Gold Standard for Smoothie Blending
It was probably a decade ago that I first heard about Vitamix from a coworker. He bought one for his wife for Xmas. After some research, I determined it was WAYYYY out of my budget.Many years later, older, and more health-conscious, I started making smoothies with a NutriBullet. It’s super-compact but struggled with blending frozen fruit and ice. The ingredients will get stuck, and the engine struggled.I’ve even had a Breville blender which was still $200 and didn’t do much better of a job. Finally, I took the leap and purchased one when I caught news it was on sale. Finally, I can afford it.Okay, let’s see what all the hype is about. I really liked how there were presets for each type of blending with preset variable speed cycles and timer. Don’t forget the proper layering of smoothie ingredients - the different cycling in the program. The cycle starts off slow to mix the liquid and greens. Once the bed of greens liquifies, the rest of the ingredients sink down into the blade. Once the blade reaches the frozen ingredients, the engine revs up and cuts through everything. You can feel the strength of the motor because anything lightweight behind the blender is sent flying. Even the chia seeds got obliterated.It is overall the perfect kitchen appliance - engineering at its finest. Did you ever wonder why the pitchers are so narrow and tall - making it difficult to store on the countertop under most kitchen cabinets. The reason behind this befuddling feature is that with a narrow pitcher, the ingredients will come into contact with the blade more. The type of plastic the pitcher was made of dries super-fast. I LOVE that. Ditto for the lid. The lid has a dome shape. Not certain of the purpose. The material rinses very very well and easily. Overall, I am ecstatic with my purchase. One thing of note is ALWAYS peel your produce. I got lazy one day and did not peel the apple skin. The Vitamix really struggled. I had to run the smoothie program twice. I’m afraid it would be bad for the blender. With the high price tag, I must treat this appliance carefully.I’ve noticed the feet on the blender left gray smudges on the white countertop. I started using a mat underneath to protect my counters.
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Upgrading to a Vitamix is an actual HUGE upgrade
Right to the point:- **The blades are intentionally dull**- It's easy to clean (it has a clean cycle), and has no bad crevices that are difficult to reach- It's dishwasher safe- The carafe is built like a bullet-proof tank- The machine is hefty- There was no leakage while using- It's really easy to use- The variable speed feature means you can cover all the bases- The 64oz carafe is perfect (48oz might be better if you do small preparations)I had a lot of blending to do, and the little Oster wasn't up to the task. It typically had to run 3 to 5 minutes to get the consistency needed (blending chili sauce from boiled whole chili pods). The Vitamix, with its intentionally dull blades made quick work of the chili pods, needing to run for about 1 minute for the desired consistency.I also put it through its paces with smoothies, and there really are no rules for crushing ice (unlike the Oster).Bottom line, if you use your blender frequently (once or twice a week for me), then it really is worth upgrading to a Vitamix. All these years of saying my previous blender was just fine were self-delusion. If you can afford a Vitamix, it's definitely a huge upgrade over retail store brands.
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Pros: Wonderful. Cons: Loud! Poor documentation
PERFORMANCE: Love it! I haven’t used all the features yet, but it has done an amazing job so far. DOCUMENTATION: Lousy. What I don’t like is that there is virtually no instructions or recipes included. For a machine this expensive to be told “go online for recipe ideas” is ridiculous. Particularly as the presets could use a little explanation. (Eg: dessert. Huh?) SOUND LEVEL: It is crazy, painful, ear drum piercingly loud. I’ve spent an enormous amount of time trying to figure out how to build a sound deadening enclosure for it that fits under cabinets. Can’t believe no one is addressing that market need. I’m not that creative, so wish me luck as I try to find a DYI solution.
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Carolyn S T
November 07, 2025
Great machine to make smoothies
I love it! I’m able to make two very large smoothies at a time in it. The noise level is not bad because it only takes one to two minutes to churn and mix. I put it on low to start mixing up the ingredients and then switch it high to make sure my Chia seeds are ground up well. I rinse the lid off with warm water and rinse the container out and the mess is gone. I love the large capacity because this way you don’t have to take the lid on and off to cram in more ingredients.. My recipe is almond milk, spinach leaves, celery, cucumber, tangelos, Greek plain yogurt, frozen pineapple chunks and 1 tbsp chia seeds.
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Stephanie L. Machado
August 06, 2025
Worth it - especially on sale.
I've wanted a vitamix for a long time, but had another blender that was working well, so I couldn't see a reason to spend the money. My other blender happened to break right around prime day so I finally ordered this one on sale. It works incredibly well and the pre-programmed settings are very easy to use and intuitive. Things blend very smoothly in this, much better than my ninja did. I used it to make a blended ice drink and it was perfect with no chunks of ice. I'm excited to try it for other things.
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