I grew up with $20 walmart blenders, and hated anything that required a blender.

Recently bought a ninja and there is no going back. I’ll never use a crappy blender again.

Anything else like that?

  • @ericbombOP
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    59 months ago

    They all look like bottom blade only things, whereas my ninja has 3 blades throughout.

    Me and bottom only blades are not friends.

    • @[email protected]
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      49 months ago

      Plus I just looked at the price. I also have a Ninja - $90. Vitamix - $600. I’d have to be blending a whole lot to shell out that much, but I’m not, so I didn’t. The Ninja works great and is the best blender I’ve used so far, so I don’t see a reason to upgrade. Use what works for you!

      • @[email protected]
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        39 months ago

        The Vitamix is the standard choice for restaurants. It’s consistently out performed every other blender on the market for literal decades, is built like a tank, and makes smoother purees than anything else.

        It’s an absolutely insane purchase for a home cook to make though lmao. The ninja you have, while it might not be as well built, works like 90% as well as a Vitamix but for a tiny fraction of the cost. And for a home cook that maybe uses a blender once a day, it doesn’t make sense to pay for the durability and slightly increased performance of a Vitamix. Whereas for a restaurant that might use a blender dozens of times a day, it’s absolutely worth it for them to go with the Vitamix.

        • @nborhood_mothman
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          29 months ago

          Alternatively: get a used Vitamix on eBay or elsewhere. We did that last year and saved 50% on the cost vs new (I want to say it was $200 vs over $400 new). From what I’ve read a Vitamix like the 5200 is pretty easy to get parts for if something breaks on it.