Both owners and professional reviewers concur that the Vita-Mix 5200 is the best blender if you want an appliance that goes well beyond making smoothies and pureeing soup ... The Vita-Mix 5200 has a powerful 2-horsepower (1,380 watt) motor, and users say its blades spin so fast you can make hot soup in it. It's also powerful enough to make perfectly blended cheese fondues and to grind grains into flour ... The Vita-Mix 5200 comes with a seven-year warranty ...
We found the best feedback for the Vita-Mix 5200 at Cook's Illustrated magazine and ConsumerReports.org, where reviewers test a variety of blender models and report on performance and ease of use ...
