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Question: Is the jar plastic or glass?
Document: Very worth the money because it does it all. Very large base and does take up a lot of counter space. My only disappointment is for the cost of the item, the container is plastic instead of glass. Buy one I don't think you will be sorry.
My second favorite would have to be the old versions of the Ninja blenders but it doesn't annihilate food like this does.My only complaints would be, it is a bit heavy (the base.) It is a little hard to clean the blade in the cup. The cup part is plastic and not glass and I still get startled when I turn it on hahaEverything else, perfect.
And did any of that rub off and go into my smoothies? I wonder..... Seems to me Vitamix could make a glass container and we wouldn't have that problem. But maybe there's a down side to glass I'm not aware of.IMPORTANT UPDATE as of 8/27/2012Thanks to all for your comments.
If you think about it all this thing is, is a powerful electric motor with a sharp/high quality blade and hard plastic container. A simple well built North American product and it preforms.......
I love it. I get to keep all the fiber from my fruits n veggies. I have not had a problem with the motor smelling or with discoloration of the plastic like I read in other reviews before I purchased my own Vitamix.
The motor does have an electrical smell when you push it with a thick sticky sauce. Also the first time you open it the plastic jug does have a strong odor of plastic, but it goes away after the first use. I am glad a bought the best first and didn't get two 200$ ones in hopes they would equal this one.
Worth every penny. I broke my jaw and got this. I have blended up everything I can find in this for the last month to suck through a straw. All liquid based. I would like to get the dry blade, it doesn't come with it. I wish it did or I would have known. You think it could be included for the price.I don't mind the plastic case, the rotation part is very durable.
I purchased this mixer based on the positive reviews here, I had been given the impression that I would get a basic, yet powerful machine.I was really geared up to like this machine, but then doubts started nagging away at me, for example I was a little put off by the amount of plastic used. The switches feel cheap, the base unit is plastic and the whole thing STANK of styrofoam.
It works extremely well at blending up pretty much anything. Much better then the crappy Magic Bullet I had before.Only negatives is the height(cannot fit on counter under cupboards), so it needs to be pulled forward every time I use it(and therefore leaving black marks on my counter that were very difficult to remove). It also has a slight burning plastic smell everytime I use it, but I read that it will go away within a few months.
I would recommend this blender to anyone interested in getting a blender. I use it frequently to make kale shakes primarily (train by day Joe Rogan Podcast by night, all day). It blends with a nice uniformity and swiftly. The only con I've been able to find so far is that it makes a very mild plastic burning smell when run for more than a short burst. This is due to the electric motor I believe and goes away as soon as the blender is turned off.
Answer: A very high quality plastic. We have had ours for over a year and have no scratches or dulling. If you clean it right after use, per the instructions you have hardly any scrubbing to do. Just a warm water rinse and dry.