Vitamix!

[OakLeaf]

My Champion juicer was early '80s vintage. Sold it to some friends of my first husband. I hope it's still in a good home, whether with them or someone else!

Kmehrzad, will yours de-seed raspberries? Every food mill I've tried for that - motorized or cranked - has completely locked up on the seeds. I thought I'd killed my Kitchen Aid stand mixer with the strainer attachment - it took a lot of coaxing to get it apart once it locked. I never tried it with the Champion.

[celticgarden]

Love my vitamix which I've had for 10 or more years. GREAT way to sneak stuff into kids (smoothies) and love making my green smoothies in it. Awesome job at pureeing soups, better than an immersion blender.

Linda

[malkin]

Out of the blue, my folks sent me their Championship Juicer when they moved to Mexico. I never would have gotten one for myself, but I really love it!

[kmehrzad]

Kmehrzad, will yours de-seed raspberries? Every food mill I've tried for that - motorized or cranked - has completely locked up on the seeds. I thought I'd killed my Kitchen Aid stand mixer with the strainer attachment - it took a lot of coaxing to get it apart once it locked. I never tried it with the Champion.

I've never tried de-seeding raspberries. In fact, I love the seeds in raspberries and blackberries so I wouldn't want to get rid of them.

Did you ever use the homogenizer feature? It's makes a wonderfully refreshing frozen fruit concoction one can enjoy during hot summer days.

[Dogmama]

Ditto - love mine too. Best thing is clean up - I put a little hot water & dish soap in the blender, put the lid & mixer thingie on it & turn it on. Voila. Just rinse & dry.

[itself]

I agree about the BPH container, I too wish it were glass. That being said, when I begin to make soups, I will not pour hot water in it. If it isn't hot enough after the 6 minute run, then I will microwave the soup.

I just got some cantaloupe and am going to make a sorbet. The guy at Costco demonstrating it put cabbage in the sorbet (a great way to reduce colon cancer!). Just a small piece. And he only added a bit of honey, no a boat load of sugar like most sorbets.

[OakLeaf]

I've never tried de-seeding raspberries. In fact, I love the seeds in raspberries and blackberries so I wouldn't want to get rid of them.

Did you ever use the homogenizer feature? It's makes a wonderfully refreshing frozen fruit concoction one can enjoy during hot summer days.

I don't mind some seeds, but wild berries are always more seed-y than domesticated varieties, and in a dry year there's literally more seed than flesh. It makes for a very crunchy jam or sorbetto if you don't strain at least half of the berries, preferably more.


Which appliance has the homogenizer? I've never used it.

[kmehrzad]

I don't mind some seeds, but wild berries are always more seed-y than domesticated varieties, and in a dry year there's literally more seed than flesh. It makes for a very crunchy jam or sorbetto if you don't strain at least half of the berries, preferably more.


Which appliance has the homogenizer? I've never used it.

The Champion Juicer becomes the homogenizer. Just run frozen fruit through the tube, push with the wooden plunger and it comes out like soft ice cream. There are recipes online but I usually blend frozen strawberries and a frozen banana.

I love crunchy jam, by the way. Yummm! You can eat it for hours as you continue crunching down on the seeds that somehow get lost in your mouth.

[OakLeaf]

Oooh, I didn't realize the new Vita-Mix blenders have a copolyester jar, not polycarbonate.

I'd still rather stainless for a blender ... but copolyester is tested free of estrogenic and androgenic activity, and I'm comfortable with my copolyester Camelbak bottle.

[lattae]

I'm really wanting to order a vitamix after reading the thread and browsing their site. It's expensive but sounds like it's worth the money. I suppose the only place to buy the latest one on the market is on their 'official site' or does anyone know of a different online site that sells the latest and newest models...

[emily_in_nc]

You might try Ebay. I sold ours on there last summer, since we were moving to an apartment and 1) weren't going to have as much kitchen space and 2) thought it might be too loud and disturb the neighbors -- they are awesome but have a powerful/loud motor.

At the time I listed mine, there were a bunch of others for sale on there; some used, some new. In nearly all cases, the discount over buying directly from Vitamix was significant.

It's a great machine, just be prepared for the noise! We used to keep a pair of shop earmuffs in the kitchen for when we were using it.

[Dogmama]

I'm really wanting to order a vitamix after reading the thread and browsing their site. It's expensive but sounds like it's worth the money. I suppose the only place to buy the latest one on the market is on their 'official site' or does anyone know of a different online site that sells the latest and newest models...

I got mine at Costco

[eleeleanor]

I really enjoy every morning using Vitamix for breakfast. Compared with other mixers, he is better than other mixers in terms of performance and ease of cleaning. I am not a professional chef, but I think professional chefs will also like this high-power smoothie blender.