Owned this a week. Already lost 10 pounds on all raw veggie diet. My issue is that it's making our smoothies and soups FULL of air, any suggestions?
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I agree you need to slow it down at the end to help break down most of the froth. Also, I find some ingredients create more froth than others. I have an older model with a narrower 64oz. and 32oz.container base as well as a low profile and wider 48oz. container with a base similar to yours. I find the wider container contributes to more air being incorporated. So you may try to invest in a narrow base container. I would suggest the 32oz. if you are making smoothies for yourself. I use Kefir liquid yogurt and that seems to cut down on the froth. Blendtec owners report the same froth issue and Blendtecs only have wide containers. I agree you need to slow it down at the end to help break down most of the froth. Also, I find some ingredients create more froth than others. I have an older model with a narrower 64oz. and 32oz.container base as well as a low profile and wider 48oz. container with a base similar to yours. I find the wider container contributes to more air being incorporated. So you may try to invest in a narrow base container. I would suggest the 32oz. if you are making smoothies for yourself. I use Kefir liquid yogurt and that seems to cut down on the froth. Blendtec owners report the same froth issue... » Read More I agree you need to slow it down at the end to help break down most of the froth. Also, I find some ingredients create more froth than others. I have an older model with a narrower 64oz. and 32oz.container base as well as a low profile and wider 48oz. container with a base similar to yours. I find the wider container contributes to more air being incorporated. So you may try to invest in a narrow base container. I would suggest the 32oz. if you are making smoothies for yourself. I use Kefir liquid yogurt and that seems to cut down on the froth. Blendtec owners report the same froth issue and Blendtecs only have wide containers. « Show Less
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I make a green smoothie every morning since I got it just before Christmas. At first, my smoothies were full of air, and fluffy using the first 2 speeds until smooth. Now I assemble all my vegetables and fruits i'm including, begin at low speed, and gradually increase speed to variable 8...40 seconds. It turns out perfect.
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I start with the liquids, then add the pulpy fruit (like apples, bananas etc.) I blend this for a few seconds on low speed. Then I add the bulk veggies (like a whole two fist fulls of romaine lettuce or kale. I drop ice on top of this to weigh it down. I blend this on low and gradually increase to full speed. Blend for about 60 seconds max. If needeed use the tamper to push down the lettuce (sometimes just the weight of ice does it) don't overblend. You will loose nutient content if you over blend it. I think that may also cause the air. I don't air in my smoothies when I do it this way. For soups, you need to blend a long time to make it hot. But in teh endI put in some solid pieces and just pulse them in. This makes a nicer soup, and removes a little air build up. I also notice some veggies tend to be more air prone than others. Baby spinach and romaine work great. Also freash ingrendients. Ones that are starting to be a little past their prime foam a little more.
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After you've finished processing your smoothie and/or soup, drop down to the slowest speed (1) and let it run at that speed. A vortex will form in the center and it will start pulling in and breaking up the bubbles. It may take a minute or even more, but you will be able to see the volume reducing as the foam breaks down.
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Reading some of the recent posts its important to keep in mind that you have to take the time to Cut All veg and fruit into smaller pieces than what you may be accustomed to. The shoot is smaller than normal and I rarely use the device to push down the veg as its not necessary, this can also aid to the juicer getting jammed. On the whole im very happy with my first masticating juicer.
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Never tried the blender without any liquids in it... I would suggest not to operate it while its empty. Try filling in half of the liquids and soft food and see if it works..
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Try cutting back liquid. Mine has turned out different when I use broth or stock instead of water.
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I did receive an email from someone at Amazon with a phone # for the place 866-772-8522 I called them this morning and he said he would get my info to his supervisor and mail a copy of the instructions but I forgot to ask for the recipe book so I called them back and found out this is the wrong #. This place handles the Big Boss Blender not the juicer so they can't help me. I really want to keep the product but I can't figure out how to take it apart etc. I still need help trying to get intouch with them. I see you sent a request do you think I should do that also?
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Good Morning,As you can see I purchased this just a week or so ago. The day it arrived I used it for 3 hours to purée my pumpkin for pies and had not one issue. I am unsure of what the problems are but just let the receiver of the gift know if something should go wrong to let you know!
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I'm not sure. I've been eating more salads and juicing, plus more exercise outside since winter has finally left. As far as weight being lost around my middle like it claims and having more energy, I'm not seeing either. I bought one more bottle, but I'm not going to continue after I'm done with it. Just not seeing what everyone else is claiming. Maybe they have a lot of weight they want to lose. I only have 10 lbs and maybe it doesn't work as fast. Not sure I'd waste your money on it. Diet and exercise is the only thing that's ever worked for me.
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The booster starts working the moment you take it out of the bag, it continues to work and degrade regardless if you use the machine or not. It will eventually adjust itself to the humidity of your area. The other way to think of this is, if you live in a high humidity area, it will go out real fast. Instead, you should fill up the space and gap, and reduce the amount of water in the bowl or bottle, then the machine does not have to work as hard. I replaced the booster only once in 10 years, after I came to realization. My Tersano is still going strong, and works nicely. As an example, when sanitizing vegetable, don't use the bowl, use the spray bottle instead, after a few regular wash first, spray the veggie with ozone charged water, pour the remaining into the spinner, tilt the spinner at 45 degree and slowly spins it a few times, let it soak, then full spin. Works out very nice, veggie smell fresh every time.
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Hate to say it, but I'm having the same experience. I'm definitely following the instructions correctly (correct measure, filling to the right line, fluffing, etc.), but my brown rice (all we use) is coming out mushy every time. I've tried a few varieties with the same results.Anyone have any ideas?
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Probably over exposure; try turning the rack upside down or decreasing cook time; some times I wrapped the vegies in aluminum foil but to close to the heat source or too much cook time is probably the problem
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I think you should send a request, too. I also asked if the manual and booklet were posted online somewhere - that would be faster than mail. I was able to juice some carrots, celery, cucumber, and romaine but don't know how to disassemble to clean. Very aggravating.
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I bought a Ninja Kitchen System 1200..terrible for green smoothies. After 10 mins on high, there is still large chunks in the liquid. I would not recommend it.
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I love making smoothies before class each day. It works well if they're cut up into manageable sizes. It is also best if they're frozen first, but it does work with raw veggies. When they're frozen it's able to grind it up easier.
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Don't know about hard veggies, but if it does get to a liquid state you'll end up wearing some of it if you stop and restart. The plug in the top will not seal and the force of restarts causes contents to spew out every time. Wife loves KitchenAid but not this blender! She's getting a Ninja.
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If you are using the low setting for less dense items, then you sometimes have to juice things like kale and spinach and collards twice. I sometimes mix the loss greens with more dense things or wrap them to be more efficient. i.e(Wrap the kale around apple peices or beets)
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That doesn't sound right. We used ours for about 2 weeks, and only added more air maybe once or twice a week
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Using a juicer removes all the pulp, which is fiber and what you need! Healthiest option is to eat the whole food... use the vitamix with water and drink your veggies! I had a big juicer sitting on my counter, a pain to take apart and clean, cleaning out the pulp container... save pulp to add to other things, but wait, why don't I just add all I want to my blender... so my juicer is put away waiting for my Vita Mix to replace that and my blender. Just trying to decide on which model I will get...think this is the one!