The current Williams-Sonoma catalog includes a Vitamix almond butter recipe in a beautiful Ascent Series spread. As I read it, I kept finding more and more problems. I believe their recipe works, but it doesn’t follow Vitamix best practices and … Continue Reading →
If you’ve ever had your Vitamix blender abruptly stop working, most likely it was the thermal override kicking in. The thermal override turns the motor off before the motor burns out. Then, once the motor cools, you can run it … Continue Reading →
Vitamix almond butter is a super-simple recipe (1 ingredient!). However, many people are intimidated or have trouble making it, so I decided it’s worth going over best practices and potential pitfalls. If you follow these guidelines, it takes about the … Continue Reading →
If you somehow haven’t heard of Larabars, they are tasty snack bars made from dried fruit/dates and nuts. They usually have 2–6 simple ingredients, depending on the flavor. As with many things, if you make them yourself, you can customize, … Continue Reading →
I think everyone who eats fruit must have had a fruit fly infestation at one time or another. Wait too long to take out the compost or leave out some overripe fruit, and the flies can quickly invade. The first … Continue Reading →
If you’ve ever wondered exactly what the different Vitamix preset programs do, this post is for you. The programs ramp the machine through a sequence of speeds, and I thought it would be interesting to find out what those sequences … Continue Reading →
You can throw practically anything into a Vitamix, and it will blend to a smooth consistency. This leads many of us Vitamix owners to go through a phase of wanting to blend everything. So much power! But, as they say, … Continue Reading →
My current favorite spatula for scraping things out of a Vitamix container is the iSi slim spatula. It’s just the right size, shape, and stiffness to cleanly scrape blends out efficiently. Did you enjoy this post? Enter your email below … Continue Reading →
This time of year many of us are thinking about healthier habits. Drinking wholesome smoothies can be an easy and enjoyable way to increase our intake of fruits, vegetables, and other nutrient-dense foods. However, sometimes we just get out of … Continue Reading →
If you’ve been following this blog you may have noticed that all of my smoothie recipes are without bananas. I strongly dislike the smell/flavor of bananas*, so I avoid them altogether. While browsing other people’s smoothie recipes, I’ve found that the … Continue Reading →
Updated May 27, 2017 This is a common concern when buying a Vitamix machine. Do you really need the Vitamix dry container? The dry blades are shaped to push ingredients up, in order to minimize packing into the bottom corners. … Continue Reading →
I received these Vitamix spatulas as a gift soon after mentioning them a while back, and I’ve been happy with them. They are relatively rigid, so they do not seal against the container the way a silicone one would, but … Continue Reading →
I’ve been curious about making coconut butter for a while, and I finally gave it a shot. It’s made from dehydrated whole coconut, not to be confused with coconut oil, which has been separated from the coconut’s fiber/protein. I used … Continue Reading →
Certain combinations in high-powered blenders can end up frothy, foamy, or with a mousse-like texture. Sometimes it’s appealing, but other times you really don’t want all the extra air bubbles whipped into your smoothie or soup. You can minimize bubble … Continue Reading →
I’ve been browsing various random Vitamix smoothie recipes online, and I’ve repeatedly seen people using almond milk and flax oil. I suspect that this is a result of people working from smoothie recipes that were written to be able to … Continue Reading →
I made coleslaw for the first time, and it was pretty easy with the Vitamix. Most things I make in the Vitamix I process until they are maximally smooth, so it’s a bit of a change of pace to make … Continue Reading →
This is relatively self explanatory, but I have a few tips to share. When blending thicker mixtures, sometimes enough sticks to the inside of the blender after pouring it out that it seems like a waste to just wash it … Continue Reading →
Blenders are loud, and powerful ones like the Vitamix and Blendtec can be even louder. Commercial establishments often use sound enclosures, but I haven’t come across a reasonable enclosure for home use (they’re bulky and expensive). Instead, I’ve been happy with … Continue Reading →
It can be tempting to not use the lid if you’re just doing a quick touch-up or a minor blend job. If you do, realize that you are entering the danger zone. First, if the switch and knob are not … Continue Reading →
Earlier this year while looking for new smoothie ideas online I came across the notion of soaking nuts. Raw foodists who eat a lot of nuts are particularly big proponents. The claim is that by soaking nuts and discarding the … Continue Reading →