Vita-Mix Vita Mix 5000 Review

Where to start . . . The Vita - Mix 5000 blender (now the 5200) is an incredibly powerful blender.  We use it primarily to make smoothies, pancakes, and frozen drinks when intertaining.  We have also used it to make peanut butter, which, I would think, is one of the most challenging things to make with a blender.  I would be making peanut butter with an average blender would burn out the motor relatively quickly . . . not with the Vita - Mix!  The other thing we have made with the Vita - Mix is ice cream and sorbet.  The process to make anything frozen like ice cream or sorbet is so simple, just put in the liquid ingredients (like milk, chocolate, or caramel), add any dry ingredients (like peanuts, oreo cookies, cookie dough, or brownies), then add ice or frozen milk cubes.  Start the blender and watch everything get blended together and begin to freeze.  We have even made Irish Cream Ice Cream, YUMMY!!  The blender is simple to clean, nothing comes apart, just put water and soap in, fire it up, dump it out, and rinse.  Really, the best thing about it is the power and speed.  It isn't the cheapest blender out there, but it should last a lifetime.