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Buying a Blender

Panouil_Moujito_37393

Hello!
I decided to buy a blender and i don't know which one should i get.

1500W 28K-32K rpm(179£)
1800W 36K-40K rpm(219£)
2200W 42K-46K rpm(259£)

I am looking at that 2200W beast! Is it worth it?

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Mike_Minh_Truong_54120

Blenders are an essential item in the kitchen. Ive heard nothing but good things about waring blenders. My current blendtec gets air bubbles too. You'll have to tap it on the counter over and over or add more food.

Brendan_Lee_56950

I have no complaints with my Waring so far.

robert.c.brown15

Love my Waring. For your purposes it will be absolutely perfect. Get the variable speed option.

seijoed

The Waring rocks.

Dangka_40977

Are you Waring Xtreme owners happy with your purchase? Debating between the MX1200XTX and the Vitamix 6300 from Costco. Drawn to the lower price and higher HP of the Waring, but the 7 year Vitamix warranty and Costco return policy are big pluses too. Will be using mostly for green smoothies, frozen fruit smoothies, ice cream, and the occasional soup. Thanks for any advice!

Brendan_Lee_56950

Yup, starting on a low speed and then slowly speeding up usually takes care of it, you can also leave it on slow and just use a spatula to push the sides towards the blade

Pepijn_31744

Blending at a lower speed prevents this from happening to some degree, but usually I end up treating it like a Polaroid picture

Pepijn_31744

You are correct, this happens when there isn't enough liquid in the blender. My blender does this quite often. Shaking usually resolves the problem.

borgech

Hi all! Just bought the waring Xtreme/Xprep variable speed model, and love it so far. I do have one question; when blending food-stuffs (so far this has happened with frozen bananas (and other cut up fruit) and basil (to make pesto)), what I believe is an air bubble forms above the blade and it just spins without making contact with any of the newly pureed material. More liquid seems to fix this issue, but I can imagine a situation where I don't want to have to add liquid. The air "burps" out naturally, or I "pop" it with a spoon or something and then restart the blade. Is there some sort of minimum liquid requirement? Has anyone else had this issue?

Brendan_Lee_56950

It's just more xtreme this way

prince_of_porcelain

Interesting is one way of putting it. Unfortunate is another. But I suppose it's a minor detail, and I bought it for the performance, not the appearance. Retail sites all show the black label, but on the Waring proper site they show this label now. I checked.

Brendan_Lee_56950

Nice. Mine didn't come with that decal on the front though, mine's just straight black. That's interesting.

prince_of_porcelain

If it wasn't obvious, I'm thrifty (cheap?) and yet I like expensive toys.

prince_of_porcelain

I got mine at Webstaurant for $318. It had been 330 there for a while. Now it's 359, so just keep a watch. Amazon has it now at the $318 price, which is about $100 less than I'd ever seen it at Amazon.

Mike_Minh_Truong_54120

@Brian Douglas,

Where? I don't enjoy paying full price too.

prince_of_porcelain

Waring 1200xtx in the house! Price dropped $12 which was enough to convince me to pull the trigger.

Jack_Mayer_85396

I have a VitaMix 200 (with the older taller carafe) and LOVE it! It has a rheostat for variable speed control and I got a second smaller carafe for it that I probably use more than the bigger one. That said, the Waring looks like a really solid machine.

Matt_67991

Has anyone tried the Oster Versa?

com-chefsteps

I'm in the VitaMix camp, though I've never spent much time with a Waring. The variable speed is pretty important.

Jack_Mayer_85396

So devious @B_Lee!

Brendan_Lee_56950

bowling ball bag, if it works for heads it'll work for a blender.

SteveM_20803

Webstaurantstore.com has the waring mx1200xtx blender on sale right now for 398.25, with free shipping. I know this because I am having one shipped to my office. Now I just have to figure out how to get it in the house.

Brendan_Lee_56950

The variable speed knob is a godsend, I dont know how I lived for so long with just hi and low settings.

jason.r.whitworth

Interesting thanks.

I own a vitamix currently bought like 5 years ago and love it. I did not get the adjustable knob one though and think of upgrading.

Maybe i will give waring a look.

robert.c.brown15

It is cheaper and more powerful. And what everyone else said. And everyone has a Vitamix. My Aunt got one for xmas. After I told her she could get the Waring, and it would be cheaper and more powerful, she said, no I definitely want the Vitamix. Likes the name. She can do what she wants, she has a hell of a lot more money than I do.

Reminds me of Bose audio systems.

Brendan_Lee_56950

I like the shape of the waring carafe better than the vitamix. I find that the waring negates the need for tamping down ingredients in most cases where the vitamix carafe really forces you to have to tamp most things.

seijoed

It might not be better, it is a whole lotta cheaper.

The model we talk about engine wise can kinda blend anything.

It is also kinda cool from a historical perspective, Waring did the original blender.

jason.r.whitworth

Why is the waring better then the a vitamix?

Just curious...

seijoed

Go Waring, Go!

Bengoshi_24963

I am also in the Vitamix v. Waring Extreme zone right now. Looks like the Waring may be the winner, but what happened to the sales here? I would have liked to support ChefSteps...