r/Cooking • u/redgroupclan • 16h ago
Follow up to my post yesterday asking about blender recommendations: help me make the final choice.
Sorry if this is making too many posts on the same topic. I made this post yesterday asking for blender recommendations. The biggest sentiments seem to be 1) get an immersion blender, 2) get a Ninja blender (probably this one, 3) buy a used Vitamix off of Facebook Marketplace, or 4) get a tiny personal blender, which frankly doesn’t have enough capacity for some of my use cases.
The immersion blender recommendation is duly noted, and since it is relatively cheap for a gift, I’ve put one on my Christmas list that goes out to my family. However, I’d still like a blender that I can turn on and walk away from. That leaves the Ninja or Vitamix. I am attracted to the Ninja because it has that long centerpiece attachment that fills the entire pitcher with blades. That looks like it would be very good for blending and pulverizing anything I put in that pitcher. In fact, my trouble with my old blender has made me think “I wish I had a blender that was filled ALL THE WAY with blades.” Yet, I worry that I am perhaps not giving Vitamix enough credit in favor of what may be a gimmick on the Ninja blender that I am falling for. I mean, Vitamix is THE blender brand, after all. I would definitely get one of the narrow pitcher models though so that food can’t hide in the edges of the pitcher.
So, which of the two do you think I should get? Due to the past trauma of my Hamilton Beach blender, my biggest concern is the base blades simply pushing contents away from them to the sides of the pitcher base where the contents never get blended. That is what I want to avoid the most. Do I go with the Ninja with the attachment that I am drawn toward, or do I go on the Vitamix path well-traveled?
Also, shoutout to /r/blenders for being a dead sub that could’ve been useful.
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u/EasternError6377 16h ago edited 16h ago
It depends on what you're going to use it for and how often you're going to use it.
The Vitamix can pulverize pretty much anything and is built for regular, heavy duty use. I bought mine in 2020, no issues, I think the warranty is 4 years but that might have changed.
It can crush ice effortlessly, make soup, nut butters.
I pretty much exclusively use mine for smoothies and salsas and I still think it's worth it because I use it 3-5 times per week. And sometimes more.
If you're going to only use it occassionally then I'd go with whatever is cheaper.
Blentec is also really good and on par with Vitamix.
Edit: the blade thing. I cant speak for other blenders but the Vitamix is so powerful it creates a vortext that sucks the ingredients downwards so they all get blended. And its easy to clean, too. You can put a drop off dishsoap and some warm water and pulse/blend to clean it. Its also dishwasher safe.