Not long after we got the Instant Pot, we purchased a Vitamix (2018 was a banner kitchen-gadget year). I am not sure what inspired that purchase, but I suddenly got a feeling we ought to have one and spent a lot of time researching before choosing a model.
We have had a bad history with blenders. We registered for one when we got married in 1997. We hardly used it, but when we did try to blend some things, it died on us. Some internal fuse blew out. Figured we had a dud, and exchanged it. The replacement behaved the same way. We tried another brand. No luck. After a while, we just figured we were not blender people.
Victor had brought an immersion blender to our household, and we loved that. We generally used that when we needed to blend. When it died, we replaced it with a similar model but that one was not as durable. I then did a ton of online research and bought the DeLonghi immersion blender, which is super over-engineered. Very powerful. We have been thrilled with it.
From my reading about the Vitamix, it seemed to be similarly over-engineered so I thought it would be a good fit for us. In the event, it certainly is.
We have never worried about straining the motor. It crushes ice and other frozen stuff with ease. It can turn an apple into juice in seconds. It is easy to clean and looks good on the counter.
Smoothies are now a routine part of our lives. And while the immersion blender does a fine job pureeing soups, when we need something to be really smooth, nothing beats the Vitamix.
We have had a bad history with blenders. We registered for one when we got married in 1997. We hardly used it, but when we did try to blend some things, it died on us. Some internal fuse blew out. Figured we had a dud, and exchanged it. The replacement behaved the same way. We tried another brand. No luck. After a while, we just figured we were not blender people.
Victor had brought an immersion blender to our household, and we loved that. We generally used that when we needed to blend. When it died, we replaced it with a similar model but that one was not as durable. I then did a ton of online research and bought the DeLonghi immersion blender, which is super over-engineered. Very powerful. We have been thrilled with it.
From my reading about the Vitamix, it seemed to be similarly over-engineered so I thought it would be a good fit for us. In the event, it certainly is.
We have never worried about straining the motor. It crushes ice and other frozen stuff with ease. It can turn an apple into juice in seconds. It is easy to clean and looks good on the counter.
Smoothies are now a routine part of our lives. And while the immersion blender does a fine job pureeing soups, when we need something to be really smooth, nothing beats the Vitamix.
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