Raw on a Budget, Blenders

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My husband usually does our shopping and since we have been (almost)

totally raw vegan, he marvels EVERY time at how much LESS expensive

it is to eat this way! We do not do organic totally, just the things

that are the most contaminated, and wash everything well.

 

As for blenders, I have the K-Tec and it is really marvellous. I

make warm soups with it and the smoothies are ever-so-smooth. I have

noticed that it doesn't do so well with tiny amounts. It kind of

sprays them onto the sides and they are not adequately pulverized.

 

I wish that these companies would put out an extra mini jar like the

Osterizer I used to have. I think they called it a baby food jar.

It also had a separate screw-on lid for storage in the fridge. That

little jar reminds me of those little interchangeable rounded-top (no

lid)jars on the Tribest personal blenders, you know, like the ones

you see on the late night informercials. I actually got one of those

from ebay called Mrs. Kitchen and it is really quite handy for small

amounts of things, but it is not powerful enough to do a green

smoothie and I am concerned about its longevity. It says not to let

it run longer than 60 seconds, so that makes me nervous. It does

well for what it does, it will grind up flax seeds and things like

that, as well as garlic, etc. Does anyone know if the actual brand

Tribest is any more powerful and durable than this one? Now that I

am used to a super blender like my K-Tec I want everything to be in

that class. That is why I would like to see them and Vitamix come

out with that mini jar option.