Ot: Blender

You grind the grain in your Blendtec BLENDER, right? I did see that Blendtec has a grain mill.

I’m all about having appliances that are multi-tasking!! I don’t have storage for a blender and a grain mill.

Yes, I grind it in my blender.  The same blender jar I make smoothies in.  

This is the review my husband was telling me about.  It is for a Breville blender for $199.  Check it out!

Go to http://www.reviews.cnet.com and at the top search for breville blender.  It is called Breville Hemisphere Control Blender.  Right now it is at the top of the page.

The Vitamix container is SO EASY to clean, like the Blendtec’s I think. So much easier and quicker to clean than the regular blender I used to have. You don’t have to take anything apart to clean the Vitamix. Put a couple cups of water in the container, a drip of dish washing liquid, run it on high, and rinse. Occasionally I need to clean something thick or gooey from the inside with a sponge, but it is easy to clean even the thick and gooey stuff after having run some water and dish washing liquid on high for a few seconds. We use our Vitamix multiple times a day for all kinds of things and it never takes long to clean the container, even using it for back to back recipes. We do have the dry blade separate for grinding grains, but we got that on sale with gift money. Otherwise, I would have ground grains in the regular wet blade container. You can grind in the wet blade as well, just the dry blade is recommended because the shape and turn of the blade is more efficient for grinding. I hear using the wet blade for grinding makes the container look cloudy, maybe scratches it slightly, and you have to grind in smaller amounts so the grains don’t heat up much. Never tried it, but something to research before spending around $100 for any extra container. HTH and saves you some $$$ .