[Electronics-Talk] Blenders or blending systems

Thu Apr 15 12:50:18 UTC 2021

This is all very interesting and good to know.
I have heard that the Vitamix is very loud, like a jet plane in your
kitchen.  Is that so?
Tracy

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Hey all, 
I wanted to chime in and say I love my Vitamix blender. I believe most
models are fully accessible. I have the pro 750 and it is very tactile. Two
levers and a manual dial that has verible speed on one have and presets on
the left, which you can just memorize and the dial gives you feedback by
stopping at each preset turning counter clockwise. The presets are for
several kinds of blending with preset times. I mostly use the smoothie one
and then the clean function all the way to the left, where I just put in a
dab of dish soap and warm water half way up. This gets any gunk from some
ingredients that tend to stick a bit. 
I think most are like this at varying prices. It would state if it has a
touch screen, and there are so many that do not, you should find one
suitable. They do cost more, but last ten or more years.
Lori AKA Food Lady 

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Yes, they are. The 5200 has three controls; a up/down toggle button for
power on/off, a second toggle for normal/high speed, and a rotary speed
control for use when the normal/high toggle is in normal mode. NO display,
menu system, or hard to feel membrane buttons. The speed control does have
markings for 1 through 10, but it has hard stops at 1 and 10, and you can
guesstimate the other values. And, for most recipes, the setting isn't
critical. If you blend at 6 instead of 5, it won't make much of a
difference.

Sorry if I sound like a Vitamix advertisement; I'm just a very happy
customer.
--Doug

--Doug

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But are they accessible; I have always wondered about that.

Paul Ferrara, CPACC, ADS, Certified Braille Transcriber Communications
Accessibility Editor, Dot6 American Printing House
1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206 Main 502 895 2396
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I would agree. Although the VitaMix blenders are on the pricy end, they are
incredibly awesome with blending ice and frozen fruits. The Ninja does not
leave smoothies as smooth as the VitaMix. You can usually get the VitaMixes
on Amazon refurbished for a much better price than buying them new.

Juan F. Haro

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I highly recommend the Vitamix 5200 (or current equivalent). It makes great
smoothies, soups, and desserts, it's easy to use, easy to clean, and it's
blind friendly. It's not a bullet blender, so it may not quite be what
you're looking for. But I think it's worth considering.

--Doug

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My boss swears by his Ninja. He says it makes anything from a smoothie to
soup. Don't know about accessibility, though.
Tracy

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Hi everyone,

I'm possibly wanting to get something new, as I have an old fashion blender
that I've had since my college days, over 20 years ago. While thinking about
making myself a breakfast smoothy, I thought that it would be convenient to
have one of those bullet cups rather than a whole blender full of the stuff.

I'm wondering what you guys might use and what works well and is accessible
for a blind person. I really don't want anything big or complex, as I
wouldn't use this for anything extraordinary.

I've heard of things like the Ninja or the nutria-bullet, but I don't know
the difference between those things.

Thanks for any thoughts or advice.

Jim

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