Kitchen Blenders

My husband & I have been ovo-lacto vegetarians for a while now (a little over a year) and I would like to go vegan. I have been getting brochures from Vita-Mix and I'm having a really hard time justifying spending $500 on what seems to be a blender. I have a good blender that makes smoothies well. The Vita-Mix says that it breaks down the cells. Is this really possible? And how can it make both Hot soup and Frozen treats? I'd like to hear about anyones experience with the Vita-Mix…good or bad.

The vitamix is great. It grinds small items like sesame seeds into tahini and can puree your sock if you like. I have a lesser quality blender, and really wish I would have splurged. BTW- check out all vendors online, including discountjuicers.com and see if you can get it cheaper. Costco at times also has the vitamix for much less than 500 dollars.

My son eats pureed foods and I've tried the Cuisinart Mini Food Prep Prossesor…. BOOOO!!! It smelled like the motor was going to burn up… And it wasn't even working that hard! And it left big chuncks of food. I'm using a blender now… and it's such a pain to get all of the food out from around and under the blades! It takes so long just to blend up his foods. I was wondering if the Magic Bullet would be good for the use I need it for? Or maybe a different food processor? I was thinking of saving up some money and buying one of the good ones… Like the $150-200 ones… I'm just tired of dealing with the blender…

I have one that I was given as a gift, and I have to say that I was surprised at how sturdy the gadget actually is….. I love to use it! Of course the more money you spend the more machine you get….but for the money it is a very good option.