Blender

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I think main thing is get high power with good presets. I really love my Ninja Chef High Speed but can only get it refurbished now which might not be a bad thing for the price.

 

[noboundaries]

Amazon offers it new at $335.81 with the standard 75 oz. 4-sided jar and Costco has it with the Wildside+ jar along with the 37 oz. Twister jar for $365.75.

That Costco price is one heck of a deal. Those two jars are perfect for the Blendtec.

 

[dls1]

That Costco price is one heck of a deal. Those two jars are perfect for the Blendtec.

Yes, it is. If I didn't already have a Blendtec I'd jump on that offer.

Since I bought my Blendtec a long time ago, I've had the Wildside+ and standard 4-side square jars. What's the benefit/advantage of the Twister jar. I might be interested in getting one.

 

[noboundaries]

What's the benefit/advantage of the Twister jar. I might be interested in getting one.

Biggest benefit for us is nut butters: peanut and almond are our favorites. To make crunchy peanut butter, 1 cup unsalted, roasted peanuts. Pulse a few times to break up, then set aside.

Add 1 3/4 cup roasted, unsalted peanuts and 1/4 tsp salt to jar. Speed 1 for full 51 second cycle. Then speed up to 5 and keep slowly increasing to 8 until cycle stops. Mix half the broken nuts in with a spoon then put in a jar. Repeat. Makes about 30 oz.

I use it for making spreadable butter, too.

Works better for cracking peppercorns than the Wildside jar.

 

[dls1]

Biggest benefit for us is nut butters: peanut and almond are our favorites. To make crunchy peanut butter, 1 cup unsalted, roasted peanuts. Pulse a few times to break up, then set aside.

Add 1 3/4 cup roasted, unsalted peanuts and 1/4 tsp salt to jar. Speed 1 for full 51 second cycle. Then speed up to 5 and keep slowly increasing to 8 until cycle stops. Mix half the broken nuts in with a spoon then put in a jar. Repeat. Makes about 30 oz.

I use it for making spreadable butter, too.

Works better for cracking peppercorns than the Wildside jar.

Thanks for the response and input. Your comments confirm the reviews I read earlier today. Just placed an order with Amazon and should have the jar tomorrow.

I tried to make some nut butters a few years ago using, I believe, the standard 4-sided jar. Didn't care for the results, and never tried again. The Twister jar sounds like it might up my game quite a bit so I'm looking forward to that experiment and, for my first effort, I'll use your recipe. One question; when you say " Add 1 3/4 cup...." I assume you're saying 1¾ cup, not one ¾ cup. Is that correct?

I make a lot of compound butters, my favorite being anchovy butter, so I'm looking forward to that experiment as well.

Thanks again.

 

[noboundaries]

I assume you're saying 1¾ cup, not one ¾ cup. Is that correct?

Correct: one and three-quarters cup.

I've used less with great results. 2 cups is a tad too much. 1 2/3 to 1 3/4 cup works beautifully. The Twister jar makes great nut butters. The nut butter will stick to the bottom of the blades. Even though you use the Twister lid to make the nut better, cleaning is a different story. Pulsing with a drop of dish soap and a cup of water using the "sealing" lid, not the Twister lid, gets it clean. Trust me on the lids. You've been warned!

 

[IMAVGAN]

I have both a Vitamix at home & a Blendtec at my office. If I had to do it again, both would be Vitamix blenders. It just makes a better smoothie as far as chopping ice into finer bits.