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Vitamix – the blender of the pros. When I visit a smoothie shop, they have a line of Viatamix blenders, each with a noise reducing cover. My health food store uses them to make shots of wheatgrass juice. If you know a Raw Food fanatic, someone who believes cooking food kills nutrients, I’ll bet they have a Vitamix on a pedestal in their kitchen.I’m a gadget hound. I always want bigger and better. This is a bad thing in the kitchen, because good enough is usually good enough. But I keep looking for an excuse to trade up.My blender was the exception. I use a blender exclusively for frozen margaritas. Everything else goes in the food processor, or I use a stick blender. My wife and kids, however, are smoothie fiends. They make them every chance they get, and twice on weekends. My wife hinted to me that she wouldn’t mind a better blender…especially since she was taking classes with someone who worked for Vitamix.That’s how I found out the Vitamix factory is just up the road from me in North Olmstead, Ohio.
And they have a factory outlet store in a nearby strip mall Solon, OH. [Update 8/29/2014 – The North Olmsted Vitamix store is closed, and the new Vitamix Culinary Exploration Center is open in Solon, OH, in a much nicer space. So, a lot of what I said about the store itself is out of date. Not about the deals though – they’re still available, though the prices may vary over time.] / Hours: M, T, W, F 10AM-6PM EST Thurs 10AM-9PM ET Sat 10AM-6PM ET Sun 12PM-5PM ETThe outlet store is…well, let’s be kind, and call it minimalist. Boxes of blenders are lined up against the wall. A small stage is in the middle of the store, with a few blenders out so the salespeople can show them. On the weekends they have demos on the stage; local chefs come in to show what you can do with a Vitamix. If you go there during the week, you don’t get a show. What you get is a good deal on a monster of a blender.I bought a refurbished Vitamix 5200 with their shorter, 48 ounce container, for $329 (plus tax), which goes for $450+ new.
I’m glad I got it, but it sure is expensive for a blender.But it doesn’t matter what I think.
russell hobbs blender yorumMy wife and kids love “their” Vitamix.
oster versa 1400-watt professional performance blender blstvb-rv0-000Every weekend they pore over the cookbook and add things to my grocery list. We’ve had mixed berry smoothies, apple smoothies, orange and banana smoothies, and mango smoothies. We’ve had peanut butter cup milkshakes and strawberry milkshakes. We’ve had margaritas made by throwing whole limes in the blender. (Which are good, but not as good as Mexican Martinis.)Diane even made soup, using the blender’s ability to heat ingredients. The Vitamix is so powerful that if you leave it running for five minutes, it will heat the ingredients to a it heats the contents.
Now, don’t trust this to pasteurize anything; it warms the soup, but doesn’t cook it. (And I have to say, the spinach and potato soup was excellent.)If you want the best blender available, don’t want to pay full price, and live in Northeastern Ohio, stop by the Vitamix factory store.If you can’t get to Northeastern Ohio, Vitamix has online deals for refurbished blenders. Check out Vitamix Refurbished Blenders. If you use that link, I’ll get a commission for sending you their way, and you’ll get free shipping. (If you use one of the links on this page, you should automatically get the free shipping code – look for it when you get to the checkout page.)*FCC Disclosure – I did not receive any compensation for this post, and purchased the Vitamix with my own money. I did sign up as a Vitamix affiliate; if you buy a blender through the links on this page, you get free shipping, and I get a commission.Why Viatmix over BlendTec, or other brands? : The Best Blender. – Official site, full of ideas and recipes.*Enjoyed this post?
Want to help out DadCooksDinner? through the links on this site. Vitamix, privately owned and operated by the Barnard family since 1921, manufactures high-performance blenders for consumers and for the restaurant and hospitality industry. Vitamix has been based in Olmsted Falls, Ohio since 1948. It employs more than 800 people at its Northeast Ohio headquarters, customer service, and manufacturing facilities. Vitamix is privately owned and operated by the Barnard family. The company was founded in 1921 when William Grover Barnard began traveling the country selling modern kitchen products. It was by helping a friend through his illness that Barnard began to associate the importance and impact that whole-food nutrition had on one’s health and well-being. At that point, Barnard changed the name of the company to The Natural Food Institute, which would lay the foundation of the company’s focus on providing products that help to improve the health and vitality of their customers.
It was in 1937 that Barnard was introduced to a new kitchen appliance, the blender. Recognizing the value that the blender could have on quickly and easily preparing healthy meals, Barnard began to focus the attention of the company towards the creation of a durable and reliable series of blending machines. These machines were named “Vita-Mix” blenders with the emphasis of “vita” meaning “life”. In 1949, Bill Barnard, son of William, convinced his father to take his Vita-Mix demonstrations to television advertising. This new medium provided an exciting opportunity for the company to teach individuals the value of whole-food nutrition and the power of blending fresh ingredients. The company became pioneers with the nation’s first infomercial. Bill Barnard inherited the business and in 1964 officially changed the name to Vita-Mix Corporation. With the values of the company already in place, it was Bill’s goal to make the preparation of healthy foods even easier than before.
The Vitamix became more powerful and versatile, setting it apart from other blending products on the market. In 1969, the company released the Vitamix 3600, the first blender that could make hot soup, blend ice cream, grind grain, and knead bread dough. In 1985, John Barnard and his brother created the Mix’n Machine, the first high-performance commercial blender. It brought superior quality, consistency and value to many companies in the food-service industry. Today, a full line of commercial Vitamix machines can be found in gourmet restaurants and leading chains around the world including Starbucks and McDonalds. In 2005, Iron Chef America premiered on the Food Network, and Michael Symon brought his Vitamix with him in a suitcase to the show. In February 2006, Blendtec sued Vitamix Corporation for infringing its patents on Blendtec’s “Wild Side” jar design, which Vitamix had allegedly copied as its own MP and XP containers. The court concluded Vitamix had infringed Blendtec’s patents, and awarded Blendtec total damages of approximately $24 million, the largest patent-related penalty in the history of Utah.
In 2009, Jodi Berg became President of Vitamix, making her the fourth-generation of the Barnard family to hold this title. It remains the goal of Vitamix to improve the vitality of people’s lives all over the world by pushing the boundaries when creating and providing high-quality blending equipment. Vitamix products are built in the United States.[6] Vitamix manufactures three series of household blenders: The Ascent Series is Vitamix’s latest release, it combines sleek design and updated conveniences. Vitamix also manufactures a variety of beverage, food preparation and frozen treat mixers for commercial use. In addition to blenders, in 2015 Vitamix President, Jodi Berg, released The Vitamix Cookbook: 250 Delicious Whole Food Recipes to Make in Your Blender to their series of cookbooks that feature whole grains to raw vegan food recipes. ^ "The Cult of Vitamix", BusinessWeek, December 19, 2013 ^ Vitamix Infringement Case Summary Archived February 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.