(AW:) Vitamix and Poll

[joyseattle]

I just got a Vitamix today! Gift to myself for my one-year juicing/weight loss/life change anniversary.

If you have one, thoughts, tips or recipes?

If not, what's your favorite kitchen tool?

[hensmum]

Jealous!

I cannot live w/o my crockpot.

[mk]

Fun!

My favorite kitchen tool is the immersion blender.

From Mandy's phone

[kershnic]

Yay for rewarding yourself.

Kitchen aid mixer is my favorite and our most used. And I'm still glad we decided to register for the red one.

[2brides]

We love the Magic Bullet (no, not that one...)

It is awesome for making super fast smoothies (l drinks one every morning and I sometimes make them for the kids for breakfast.)

[hlke]

I'm WAY into green smoothies, but only have a regular blender. You can do a lot more greens in the VitaMix! My favorite recipes are:
-arugula, mango, banana, and water smoothie
-mango mojito: healthygreendrink.com/recipes/mango-mint-jito/

And I really like this web app for ideas, from normal to crazy:
www.greensmoothiesblog.com/recipes/

We couldn't live without our Cuisinart food processor. It's ancient off Craigslist and still going strong. We also rely on the slow cooker a lot, and I'm going to get us a programmable one soon.

[rikkiandjulie]

Crockpot and a good set of knives!