People who love to cook can appreciate that their blender can do more than blend drinks. Pushing a standard department store machine to its limits often means a burned out motor. If you are willing to make an investment into a multi-tasking small kitchen appliance, you should take a look at the Vitamix Professional Series 500 Blender from Williams-Sonoma.
According to the Product Expert at Williams-Sonoma, the Vitamix Professional Series 500 Blender can "handle jobs that no other single appliance can." The speed of the motor creates enough friction that it can whip up rich ice cream in about a minute and smooth hearty warm soup into a steaming hot puree. The Vitamix Professional Series 500 Blender can, of course, perform all of the tasks of a typical blender. However, its super powerful commercial grade motor – that moves the machine's blades at 240 mph – is capable of wowing most chefs. Unique to the Vitamix 500 model are preprogrammed switches for pulse, hot soups, frozen desserts and smoothies. Anyone who has attempted to puree hot soup knows how dangerous this can be. Just pouring the soup into the blender container can be hazardous. If you manage to get the soup into the container without burning yourself, it inevitably happens when you are trying to take the lid off as the hot soup creates a suction. Or you have to cool the soup and reheat it, which isn't ideal. With the Vitamix Professional Series 500 Blender, you can begin with warm soup and end with hot soup. The steam safely escapes through the container's steam vents. The Vitamix Professional Series 500 Blender is so efficient at making smoothies that there's no need to peel the skin from the fruit. One minute it's there, and the next it's not. After the Vitamix 500 runs through both power cycles of the smoothie setting, blending automatically ceases when every bit of fruit and ice has been pulverized. It can also grind harder substances such. Grains can be ground into powder and hard cheeses cut into shreds.
At almost $600.00, the Vitamix Professional Series 500 Blender is definitely an investment. If you feel that the sole purpose of your blender is to allow you to imbibe copious amounts of frozen cocktails, then perhaps a $600 blender is not for you. However, if you see this device as a multi-purpose kitchen tool – functioning as several appliances in one – then the Vitamix might be worth the expense. Foodies whose kitchens are tiny can especially appreciate the Vitamix's ability to wear many hats. Another cool feature is that cleaning your Vitamix Professional Series 500 Blender couldn't be easier. Just add soapy water to the container and blend for a few seconds. You now scrubbed your blender's container and blades. Rinse with clean water and you're done.
The Vitamix Professional Series 500 Blender is made in the U.S.A. and comes with a seven year warranty. It has a stainless steel base and 64 oz BPA free plastic container with locking lid and steam vents. Also included are a taper tool, recipe book and instructional DVD. For more information, visit Williams-Sonoma.com.
