On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 11:23:24 -0700, graham > wrote:

>On 2017-01-21 7:55 AM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 Jan 2017 20:16:39 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:02:00 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Kitchenaid Torrent Blender
>>>> http://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop...rrent-blender/
>>>> I'll have to see some demos of this before I understand the purpose. I
>>>> clicked on the small icon in some literature because I thought it was
>>>> one of those blenders we used to see used at soda fountains.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> The price on this machine is $499.99. Now, I want to know what the
>>> heck you get for $500?
>>> Janet US
>>
>> Nothing that I can't get on my old Cuisinart FP. My neighbour bought
>> a Vitamix, also very expensive, and he gave me a demo, can't say it
>> made me want to buy one.
>>
>My son & d-i-l use a blender for smoothies and the first 2 blenders
>didn't last long so they bought an expensive one, possibly a vitamix. It
>has lasted for several years now and was worth the extra expense.

I believe that is what my neighbour bought his vitamix for and soups
but I don't do smoothies. I do have a kitchenaid stick blender and
use it seldom, that's what I would use for a cream soup. Thinking of
blending soup, must make some Delia Smith Leek and Potato soup soon