![]() ![]() They tested the two side by side and said the Vitamix did a better job of crushing ice and complained that the Blendtec design created air pockets (which kept things from being blended evenly). Cook’s Illustrated liked the Vitamix better. A couple of things tipped me slightly toward the Vitamix, though, despite its higher cost. Honestly, I think the two blenders are both pretty great pieces of machinery and I’d probably have been totally happy with either option. So, I pretty much wrote off the whole lineup of cheap blenders, which meant I was left looking at Blendtec and Vitamix blenders. I use a blender to make smoothies multiple times a week (sometimes daily in the summer!) so I needed something that could stand up to more than just occasional usage. I really, really hate buying things that will need to be replaced in short order, and I try to apply the, “Could this be an heirloom?” mindset whenever I’m faced with a purchase. My main goal in buying a blender was to purchase one that would last. Plus, that blender had some struggles when I loaded it up with frozen fruit, so I was starting to get kind of annoyed. I replaced the bottom part of the blender eventually, but the new teeth started to break off too. ![]() The blender I had before the Vitamix was a $40 blender which had a pretty major design flaw…the teeth on the bottom gears were made of plastic. I waited until now to review it because I wanted to be able to give an experienced opinion, rather than a just-out-of-the-box opinion.Īs many of you know, I hemmed and hawed over a blender purchase for several years. I haven’t posted about it, but it is true: I finally forked over the cash for one. Those of you with eagle eyes have seen a Vitamix show up in some of my kitchen pictures. ![]()
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