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    Home » From the Blender blog » Blog » 7 Reasons I love my Vitamix

    7 Reasons I love my Vitamix

    Originally Published: Sep 14, 2016 · Modified: Mar 19, 2022 by Jenn · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

     7 reasons why i love my vitamix
    It is time for a little Vitamix love. My Vitamix is the one item in our kitchen (maybe even our house) that gets used EVERY single day.  When people see my Vitamix proudly displayed on my counter they almost always ask about it or about our eating habits...there seems to be an assumption that we live on smoothies and never eat solid food because why else would you spend more than $40 on a blender?  So let me share my top 7 reasons why I love my Vitamix....(*Please note, this page includes affiliate links. If you make a purchase following one of my links, I will earn a commission.)

    Make icy drinks like a Professional

    From Whole Lime Margaritas to Raspberry Lemonade Moscato Slush and everything in between, the Vitamix has you covered. Check out our full line of blender alcoholic beverage recipes.

    Barista with the best of them

    If you love frothy or fancy coffee beverages you can easily make them in your Vitamix. These drinks can be made in the standard blender jar or you can use the Aer Disk Container to take your beverage to the next level. We love Pumpkin Iced Lattes and Pumpkin cafe au laits in the Fall and Creme Egg Cafe au Laits in the Spring.

    Make hot, delicious soup in minutes

    Yes, soup in your Vitamix blender and ready to serve - hot! It doesn't get much easier than this Tortilla Soup Recipe, this Spicy Sweet Potato Soup or this Leftover Roasted Butternut Squash Soup.

    We can even make Ice Cream

    You can make delicious, easy to serve ice cream or sorbet (like this cranberry orange sorbet) in your blender. No ice cream maker required. The base recipe is super easy. The hardest part is waiting while it freezes. We also love our Maple Pumpkin Ice Cream and our Raspberry Chocolate Ice Cream.

    Skip the food processor and make dips and dressings

    The Vitamix can chop, emulsify and grind. It is the perfect, all-round workhorse to have in your kitchen. Make hummus with ease or whip up your own homemade Caesar salad dressing. We even make coleslaw using our blender to chop carrots and cabbage.

    Cleaning your Vitamix is a breeze

    Photo Credit: blog.williams-sonoma.com

    I thought cleaning a blender would be hard given the blade, however, that couldn't be further from the truth. Keeping your Vitamix looking good is so easy and only takes a minute.

    oh yeah, almost forgot. You can make smoothies!

    Maybe I should have started with this reason.  A smooth, well-blended smoothie is a guarantee in a Vitamix. When blending trickier items, like beets, simply use the tamper to push the items closer to the blade.  

    We make smoothies A LOT. Check out our smoothie archives. We've got smoothie bowls, green smoothies, traditional smoothies, coffee smoothies and smoothies that are so tasty you may want them for dessert.

    Commonly asked questions about Vitamix

    Why did you choose a Vitamix blender?

    I have always loved blended drinks and I went through multiple blenders trying to find one that could really blend ice so I could make margaritas. After many, many tries and consistently failing, I started to do a lot of research. I ultimately landed on Vitamix after seeing it in action and talking to a number of people that had a Vitamix and another group that had a Blendtec. Both came highly recommended. Granted, I didn't buy it right away - instead, I coveted it, and eventually, my husband splurged on it for my birthday.


    Is the Vitamix really as easy to clean as they say?

    Really, really is. Granted, sometimes it takes a little bit of elbow grease but that is rare and even when required it is much easier than the old-school blenders where you had to remove the blade from the Jar. It is always easiest to clean it right away with a little bit of water and soap and a run-through of the clean cycle.


    Is the Aer Disc Container worth the investment?

    This is going to depend on the individual and why/how you use your blender. For my family, the Aer Disc container is perfect. We love to froth milk and we almost equally love to make lemonade like this Best Strawberry Lemonade recipe. The Aer Disc lets us do both with ease.

    If you are primarily interested in making smoothies, soups, or icy drinks then there really isn't a strong reason to splurge on the Aer Disc Container.

    Check out our Getting Started with Vitamix Webstory.

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    Hi, I'm Jenn! Blender Enthusiast / Cocktail Taster / Recipe Creator

    I live in Toronto with my husband and 13-year old daughter. I love using my blender to make icy drinks and yummy treats. Most of the recipes I share will use a blender but all of the recipes shared are easy to make.

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