Does anyone have an imitation of the Vitamix blender

[lilles]

that you can recommend?

[Deleted]

I don't, but buying the original is the best purchase I've ever made.

[oliviapope]

I hear the ninja is pretty good, I don't own it myself though.

[naldridge]

We have a Ninja Professional and for what we use it for, it is sufficient. It's definitely much, much, much more powerful than a typical blender and seems to be able to do most of what a VitaMix can. I haven't tried to use it for milling flours but I make nut butters and smoothies with no problems at all.

[brooke77]

What will you use the vitamix to do? I also have, and highly recommend, the Ninja Professional, but I don't think it's quite a vitamix imitation. It is really powerful and I've made smoothies, hummus, etc.

[Miel]

I also have a Ninja blender and I really like it so far. I haven't made any nut butters but I did make almond milk and was really worried that it would dull the blades but they are still super sharp. I use it mostly to puree soups, smoothies, sauces, almond milk and occasionally I make mayo in it if I need to make a larger quantity then what my stick blender can handle.

For $100, I'm really impressed by it.

[jamalynn]

For smoothies, we just the magic bullet. Works very well and is small. I have a good food processor, so I have a cheap blender and my bullet.