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“I've tried to break my Vitamix 4500 since I knew we'd sell them one day. I've filled it with relatively dry (cooked) pinto beans to make a bean paste. It really puts a strain on it but it just keeps going.”

“My daughters and I make smoothies almost every day, sometimes 3 or 4 a day. The smoothies are our way of staying off ice cream. We make them as thick as we can, almost solid, like ice cream. The Vitamix just keeps going.”

“We use fruit and lots of ice. It's a cold refreshing desert. The result is smooth and creamy, with the texture of ice cream.”

Wow, instant raw ice cream, a rawfooder's dream. You can also use the Samson Juicer here to make ice cream – run frozen fruit through it, using the mincing screen.

“I've had a Vitamix on our boat for many years. But I wanted a strong blender for at home too. Vitamix doesn't fit under my cupboards. So, after much thought and study, I ordered the K-Tec blender because it fits under the cupboards and against the wall in my kitchen.”

“The K-Tec is so much harder to use and figure out. In fact, we never really have. We just turn it on and hope for the best.” 

"The K-Tec WILL NOT BLEND SMALL QUANITIES, e.g. salad dressing. The blades are mounted too high to pick up anything underneath them.” [Jill's capital letters, not mine]

“Diane and I have used lots of blenders in our 31 years of married life. We don't have any of them anymore. Most of them died when we worked them too hard. We will never buy another ‘normal’ blender.”

“The shape of the Vitamix container, the stainless steel blades, and the speed and power of the motor make a very effective combination. It's a great machine – well worth the money!”

Rawfood teacher Victoria Boutenko writes in her newsletter, email victoria@rawfamily.com:

“Eleven years ago, after burning several blenders, I finally bought myself a Vitamix at the country fair. It still works like new.”

The 4500 sells at $369 (cheaper here on our site) and there's no sales tax except in Michigan.

The variable speed is seldom used! Even in their own manual, Vita-Mix gives this recipe for smoothies:

"Select variable speed #1. Turn on machine and quickly increase speed to #10; then to High. Run for 1 minute until smooth."

Why pay $75 more to turn a dial? I'm happy to flip a switch up. In fact, if my whole arm were bent one-way in plaster, I could not turn the dial. No kidding, it happened in my early 50's when I broke my wrist trying to save a spider. The plaster went from hand to shoulder.

A switch is easy. Read more on next page, Compare Vita-Mix Models.

Vita-Mix Corp writes of the Super 5000:

"The first container's blades are ideal for processing wet foods, like juices, soups and frozen treats."

"The second container has blades specially designed for grinding whole grains and kneading bread dough. The wet blades pull food through the blades during processing. The dry blades push foods up and away, making it the better choice for dry grinding or kneading sticky dough."

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