Recommend me your blender!

[QuantumPixies]

My trusty old food processor broke. I need a new one.

I’d like it not to cost the earth but I want something capable of grinding up soaked nuts. I cook of vegan food and the last one couldn’t really cope. Also making small amounts of curry paste.

Anyone know of anything suitable?

[QuantumPixies]

Anyone?

[Twillow]

The nutribullet will do that, pretty good with small quantities and has a extra blade that ginds dry stuff. Think they're a lot cheaper than they used to be, or get a used one off facebook or ebay.

[Peoplemaynoticeus]

I have the vitamix but it is very expensive. It is amazing though, I'm vegan and use it all the time. Sometimes you can get it on the shopping channel with 3 interest free payments.

[Mominatrix]

TBH, with these sort of electrics, it is really worth paying more for something heavy duty. I grew up with Vitamix - my parents are still using the one they purchased 30 years ago. They make their own soy milk with it, as well as using it as a coffee grinder for espresso.

I have one which has been used daily for 5 years for sauces, soups, smoothies, milkshakes, homemade nutella. No problems to date. From time-to-time Costco has them in stock and they did have them in my local one 2 weeks ago.

[QuantumPixies]

I really wish I could afford a vitamix but it’s just too much of a stretch at the moment. I’ll have a look at the nutribullet.

Thanks for all the recommendations.

[Twillow]

Hi again, I also have the vitamix - not loaded, just coveted one for years and years and then one day thought, bugger it I might not have many more years to enjoy it. Its fab - especially soup-making (heats things up with kinetic (movement) energy not radiant heat) and the smoothies. But: its not great with small quantities.

[Shitterbox]

Agree with nutribullet, very happy with mine. Having used a vitamix I think it's pretty much the next best thing that doesn't cost hundreds of pounds

[QuantumPixies]

I’ve now ordered a nutribullet. Thanks all!