the thing i saw SIL use the vm for was making short order of rice into rice
flour, Lee
"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 6 May 2012 21:43:04 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 06 May 2012 13:32:55 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>>> > wrote:
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>>>> On Sun, 06 May 2012 08:53:49 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>>>> >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.
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>>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