| Raw Food Blenders | | | | after trying to carry out the kinds of tasks that |
| A crucial piece of equipment one needs to have in | | | | the L'Equip 428 Mill blender copes with efficiently. |
| your raw food kitchen is a high speed food | | | | Premium Choices |
| blender. This allows you the opportunity to | | | | When cost isn't an issue you can think about going |
| make various raw food recipes such as soups, | | | | for a big hitting commercial grade blender instead |
| fruit smoothies, green shakes along with nut milks | | | | costing anything from £350 or more. What |
| and butters etc. In fact you would find it very | | | | you need to consider is that this is going to be |
| difficult to commit to leading a raw food lifestyle if | | | | effectively replacing the cooker in your home |
| you don't have this crucial piece of equipment in | | | | anyway so the money you spend on yours |
| your kitchen. | | | | doesn't seem so high. |
| Those who choose to eat raw foods are looking | | | | You can if you want go for the simple commercial |
| to create very smooth soups and sauces from | | | | grade blenders available but many choose the |
| fibrous raw vegetables so that they absorb as | | | | commercial models that have been repackaged |
| many nutrients from them as possible. They will | | | | for the home market. They often come with |
| need ways that allow them to break up seeds | | | | simple instructions a useful guide and recipe |
| and nuts completely to allow them to be blended | | | | book. Within the raw food community there are |
| into nutritious shakes and milks with other foods. | | | | two contenders in the premium market and both |
| In fact they are looking for a blender that is able | | | | are made in the USA. These are available |
| to meet such exacting demands than normal | | | | through VitaMix and Blendtec also known as |
| kitchen equipment can. | | | | K-Tec. |
| Meeting the Demands In The Raw Food Kitchen | | | | But what is offered by VitaMix can leave one |
| When it comes to blenders, raw fooders use | | | | confused as this company seems to have a policy |
| theirs every day and will place them under a | | | | where they reskin or rebrand home use blender |
| greater workload than would generally be | | | | very frequently. The one that is most often |
| expected in other households. Along with being | | | | used by raw food enthusiasts is known often as |
| used more frequently, their blenders will be | | | | TNC (Total Nutrition Centre), The VitaMix 5000, |
| required to carry out tasks that are more heavy | | | | The VitaMix 5200, The VitaMix Turboblend and to |
| duty, for example they will use theirs for blending | | | | further add to your confusion this is the same |
| dry ingredients, frozen fruits and raw vegetables | | | | blender with the same motor is also available as |
| to create smoothies. It is for this reason that | | | | part of their commercial range using various |
| many who have only recently taken up this form | | | | names and with various differences to them. |
| of lifestyle will find that their normal blender | | | | Don't get me wrong I don't have anything against |
| doesn't provide the results they desire. They | | | | VitaMix they are extremely competent powerful |
| also don't work for very long and the blade may | | | | blenders suited to meeting the demands of a raw |
| disintegrate or the motor blows whilst being used. | | | | food kitchen. Yet this is simply them marketing |
| If you choose to replace like for like this is going | | | | something as innovation. In fact over the years |
| to end up costing you considerably more over the | | | | there has been nothing new about this blender |
| long term as most conventional blenders when | | | | other the name change and new packaging. It |
| given to raw fooder’s life span is considerably | | | | still has some old fashioned appear but there is a |
| shortened. Therefore in order to achieve the | | | | great chance of the protruding switches becoming |
| desired results when it comes to raw food | | | | gunged up when food spills over some time and |
| recipes and to get a return on your investment | | | | they are difficult to clean behind. The controls |
| when it comes to blender it pays to carry out | | | | are simple and unsophisticated yet it works which |
| some detailed research to discover what your | | | | is great but for me the way it is marketed is |
| options are allowing you to choose much more | | | | somewhat dishonest and for that reason I |
| wisely. | | | | wouldn't want one. |
| Entry Level Raw Food Blender That Packs Power | | | | If I had to purchase a VitaMix then I would opt |
| If you happen to be someone who may not stick | | | | for the powerful VitaPrep 3. The VitaPrep |
| to a raw food lifestyle or your budget is limited | | | | comes from the separate commercial arm of |
| then you may not want to consider spend | | | | VitaMix and so isn't plagued by the nonsense of |
| hundreds of pounds on a commercial grade | | | | sales and marketing as with the home side. As it |
| blender. Is it actually possible for one to start | | | | is more powerful the VitaPrep 3 doesn't need to |
| this type of lifestyle when your budget is limited | | | | work as hard and so can last longer carrying out |
| and as a result puts blenders with raw food | | | | the same tasks, but it often retails for around |
| capabilities out of your reach? | | | | £600. So if you can afford to this blender is |
| Up until recently the answer to these questions | | | | more than you will ever need and can last |
| would be no. Most household blenders wouldn't | | | | forever. |
| last very long when you wanted to follow such a | | | | I must confess that I do love my gadgets and |
| regime and would need to be replaced often. So | | | | technology. But there practical reasons why I |
| over the long term it would cost you considerably | | | | would choose the Blendtec HP3A Total Blender |
| more than if you were to by a more expensive | | | | over what VitaMix have to offer for the same |
| model straight away. However, L'Equip an | | | | price. Blendtec offer real innovations when it |
| American health brand has produced a new kind | | | | comes to raw food blenders rather than providing |
| of blender which can produce good results and | | | | a new name and box for it. They have a |
| you won't end up breaking the bank. | | | | waterproof touch pad panel the surface of which |
| The L'Equip 428 Mill blender is a new kind of | | | | is easy to wipe clean should you spill anything on |
| blender that's jug configuration has been altered | | | | it. Plus it looks far sleeker than the more dated |
| allow two blades to fit into the drive shaft. In | | | | ones from VitaMix. |
| the jug is a clamp arrangement which | | | | However when it comes to innovation the motor |
| incorporates a safety switch ensuring that power | | | | is full of computerized technology. Along with |
| is correctly locked down prior to use. As the | | | | the normal pulse and variable speed functions the |
| name suggests this one can mill dry ingredients as | | | | Blendtec Total has further 20 separate pre |
| well being more than capable of blending frozen or | | | | programmed cycles that allow you to ramp the |
| wet ingredients as you can simply swap the | | | | speed on this blender up and down in relation to |
| blades. | | | | the task required to be carried out. So |
| This certainly cannot achieve the same results of | | | | everything required for a healthy kitchen is |
| commercial grade blenders, yet the 18000 rpm | | | | covered by these programmed cycles yet if you |
| blade speed is amazing for a blender that will only | | | | need to it allows you to customize them to |
| cost you £99. As for the jug this looks like the | | | | create your own cycles as well. |
| design you find on a food processor and a | | | | Not only does this remove the guesswork but |
| traditional blender yet still manages to complete | | | | this one button function means that you are able |
| the functions admirably well of both these | | | | to do other tasks as the blender can think for |
| machines. In a matter of 30 seconds I have | | | | itself rather than you having to vary the speed or |
| seen it decimate dried chick peas and grind grain | | | | twiddle with a smoothie stick as with the |
| into flour. Plus the results it provides making | | | | VitaMix. Also when it comes to the jug the |
| smoothies and nut milks is good and it’s not | | | | design used by BlendTec eliminates the need for |
| far off producing smooth raw soups like the | | | | the smoothie stick and a separate jug for using |
| larger models. When it comes to the price, this | | | | with dry ingredients. You could expect to pay |
| is pretty much unbeatable and often leaves the | | | | around £400 for this machine in the UK. |
| conventional blenders found in households smoking | | | | |