Vitamix Cooking

Vitamix Cooking

My passion for being in the kitchen has been renewed.

I have been wanting a Vitamix for a long time – for at least two years now. Until now, I have been using my Ninja. The Ninja did what I needed it to do but I was never impressed with it. It wasn’t any better than the cheap blender I had before it. I had a small food processor I was using to make my homemade hummus, dressings and salsas but I rarely made them because I dreaded cleaning it. I felt it was annoying to take it apart and give it a detailed scrub every time to get the food particles out.

Since we will be starting Logan on solids soon, I decided I really really wanted the Vitamix so I can make Logan’s food.

Well…

I got a Vitamix. It’s day three and I am beyond obsessed. Already, I have made multiple smoothies, a kale pesto and I am trying out the soup option tonight. The Vitamix is easy to use and easy to clean. Double win! Put a drop of soap in the Vitamix with water, set on high and it cleans itself. I was impressed with the book of recipes it came with. I am using a lot of the recipes and altering when necessary for my own taste preferences.

A Vitamix is expensive, very expensive. We got ours at Costco. From the research I have done, our model is only carried at Costco. However, you can buy it direct from the Vitamix site here. It’s the 6500 model but was only $499 at Costco. Other similar models are here and here.  We bought ours new but Amazon does offer new and refurbished ones. Other blogs and research say that going with a refurbished Vitamix is not a bad thing.

I used the kale and pesto recipe in the Vitamix book but altered it slightly. I also didn’t buy enough fresh basil so I was only able to make one serving. I might have been a little aggressive with two gloves of garlic for one serving. Hours later as I type this, I can taste all that garlic. It was so easy to make and I served over pasta noodles. When I perfect a recipe, I’ll post but today I think I used about cup of fresh basil, 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup olive oil, 2 gloves of peeled garlic, cup of kale, 1 tablespoon of pine nuts and a dash of salt and pepper.  Can’t wait to keep experimenting with my new Vitamix!

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