Vita-mix 5200 Standard
Vita-mix 5200 is a blender that blends everything from stem to seeds. It can make hot piping soup in 8 to 10 minutes, instant ice cream in couple of minutes. Vita-mix, privately owned and operated by the Barnard family since 1921, but in 2005, Iron Chef America premiered on the Food Network when Michale Symon, the chef brought his own Vita-mix on the show. Business Week in October 2013 state that “Vita-mix is muscle car for your kitchen.”
About 6 months ago my father’s sugar was really high and doctor recommended him to eat green vegetables, especially kale and spinach. My father doesn’t like eating vegetables so he decided to get a juicer so he can drink fresh juice everyday. One day my father and I went to Costco to get a good juicer. There we saw one guy demonstrating the blender name Vita-mix. This blender can blend anything, which we put inside not like juicer which separate’s juice from fiber and those fibers have vitamins and minerals. In my culture we have to do fasting, and Vita-mix turned out to be just perfect for me because now I don’t have to starve or spend dollars at Jamba juice to buy smoothie. I can make own wild berry smoothie or any other smoothie at home.
Nour Zibdeh in Nourtion Magazine 2013-said that “Blender vs. Juicer which is more healthier? Of course Blender but no other then Vita-mix 5200.” There are so many other blenders like Nutri-bullet, Ninja, which are way to cheaper, then Vita-mix. But that blender doesn’t make u soup or ice cream or chopped vegetables for you. But Vita-mix 5200 S is designed and built for outstanding performance and unsurpassed durability. Easy-to-use equipment paired with extreme versatility. This blender can chop, cream, blend, heat, grind, churn, and more, with a single machine. Quick and easy self-cleaning with a drop of dish soap and warm water; just run on High for 30 seconds 7-year full warranty. It cost around 500 dollars and comes in different color like black, white, brown and also in red. You can buy this product in any retail store but I would recommend buying from Costco. It comes with recipe book and also tampar with collar to prevent tool from hitting the blades.
“When you first buy a Vita-mix 5200, the so – called Ferrari of blenders, 2 thoughts are likely to pass through your mind. The first is – did I really spend more than 400 dollar on blender? And the second is this machine is going to change my life,” said by Cathrine Price in N.Y.T 2012. Who doesn’t want to eat healthy food but eating kale and Quinoa (one type of grain) once a week doesn’t make us feel healthy? With this blender you can mix your favorite fruit with the most not favorite vegetable and you can drink it as smoothie.
Today I am going to show you how to make green smoothie. Lets gather all ingredients for smoothie - green apple, green grapes, banana, pineapple, green spring mix, kale, agave (substitute for real sugar), and some ice cubes. Now as we have all the ingredients, which we need, lets put them in Vita-mix and turn on the blender and gradually increase speed from 1 to 10 and then flip the switch to high and let it be there for around 40 to 45 seconds. And then turn it off you will have your any smoothie ready for you the way you wanted in just 60 seconds. You can also make soup yes hot piping soup in just 10 minutes what I usually do is gathered all ingredients and put in Vita-mix and turn on the blender then slowly increase the speed from 1 to 10 and then flip the high button and I leave for to finish up some work or sometimes go and take shower. When I come out of shower my soup is ready for me. Along with smoothie and soup you can also make margaritas, cold coffee, you can also make milk substitute like soymilk, almond milk you can make dips and dressing and also pasta sauces. The other thing, which I make at home, is peanut butter spread. In store we get peanut butter spread for like 3 dollars but its mixed with preservatives and peanut oil which is not healthy but we can make peanut butter at home we just have to get unsalted roasted peanuts which may be cost a dollar. Just put peanuts in Vita-mix and turn it on you just have to use tampar to get the peanuts from edges.
Vita-mix makes variety of models that range from expensive (Turbo Blend two speed :$399) to super expensive (Professional Series 750 : $689) and are now sold in 100 countries. Joshua Green, the writer of article “The Cult of Vita-mix” in Business Week Dec19, 2013 states “In past two years, its workforce had nearly tripled to 826 employees, in order to keep up the demand. Not only is Vita-mix a top selling item at high end consumer kitchen stores such as William-Sonoma (WSM), but its corporate clients, which includes Starbucks (SBUX), McDonald’s (MCD), and Jamba Juice (JMBA), are increasing thei r orders as they scramble to Satisfy Americans thirst fro smoothies.”
Let see what’s good point of Vita-mix it’s easy to clean, high pitcher, high quality, powerful, precise control, stable and best uses for fresh smoothies, cooking, hot soups in jiffy and also for ice cream. Good-bye Jamba juice, Starbucks and all the other $5 blended drinks. Making my own drinks allows me to get all the nutrition I need at home without the crazy cost. Customer service is also excellent. Somebody... once put the tampar into the blender without the lid/guard it got all chewed up. Vita-mix sent me a new for free. I have recommended Vita-Mix to all my friends and family who can appreciate the quality of this awesome machine. This machine will pay for its self in a year and that’s if you're only making the simple stuff like me. You owe it to yourself to eat better, save time in the kitchen, and recycle those leftovers. You will not regret it!
Vita-mix has been awarded for “ Best Kitchen Innovation” in 2012 and in year 2014 by National Restaurant Association. “ For me having the best appliance is paramount. My Vita-mix blender gives me the power, and a superior advantage I need in my kitchen”- George Duran, celebrity chef – food network, TLC and Better Show. If you want to eat healthier, this will help you do it because it is capable of transforming multiple different types of foods into delicious meals and desserts. If you are on the fence about purchasing this great American made product due to the price, it is worth every penny. If you want a great piece of machinery that will perform like no other blender you have used, this is the one. Every kitchen should have one of these!