Kitchen Small Appliances
★ 78 score
Vitamix 5200 Blender
by Vitamix
High-performance blender with an aircraft-grade stainless blade and a 2-horsepower motor, assembled in Cleveland, Ohio.
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Carries a 7-year full warranty and a motor overbuilt enough that refurbished units from the 1990s are still in daily service. Redditors highlight that Vitamix sells every replacement part — blades, containers, drive sockets — so a 15-year-old machine can be brought back to life for a fraction of a new one.
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blender kitchen made-in-usa 7-year-warranty repairable small-appliance
Reddit sources · 5 mentions
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“Bought a certified refurb with a full warranty for half price. Blends daily for four years now, zero issues.”
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“My newest in the collection is the vitamix and I got such a deal on it I haven’t even put it away in the cabinet yet!”
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“I’ve had my vitamix for 10 plus years now. Still humming use it weekly too.”
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“I worked at a boutique wine country kitchen store as a teenager. So many people blew up blenders. I loved selling the Vitamix to rich people.”
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“I’ve got a similar set up. Kitchenaid stand mixer, cast iron pan, an oval Le Creuset Dutch oven (thrifted that one from an estate sale!), a vitamix.”
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“Now if you really want that blender to last buy the stainless steel Vitamix brand blender pitcher. Then you can blend ice for 20 years and you won’t have a scratched up plastic pitcher.”