Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 I am looking to buy one of these nifty blenders that seem to do it all to raw food but I am very confused as to what to buy, Vitamix, Greenstar, K-Tec. Can anyone offer some guidance??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Kellie, My own experience is that the good old Osterizer works pretty well for a single person. They are affordable and just about every place stocks replacement parts. It also has the advantage that you can unscrew the bottom, making it easier to get all the food out and to clean the pitcher. Everything goes in the dishwasher for cleaning. We got ours as a wedding present 20 years ago, but for the last 2.5 years I've been using it for raw food preparation. I've since gotten a Champion Juicer and a food processor but the Osterizer gets the most use and is holding up to it well. The only thing I've ever had to do is replace the gasket twice. Once from old age (the rubber gets brittle after 20 years) and the second from my incompetence - I assembled it incorrectly and it got tangled in the blade. Naturally, your mileage may vary. Nickolas Hein Morgantown WV - Kellie LaRue RawSeattle Wednesday, March 10, 2004 4:14 PM [RawSeattle] Blenders I am looking to buy one of these nifty blenders that seem to do it all to raw food but I am very confused as to what to buy, Vitamix, Greenstar, K-Tec. Can anyone offer some guidance??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 I've found the K-Tec to be extremely useful and a real work horse. Great for smoothies and dressings and raw soups. If you buy new, there is an 8 (or was it 6?) year warrenty. Those are my 2 cents. Cheers, Tina > I am looking to buy one of these nifty blenders that seem to do it all to > raw food but I am very confused as to what to buy, Vitamix, Greenstar, > K-Tec. Can anyone offer some guidance??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 The K-Tec is a commercial quality blender. You can find a comparison of it with two other commercial blenders at http://www.blenders.net/blender-comparison-chart.asp It is the top of the line. The Vita-Mix is good also as you can reverse the blades manually. A regular blender will have less capacity and the blades can only turn in one direction. Ron Koenig RawSeattle , " Tina Bystrom " <bystrom@i...> wrote: > I've found the K-Tec to be extremely useful and a real work horse. > Great for smoothies and dressings and raw soups. If you buy new, > there is an 8 (or was it 6?) year warrenty. > > Those are my 2 cents. > > Cheers, > Tina > > > > I am looking to buy one of these nifty blenders that seem to do it > all to > > raw food but I am very confused as to what to buy, Vitamix, > Greenstar, > > K-Tec. Can anyone offer some guidance??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Over the years I've heard/read many discussions of blenders, with some favoring K-Tec and some favoring Vita-mix. One is stronger and noisier (K-Tec). Many people have had good luck with Viamix and it's less noisy. What I'd like to know is, which blends better??? There are different aspects to this. I have an older Vita-mix (3600). It is stronger than my other regular blenders, but does not blend as efficiently. When I blend up nuts in smoothies, etc. it leaves more grit in the bottom. It seems to knock pieces around more than other blenders without breaking them down. I'm sure the newer models are more efficient and do appear to be so, based on watching other chefs with theirs. For anyone who has experienced both K-Tec and Vita-mix, which blends more efficiently? Thanks, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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