Vitamix 5200

I've used both and honestly I think the Vitamix, specifically the 5200, is worth the money. Just a personal opinion. I've found that I get a smoother silky consistency than I ever did with the Ninja. Keep searching for a bargain, but IMHO, it's worth the price tag.

However, this blender is pretty straightforward, and it doesn't have a Pulse mode or any preset modes. It also isn't dishwasher-safe, but it's still quite easy to clean by hand.

Vitamix ascent 3500 blender - would buy again on a minute. Previous blenders worked for salsa and not much else. Game changer.

Wanting to upgrade my smoothie processing, got the 5200, white, on sale at a good price (for it, but really it's a bit pricey). It happened; now it's easier for me every day compared to my old, smaller machine which was perfectly fine but not quite as good. Out of the box my Plug would not lock in t...

Vitamix hands down . Smoothness is not even comparable. They also back their warranty 100%. Bought a refurbished one with a 5 year warranty, 4 years later a small part cracked and they shipped it to themselves and sent me it back all fixed within 5 business days for free of course .

I had a 6300 series and loved it until I failed to use the tamping tool to push stuff towards the blades and used a spoon instead. Yeah, that didn't go well. So, after destroying the spoon, blender, and the container I thought I'd replace my beloved 6300 with this model since it's what was available...

It sounds counterintuitive but the 5200 is superior because the controls are manual, and because of the shape of the container it comes with. IMO the automated stuff is overrated, and I have separate devices for any attachments you can add to the Ascent but not the 5200. No one needs the bells and whistles in any other model and many skilled cooks will find them annoyances. The 5200 is *the* perfect blender.

The blender is definitely powerful on the highest setting, but the variable control introduces some literal shakiness to the base and it threatens to overheat surprisingly easy when making pesto of all things. It recently shut itself off after a smell of burning plastic and then starts up again the ...

And the refurb was probably just used to make sample smoothies at Costco or something, its likely a smart purchase. Another way to go is a restaurant supply store where they offer a discounted new model that doesn’;t have all the bells and whistles but has everything a restaurant needs. That tip was from Rick Bayless. I went with the 5200 version because it was the top pick of Americas Test Kitchen, based on the shape of the jar.

We had a 10 year old Vitamix and felt like it was time for a new one- new kitchen, new house, wanted to celebrate. I stupidly sold our old model and I wish I hadn't. This new model had no difference between variable speed 5 and up. It burns out quickly while making a smoothie, something our old vers...