Vitamix 5200 Blender Professional-Grade, Self-Cleaning 64 oz Container, Black – 001372

Got this for a super steal on black friday after having broken the hamilton beach blender i used to have. I hated that blender and as such didn’t use it unless i had to. So when it broke and it was time for a new one i wanted one that i wouldn’t hate. This blends wonderfully. Smooth and quick even for a smaller amount of liquid. Nothing gets stuck under the blades. It is easy to clean. It’s a dream. I’m already stocking my freezer with frozen fruits for smoothies, making almond milk and generally looking forward to soups and such to make the most of this mighty guy. It does take significant real estate on the shelf but it’s worth it to have a blender that doesn’t suck.

I’m a new-ish vegan and have already burned out the motor of a kitchenaid blender (granted it was almost 20 years old) making veggie sauces. All of my favorite online chefs said go vitamix but i thought paying that much for a blender was appalling. I’m now a believer. If you use your blender every day or almost every day as i do, and want to make the creamy dreamiest sauces, smoothies, dips, dressings, what-have-you, this is worth every penny. It absolutely sounds like a 747 preparing for takeoff at the highest speed but it blends so fast. I love love love it.

Had a ninja before this one. Had to use a strainer all the food using the ninja. Vitamix there is no strainers needed. Food purees perfectly smooth. I make a lot of salsas and have been super pressed with this blender. Cleanup is easy..just nlemd water and dishwashing.soap.

I make green smoothies regularly so i thought i’d buy this to replace my ninjia blender after a blogger i follow did a comparison between different blenders. This was the top rated blender in their tests and i can see why. My smoothies are as smooth as water! No chunks. Wow!!!! Buy this!

I am a 92 bed long-term healthcare facility skill care family’s been in business 58 years this has been the best blender i’ve ever bought i buy one about once a year but you realize we’re preparing probably 15 to 20 meals a day three times a day that is blended totally you cannot wear one of these down i always buy a spare with no black friday just to have on hand they’re the best i’ve had all types and models of food choppers and blenders before nowhere that’s compared to this product and for other price

The best blender of all times. Not the best looking, but functional and build for the next 25 years. I would recommend this to a friend.

The engineering and power on this thing is amazing. Smoothie shop tier smoothies (because the shops use vitamix too) and a 7 year warranty.

Plus, the engineering is fantastic. I found out after i bought it that the blades are designed dull to pulverize the contents, so you never need to worry about the blades getting dull, because they’re designed that way from day 1!

The noise, however, is like a turbo jet taking off from my studio apartment at 6:30am. Sorry neighbors.

I’ve only had the product for a couple of weeks and i’ve made a couple of smoothies with it. Without a doubt the best blender i’ve owned, also the most expensive, but worth the price.

Cleaning is easy, my smoothies are creamy and i don’t feel any fibers as with other blenders. Overall great product.

This certainly leaves my oster in the dust! I splurged & got this, and very happy that i did! It’s very easy to use & does a great job. Also love that it’s self cleaning. The only thing that’d make this better, is if the container was glass (which i thought this would be, so was a bit disappointed). Not sure if vitamix makes a glass replacement or not (?).

I am completely satisfied with my vitamix blender.

We use our blender at least 3-4 times a week at our home. That’s just for sauce making purposes. You add making breakfast smoothies that’s another 4-5 times a week. Protein shakes and it’s an every day use. Although i’ll say i stopped using it for protein shakes, makes it too frothy and the clean up is a ‘hassle’. It’s not really a hassle but it’s a lot of water waste.

My problem with this machine though is that it did stall on me once when blending natural peanutbutter. I wasn’t even making it from scratch. For a blender that a lot of people swear by and how america’s test kitchen said it can take on any task it was disappointing to see it stall mixing premade natural peanutbutter.

It’s also very loud, so make sure you pause anything you’re watching or listening to.

Don’t get me wrong i love it. It can go slower than other blenders giving you better control of how chunky you want your sauces. Or you can use it high power and it will even end up pulverizing chilli seeds and all their skin, you won’t even really need a sieve from how fine it got blended.

Sometimes it’s best to get the basic version of a kitchen appliance because all the bells and whistles can lead to a breakdown in function. I chose this vitamix blender because 1. I always wanted one and 2. I grabbed it when it was on sale for prime day. I researched the different models and found that this ‘basic’ one had all the power that vitamix is famous for without the complaints that some people have for the more elaborate models. I wanted a container that could self-clean — more on that later — and could power through ice cubes and frozen fruit without leaving chunks behind. I wanted to be able to prepare hot soups as easily as hummus and milkshakes. I got everything i wanted; however, this vitamix is not perfect.

First, i had to return my first blender because it leaked through the bottom. My second one worked as it should, but it bothers me that vitamix lacked the quality control to catch the first defect. I had to wonder if i received a returned blender. For this model of vitamix, the blade is supposed to be sealed to the bottom of the container; it cannot be removed. This design is critical for not only leak-free blending but also for cleaning.

My second complaint has to do with how narrow the bottom of the container is. Vitamix does sell a wide-bottom container, but it is pricey since that, too, has the blade permanently installed. I have to use the included plunger at times to make sure everything in a full container gets processed.

Last, because this is a basic model, it does not have pre-programmed settings for smoothies, soups, frozen drinks, etc., and you must control how long and how fast the blades move to reach your desired result.

But, oh, the power! My strawberry daiquiris get made in almost no time, and, with a push or two through the lid, get completely and smoothly processed. I have an oster versa, and while in many ways it operates the same as the vitamix, it is slower to get the same results. The friction created by the blades on high eventually heat up the contents for steaming pureed soups, but they won’t be on long enough to, say, warm your milkshake. It has a swtich for two blade speed settings: high and variable. When variable speed is switched on, you have ten speeds to select within it. You will have to learn which speeds are best for which applications, but it all works flawlessly.

Because the blade is permanently attached, cleaning is a breeze. You never risk cutting your fingers because all you have to do is fill the container halfway with hot water, add a little dish soap, blend on high, and then rinse. Cleaning accomplished.

I applaud vitamix for including both a printed owner’s manual and a recipe book. When i’m in the kitchen learning to use a new appliance, i don’t want to have to run back and forth to my computer or squint at my phone’s small screen. Because vitamix has included this ‘introduction to high-speed blending,’ my understanding of all this blender can do has been expanded, thanks to the select recipes. I never would have dreamed of trying some of the techniques without it.

I’ve discovered that there’s a reason so many vitamix owners swear by it. Although i cannot compare to blendtec, its main competitor, i know that it is superior to other friction blenders i’ve owned. While the oster versa is great for the price, vitamix remains king in my book.

— debbie lee wesselmann

Overall, good choice for smoothie lovers as it expands the choice of ingredients which i can use due to powerful motor. However as i decided to upgrade to vitamix from my cheaper blender brand i was hoping that this expensive machine will crush all small berry seeds (raspberry, blackberry, etc). Unfortunately even after 1 min on turbo mode it leaves some seeds not crushed. Keeping the power longer will quickly heat the liquid above my comfort level. This behavior is for brand new device with sharp blades, meaning over time, as blades get more blunt, this device might perform worse. Adding ice might work to keep the temperature down, need to test.

This is my fourth purchase of a vitamix blender and the second one i’ve bought as a gift. It was supposed to come with a dvd, which would be nice for the recipient to have. Amazon apparently will do nothing about it other than have me return the entire thing, which ain’t gonna happen. Makes me wish i’d bought it from vitamix directly.

Powerful machine and i am happy with it. The only negative thing i would say is that sometimes it gets an air pocket down by the blades and you have to keep dislodging it. However it does come with a plunger but since i don’t like using it i have learned to balance the thickness of the mix with the speed of the blades through its sound and watching the vortex.
I recommend.

You have probably looked at all the online reviews of blenders, and that’s why you’re here. You’ve cleverly selected this one, the best-reviewed, top-notch vitamix at any price, according to numerous sources. Further, you’re probably excited about the possibility of never again dealing with shoving thick mixtures down towards the blades as a vexing bubble forms and the engine grinds away fruitlessly, like you experienced with that old mixer of yours. Perhaps you’re dreaming of really smooth smoothies, hummus, and milkshakes.

I’m sorry to dash your dreams, but even this $400+ blender is not going to accomplish that.

Is this a bad blender, you might be wondering? No, of course not. It totally blends things. But i do admit i was disappointed that it did not, in fact, turn ice into snow. It does not, in fact, create really smooth hummus, not without adding a lot more liquid than you probably want in your hummus. And the whole fruit margherita recipe included with the product? It doesn’t really puree the squidgy bits of citrus, even if you blend it for quite awhile. To the point that it wasn’t really possible to suck the marg out of a super-thick straw. Milkshakes came out similarly chunky, rather than smooth and creamy. If you blend them any longer, the famous friction-heating function comes into play. At which point, you no longer have a milkshake, but soup ala creme anglaise.

The issue, it would seem, is with thicker mixtures. This is the exact issue you’re going to encounter with any sort of blender, cheap or costly. This vitamix does a lovely job with things that are quite runny indeed, but so can a $40 oster.

On the bright side, like i said, it blends things. It’s quite easy to clean as well. But as blenders go, this is nothing extraordinary. Probably not worth $400, in any event. I’m still going to use it, but it doesn’t get counter space. It’s going in the equipment drawer.

I had the previous model of this same blender, it worked great for a long time but my smoothies started to get more foamy as it got older so i wanted to update with a new machine and i was expecting it to be quieter but i am very disappointed because at high speed the new machine is way more noisy.

The only thing i don’t like about the vitamix is that it on high setting, it starts to heat the food very quickly. On a lower setting (in the ‘variable’ range), it will overheat and shut down if used for longer than a minute or so. It will come back on once it has cooled (45 minutes to an hour), but that is rather annoying. I am getting used to it though and mostly, you don’t need it on for very long.

The hi setting is where i do most of my blending because i bought this for smoothies. I had oropharyngeal cancer and the treatments left me with a severely reduced ability to produce saliva. This makes eating a chore, thus enter smoothies. The difficulty i have with the blender is that i need to use the high setting to blend things smooth (i hate chunks) but if i do so for long, then the smoothie heats up. You get around this by adding ice after everything is smooth, but if you don’t want it watered down with ice, then oh well. I understand from an engineer friend of mine that this is likely an unavoidable side effect of it being so effective. The friction of the super fast blades is what causes the heat.

And truly, i can’t complain about the results. My smoothies are truly smooth!!! It even chops up chia seeds. Chia seeds!!! I never expected that! It doesn’t get blackberry seeds though. I don’t think anything in the world can grind blackberry seeds. Dratted things. Any way… Yeah.

Great blender. Truly the best blender i’ve owned. It is expensive, but for me, i need this to get enough to eat every day, so it is truly worth it. Even if you don’t need it like i do, it is great for blending fiber filled foods (fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds) so that you feel full longer after drinking your smooth smoothie.

This is the best blender i ever had, except the noise level is intolerable. It must be turned up through the variable settings to the high setting, or it shuts down, even doing cooked applesauce., i learned to put it on a silicone trivet, which dampens the sound somewhat, and i am using foam noise suppressor ear plugs while waiting for the safety ear muffs i just ordered to arrive. I would think that the manufacturer should be able to do a better job on the noise level. I bought this while it was on sale on black friday, and whether on sale or not, it is still an expensive purchase!

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