effective than the
Oster and KitchenAid I owned previously. As a result, it actually gets used
more, which tends to make the price more palatable. So, why did you swear
at yours?

Oh pshaw, on Wed 15 Nov 2006 10:04:04p, Vicki Eastwood meant to say...

>
>
>
> On 11/15/06 8:01 PM, in article
> , "Wayne Boatwright"
> <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Wed 15 Nov 2006 11:08:22a, meant to say...
>>
>>> I have a friend who swears by the VitaMix blinder/juicer.
>>>
>>> They are wanting me to get one. They use it for fresh
>>> veggie juice in the AM, etc
>>>
>>> They SWEAR that owning one has made them healthier people.
>>>
>>> What you all think?
>>>
>>
>> Had one. Swore *at* it. Gave it away. Bought another Osterizer.
>
> Why? I'm a Vitamix owner - I expect it to outlive me, probably. It does
> everything I want a blender to do, and is a ton more effective than the
> Oster and KitchenAid I owned previously. As a result, it actually gets
used
> more, which tends to make the price more palatable. So, why did you
swear
> at yours?

Mine was an earlier model from the 1970s. The steel motor housing was
finished in a hammered enamel finish which flaked and rusted. The
stainless steel blender container was not so "stainless" and developed rust
at the seams. The blender container had a one piece non-removable blade
assembly that had non-submersible bearings which hampered thorough
cleaning, let alone the possibility of disassembly and washing the parts in
the dishwasher. The single knob motor control sometimes sparked when
changing from one speed to another. The spigot on the container dripped
anytime the blender was running.

Was this one a lemon? Perhaps. Would I chance it again? No. I've had an
Oster since giving away the VitaMix and it still runs perfectly, performing
any task I need.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

My favourite mythical creature? The honest politician.

Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>Was this one a lemon? Perhaps. Would I chance it again? No. I've had an
>Oster since giving away the VitaMix and it still runs perfectly, performing
>any task I need.

Will the Oster do everything the VitaMix can?

I'm especially interested in getting up in the morning
and throwing some raw carrots, and apple, some juice
into one...and making a juice I can drink.

> wrote in message
...
> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Was this one a lemon? Perhaps. Would I chance it again? No. I've had
>>an
>>Oster since giving away the VitaMix and it still runs perfectly,
>>performing
>>any task I need.
>
> Will the Oster do everything the VitaMix can?
>
> I'm especially interested in getting up in the morning
> and throwing some raw carrots, and apple, some juice
> into one...and making a juice I can drink.

The vitamix will definitely do that in ways that less powerful (not
necessarily worse or better) units cannot do. The recipes included run the
gamut from good to gross, so you'll have to experiment.

Remsleep

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:49:55 -0600, wrote:

>Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Was this one a lemon? Perhaps. Would I chance it again? No. I've had an
>>Oster since giving away the VitaMix and it still runs perfectly, performing
>>any task I need.
>
>Will the Oster do everything the VitaMix can?
>
>I'm especially interested in getting up in the morning
>and throwing some raw carrots, and apple, some juice
>into one...and making a juice I can drink.


Vitamix carrot juice is not the same as the carrot juice you'll get at
a juice bar. A regular juicer extracts the liquid and separates it
from the pulp. Carrots have allot of pulp. The drinks that you get at
the Vitamix demo at a fair are made with ice and banana which give the
drink body and disguises the pulp. Make sure that is what you want as
a good juicer can be had for a couple of hundred dollars. The Vitamix
is probably a little easier to clean. The juicers vary on that.

Oh pshaw, on Thu 16 Nov 2006 08:49:55a, meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Was this one a lemon? Perhaps. Would I chance it again? No. I've had
>>an Oster since giving away the VitaMix and it still runs perfectly,
>>performing any task I need.
>
> Will the Oster do everything the VitaMix can?

No, but I didn't need it to.

> I'm especially interested in getting up in the morning
> and throwing some raw carrots, and apple, some juice
> into one...and making a juice I can drink.

Sounds like you need a juicer, not a blender. Even with the Vita-Mix
you'll wind up with a thickish sludgy mess, not juice.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

You know that little indestructible black box that
is used on planes? Why can't they make the whole
plane out of the same substance?

> wrote in message
...
> I have a friend who swears by the VitaMix
> blinder/juicer.
>
> They are wanting me to get one. They use it for fresh
> veggie juice in the AM, etc
>
> They SWEAR that owning one has made them healthier
> people.
>
> What you all think?
I saw Tony on that No Fear show on tv grind up a frozen rat in nothing
flat on a Vitamix. Pureed that sucker.

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:08:22 -0600, wrote:

>I have a friend who swears by the VitaMix
>blinder/juicer.
>
>They are wanting me to get one. They use it for fresh
>veggie juice in the AM, etc
>
>They SWEAR that owning one has made them healthier
>people.
>
>What you all think?


I've had a Vitamix 4000 model for around 20 years now, it's still
going strong and is all original except I replaced the seals for the
action dome top at intervals. The old steel container kinds may be
picked up on eBay for much less than new prices if you are a careful
shopper. I would recommend the 3600 plus or the 4000 models.

If you can get a spigotless container, frankly, I prefer doing without
the spigot myself. Fortunately, I bought myself one way back when,
they are hard to come by now.

As for juice... the Vitamixer will incorporate the pulp, so it will
definitely be slushier but also will provide fiber and nutrition. I
used to use it for making all fruit smoothies, (fruit, ice, a little
water) and they were wonderful!.

These days, I use it more for protein and fruit smoothies.
(water/milk, a little cottage cheese or yogurt, protein powder, fruit,
ice, flax meal/oat bran, nuts)


I was a lot less keen on the Vitamixer for vegetable juice, as most
was too pulpy/foamy for me and I guess I wasn't fond of the recipes.
The instructions did say you could run the "juice" through a sieve or
cheesecloth to squeeze out some pulp for finer juice. Sounded like too
much trouble to me, LOL! So I didn't do much with vegetable juice
after trying it a few times.

I did find that it made wonderful fresh applesauce though!


I also tried a Juiceman juicer not long after I bought the Vitamix
and it was a pain to clean and most of the vegetable came out as pulp,
i.e. you needed a LOT of vegetable to make a very little juice, which
got expensive quick. I returned it in short order! But I kept the
Vitamixer.

The Vitamixer is easy to clean and has multiple uses. I also use mine
regularly to grind my own flax meal. I've also used it to grind
flour... turns rolled oats into oat flour very quickly. Likewise,
wheat berries into whole wheat flour.

I have noticed that now that I have a dishwasher, my old plastic dome
top is developing cracks at a rapid rate... I plan to replace it and
will probably hand wash the new one.

Otherwise, it's a blender built to last. I'd assume the new ones in
plastic would last too, I just like the look of the old metal motor
base and steel container. So if mine ever quite, I'll probably see if
I can find another used on eBay.

I wouldn't be without mine.