I frequently say that once you drive a car that gets 45 mpg (like our Prius) you cannot go back to a car with average fuel efficiency. The same holds true for Vitamix blenders. The other blenders just don’t compare.
We love and use our Vitamix 5200 every single day.
We grind our own almond and coconut flours (using the BPA-free dry grains container):
We make smoothies:
We blend dressings and grind nut butters.
When we are done, we fill the container halfway with water and a drop of dish soap, turn it on and it becomes it’s own dishwasher:
We don’t even need to scrub it!
Hands down: best kitchen purchase EVER.