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Author: esmeet7esmeet7 Date: Mar 31, 2007 11:29
I was just at Costco this week (in Arizona), and I started watching a
demonstration of the Vita Mix machine. ( http://www.vitamix.com/) I
couldn't pull myself away from the demonstration, and I was literally
amazed at how the machine made a fruit smoothie (just like Jamba
Juice), a frozen ice cream mix of fruit, and some hot tortilla soup
all in less than 10 minutes. I sampled each of the products and was
amazed at how good they were. Then, when I learned that it can also
grind wheat and other grains, I was almost sold on the product.
Costco is selling the item for $350 base price, which comes with a
"wet" blade that works with drinks, soups, etc. The sell another
"dry" blade that is used for grinding wheat and other grains ($75).
We just had a $30 blender die on us last week, so we've been looking
for a new blender. We are also very interested in grinding our own
grains, so we've been looking at some wheat grinders (i.e., Wonder
Mill), which run about $200-250.
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Date: Mar 31, 2007 12:43
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> I was just at Costco this week (in Arizona), and I started watching a
> demonstration of the Vita Mix machine. ( http://www.vitamix.com/) I
> couldn't pull myself away from the demonstration, and I...
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Author: Emma ThackeryEmma Thackery Date: Mar 31, 2007 14:18
> I was just at Costco this week (in Arizona), and I started watching a
> demonstration of the Vita Mix machine. ( http://www.vitamix.com/) I
> couldn't pull myself away from the demonstration, and I was literally
> amazed at how the machine made a fruit smoothie (just like Jamba
> Juice), a frozen ice cream mix of fruit, and some hot tortilla soup
> all in less than 10 minutes.... [...]
> Any feedback on the product in general and on the dry blade setup and
> its benefits would be much appreciated.
I've had one for over 20 years, not a single repair and it's still going
strong. I wish I could say the same for other appliances. Mine has
only one blade, in a large stainless container. It's especially great
when you have children. And it makes great Margaritas too. ;)
Emma
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Author: Dee DeeDee Dee Date: Mar 31, 2007 14:24
> I was just at Costco this week (in Arizona), and I started watching a
> demonstration of the Vita Mix machine. ( http://www.vitamix.com/) I
> couldn't pull myself away from the demonstration, and I was literally
> amazed at how the machine made a fruit smoothie (just like Jamba
> Juice), a frozen ice cream mix of fruit, and some hot tortilla soup
> all in less than 10 minutes. I sampled each of the products and was
> amazed at how good they were. Then, when I learned that it can also
> grind wheat and other grains, I was almost sold on the product.
>
> Costco is selling the item for $350 base price, which comes with a
> "wet" blade that works with drinks, soups, etc. The sell another
> "dry" blade that is used for grinding wheat and other grains ($75).
>
> We just had a $30 blender die on us last week, so we've been looking
> for a new blender. We are also very interested in grinding our own
> grains, so we've been looking at some wheat grinders (i.e., Wonder
> Mill), which run about $200-250.
>
> If we could get a juicer, mixer, food processor, and wheat grinder all ...
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Author: yetanotherBobyetanotherBob Date: Mar 31, 2007 15:43
> I was just at Costco this week (in Arizona), and I started watching a
> demonstration of the Vita Mix machine. ( http://www.vitamix.com/) I
> couldn't pull myself away from the demonstration, and I was literally
> amazed at how the machine made a fruit smoothie (just like Jamba
> Juice), a frozen ice cream mix of fruit, and some hot tortilla soup
> all in less than 10 minutes. I sampled each of the products and was
> amazed at how good they were. Then, when I learned that it can also
> grind wheat and other grains, I was almost sold on the product.
>
> Costco is selling the item for $350 base price, which comes with a
> "wet" blade that works with drinks, soups, etc. The sell another
> "dry" blade that is used for grinding wheat and other grains ($75).
>
> We just had a $30 blender die on us last week, so we've been looking
> for a new blender. We are also very interested in grinding our own
> grains, so we've been looking at some wheat grinders (i.e., Wonder
> Mill), which run about $200-250.
> ...
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Author: WillWill Date: Apr 1, 2007 09:01
> Any feedback on the product in general and on the dry blade setup and
> its benefits would be much appreciated.
I have one. Even bought an extra blending container with the nifty
pouring spigot. Do I use it? About twice a year to powder egg shells
for fertilizing the fruit trees. And hey... it does a great job making
powdered sugar too. Otherwise it sits in the cellar.
A powerful immersion blender (not the same as the stick blenders seen
on TV) is orders of magnitude more useful. You can mix/blend/puree
right in your sauce pots (or crock pots) while cooking. With the Vita
Mixer... blending hot food is a sure fire way to have stuff on your
ceiling (and everywhere else as well). You can bet the demo showed
everything from a cold start. I often make smoothies for the kids with
the immersion blender. Even the cleanup is easier.
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Author: Cynthia PCynthia P Date: Apr 1, 2007 10:24
On 31 Mar 2007 11:29:13 -0700, esmeet7@ gmail.com wrote:
> I was just at Costco this week (in Arizona), and I started watching a
> demonstration of the Vita Mix machine. ( http://www.vitamix.com/) I
> couldn't pull myself away from the demonstration, and I was literally
> amazed at how the machine made a fruit smoothie (just like Jamba
> Juice), a frozen ice cream mix of fruit, and some hot tortilla soup
> all in less than 10 minutes. I sampled each of the products and was
> amazed at how good they were. Then, when I learned that it can also
> grind wheat and other grains, I was almost sold on the product.
>
OK, I am the proud owner of a Vitamix Maxi-4000, the last stainless
steel version made... and it's been with me for gotta be close to 20
years. Other than that the plastic Action Dome is developing cracks,
it works fine, no problems. But then, it had a 7 year warranty on the
motor when I bought it, LOL! Anyway, there's only one choice of blade
on my model and it does both wet and dry.
I have used it in the past to grind wheat berries into wheat flour. It
did this just fine. However, it *does* heat up the flour somewhat,
which may not be entirely desireable. I didn't have a problem with it.
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Author: Peter APeter A Date: Apr 3, 2007 14:10
> I was just at Costco this week (in Arizona), and I started watching a
> demonstration of the Vita Mix machine. ( http://www.vitamix.com/) I
> couldn't pull myself away from the demonstration, and I was literally
> amazed at how the machine made a fruit smoothie (just like Jamba
> Juice), a frozen ice cream mix of fruit, and some hot tortilla soup
> all in less than 10 minutes. I sampled each of the products and was
> amazed at how good they were. Then, when I learned that it can also
> grind wheat and other grains, I was almost sold on the product.
>
> Costco is selling the item for $350 base price, which comes with a
> "wet" blade that works with drinks, soups, etc. The sell another
> "dry" blade that is used for grinding wheat and other grains ($75).
>
> We just had a $30 blender die on us last week, so we've been looking
> for a new blender. We are also very interested in grinding our own
> grains, so we've been looking at some wheat grinders (i.e., Wonder
> Mill), which run about $200-250.
> ...
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