Why I chose the Vitamix 780

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My absolute new favorite kitchen toy that is used everyday- sometimes multiple times a day, is my Vitamix Pro 780 Blender.  You see, when I was nursing both my girls, I used to make this amazing shake to help increase my milk.  It was a peanut butter banana shake that contained oatmeal and brewers yeast to help lactation.  However, I used to use a Cuisinart blender, and my smoothies usually consisted of chunks of bananas, ice, oatmeal pieces, and globs of peanut butter.  No matter how much I tried to blend the smoothie, it always came out chunky, and I never had enough time to figure it out with 1 or both screaming children.

Finally after 7 years, that blender broke.  I quietly did a happy dance, and told my husband that it was the perfect opportunity to buy a blender that would last a lot longer but also one that is much more powerful.  We now had 2 toddlers and although they do eat a lot of fruits and veggies, putting some in smoothies would also be an advantage of purchasing a high powered blender.

I did my research, and decided that a blender with preset options would be the best choice for our family.  Pressing a button and walking away until completed would conveniently let me multitask as I usually do.

My options for a Vitamix with presets was one from the Ascent series series (that had bluetooth and wireless capability- not sure if I wanted such things near my food), the Professional Series 750, or the 780 with the touchscreen.  I liked the idea of the glass touchscreen and not having a dial to turn (or clean).  The 780 was also slightly less money than the 750.

I also found that different retailers had different models that couldn’t be found elsewhere.  Before I drove myself absolutely insane, I zeroed in on the 750 and 780.  Both have 2.2 peak horsepower, presets, and a low profile container (I measured to make sure it would fit under my upper cabinets).  The 780 wasn’t available on the Vitamix website, but could be found on Amazon and Costco.  For me, it really came down to the price ($500 vs $600), and what I wasn’t getting for the extra $100 for the 750.

The only difference I found besides the dial vs touchscreen was the size!  The size of the 750 was 17.5 x 9.4 x 7.7 in, and the 780 was 17.25 x 8.8 x 9 in.  Was it worth paying an extra $100 for a mere inch or two?  Not to me.

I then quickly ordered the 780 and haven’t looked back.  We use it everyday, sometimes multiple times a day.  My little ones love pressing the start button when using the smoothie or cleaning preset. (Yes, it cleans itself!)  We have used this blender more in the past 2 months than we used our older blender in the past 7 years.  Definitely worth the investment!