When I turn Vitamix on high speed suddenly, food will gush out of the container. How about Waring? is it safe to turn on high speed suddenly?
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Provided you have a circuit that will accommodate the high amp Waring motor, food does not gush out of the container on high speed. However, my Waring blender has been used only twice, because my 15-amp house circuit is insufficient to properly power its high amp motor.
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You have to hold the lid down. I wouldn't turn it on the highest speed suddenly. Start with the lowest. Highly liquid foods - for example, a coffee/butter combination - more easily escape through the lid. In that case, I keep the lid pressed down with a towel over it. More solid foods don't gush out. If you're mixing juice, greens, a banana, it won't be a problem.
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Start with low speed and keep the lid on to avoid decorating your ceiling. Works great ... wails on smoothies!
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I hope my suggestion helps! We bought it because we began using Similac Sensitive, which tends to have more gas bubbles form when mixing.
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I just got the vitamix and i now seem to do more smoothies than juicing. I throw in a bunch of veggies and fruit and blend with water and it comes out to thick or runny depending on how much water you add and how watery the ingredients are. I LOVE it! You get all the fiber instead of throwing it in the garbage! i still sometimes do a juice fast, but generally, i now do a green smoothie for breakfast.
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Most of my smoothies begin with 16 oz of flax milk, almond milk etc. I find that once I add all my ingredients ending with spinach/kale or other greens and topping it off with ice it comes close to the top. Once it blends all down to that silky smoothness it comes to about have the container. One might consider it 'overkill' to use the Vitamix for smaller personal smoothies but either way it does the job just fine. Cleaning up is simple as well. Typically I can rinse the container but when you have thicker concoctions you can add a drop of soap to half a container of warm water, blend for a few minutes and viola - clean! Most of my smoothies begin with 16 oz of flax milk, almond milk etc. I find that once I add all my ingredients ending with spinach/kale or other greens and topping it off with ice it comes close to the top. Once it blends all down to that silky smoothness it comes to about have the container. One might consider it 'overkill' to use the Vitamix for smaller personal smoothies but either way it does the job just fine. Cleaning up is simple as well. Typically I can rinse the container but when you have thicker concoctions you can add a drop of soap to half a container of warm water, blend for a... » Read More Most of my smoothies begin with 16 oz of flax milk, almond milk etc. I find that once I add all my ingredients ending with spinach/kale or other greens and topping it off with ice it comes close to the top. Once it blends all down to that silky smoothness it comes to about have the container. One might consider it 'overkill' to use the Vitamix for smaller personal smoothies but either way it does the job just fine. Cleaning up is simple as well. Typically I can rinse the container but when you have thicker concoctions you can add a drop of soap to half a container of warm water, blend for a few minutes and viola - clean! « Show Less
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I can't put my hands on my warranty right now. I've only used my Prithi a few times but have had no problems. I usually use the small bowl for blending dried fruits and nuts together. That's a tough job and it's why I bought it. It is a very powerful engine. My Vitamix could not do it well and I thought that was powerful! Sorry to hear others have had a problem and hope the warranty is honored.
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Hi Barbara...the Vitamix makes soup. The blade speed is at such a high velocity that ingredients heat after a few minutes (follow instructions for complete timing information). For smoothies, I put in ice cubes to keep the drink cold when blending. For heating soup, use a microwave, especially if meat is involved.
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If you write to customer service at VitaMix.com they will be able to give you a correct answer. Their customer service department is excellent and they respond quickly to inquiries.
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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!
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Yes - mine did. best blender ever made in my opinion and beats the Blendtec and Vitamix hands down because the "wave" action on the Tempest really DOES work and in 12 seconds, my smoothie using huge frozen strawberries is smooth, unlike the others we tried.
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Vitamix is leaking metallic fluid as well. Do you think it is seaping trace amounts into container? I got to contact the company rep...
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The problem is with your container, not the motor base; however, if your Vitamix is still under warranty, this repair would be covered. Call Vitamix customer service.
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You clean the dry blade container the same way as the wet blade from what I can tell. I fill mine up with hot tap water about 1/2 way, a few drops of dish soap and then I fasten the lip tight. Next, I start the vitamix on variable speed 1, increase to 10 and hit the 'high' switch for about a min. Afterwards, I carefully rinse out the container and lid and dry everything out with a dishcloth.
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Its not supposed to do that. You should return it where you purchased it, or contact vitamix for warranty and repair procedure.
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It's exactly how Vitamix has their carafe/jar and others. The idea is it makes it easy to take it off and clean and stick it back on the blender for usage. The super healthy persons tool has to be super easy. It poses no safety risk.
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It was likely overloading the motor, I love my Kitchen Aid mixer but I have been beyond disappointed in the food processor. I tried to make peanut butter and it couldn't hack it the motor kept stopping. I had a cheapy $40 food processor before this one and it was better than this. Good luck, have you had any luck trying to slice veggies without them all getting stuck up in the lid?
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Thank you for your inquiry. The Vitamix generates over 2 hp of power. A glass jar might be dangerous with this much power. Consequently, glass jars are not available from Vitamix.
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i'm sorry. i don't know. vitamix has a helpful site. i'm sure they will help.