On Sun, 6 May 2012 21:43:04 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 06 May 2012 13:32:55 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 06 May 2012 08:53:49 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >Which one would you choose - Ninja or Vitamix? I see people here
>>> >swoon over their Vitamix, but I just can't see spending all that money
>>> >on a one when you can buy a Ninja for so much less.
>>> Are you going to make soups in the vitamix by letting the ingredients
>>> whiz around in there for 17 minutes? Are you going to juice fruits
>>> and veggies without peeling or coring them? Then get the Vitamix.
>>> Both brands say they can make dough (bread or cookie), but I really
>>> doubt that I would be satisfied with the result. I use my Ninja to
>>> make smoothies, chopped veggies, and crushed/snow ice for drinks.
>>> Depending on where you are buying and the deal you get, the Ninja is
>>> $400 less than the Vitamix. I just can't think of anything else I
>>> would want to do with it. However, I do have a food processor and a
>>> Kitchenaid mixer. Those appliances should cover any gaps the Ninja
>>> misses. I think the Ninja is a huge improvement over the blenders we
>>> are used to. That stack of 6 blades makes short work of most
>>> anything. Sorry I rambled so much.
>>
>> No problem, Janet. I was thinking along that line too. I just can't
>> see why anyone would "invest" in a Vitamix if they didn't have a
>> commercial establishment to use it in.... unless they have more money
>> than they know what to do with.
>
>Plenty of raw foodists use the Vitamix for making juices, soups, nut cheese,
>even ice cream.
>
Sorry, I forgot to mention. I can easily do the ice cream in the
Ninja.
Janet US