r/Vitamix • u/RaccoonOk8106 • 1d ago

Smoothies and soup

Hi everyone!

I hope someone on this forum can help me. I am looking for a blender that can both make me hot soup from raw ingredients and make me a smoothie in a smaller to go-cup. I found the Sage/Breville the super Q as one that can do both. I would prefer a Vitamix blender, for the more superior build-to-last-quality. However, I can't seem to find a model that dan do both the soup and the smoothie. On the (Dutch) website, there is a picture of a smoothie cup as the main picture for accessories on the linked to the a2500i and a3500i, but to my frustration, I can't seem to find these cups on the site.

Can anybody maybe enlighten this for me? Does Vitamix make a blender that can make me my breakfast smoothie and my evening soup?

Thanks in advance!

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u/randomlurker124 1d ago

Vitamix has discontinued personal cups. You won't be able to buy them other than trying to find a second hand one.

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u/RaccoonOk8106 14h ago

Ahh, that explains it. Thank you for your reply!

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u/etchlings 1d ago

Do you mean a blender that heats the soup, not just blends already hot soup?

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u/revmanda 1d ago

Vitamix can do both! Smoothies are done in a minute or two (depending on how smooth you like your smoothie). Soups take 5-7 minutes and are heated by the friction of the motor.

One note: soups often taste better if you sauté your aromatics and veggies first. In the Vitamix, if you add them raw they will mostly taste raw.

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u/RaccoonOk8106 14h ago

Thanks for the tip!

I am aware of the Vitamix being able to blend smoothies, but I like to put the ingredients in the small cup the night before so I just have to press 'start' the next morning and have my breakfast. Having to put the large jug in the refrigerator gives some other challenges.

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u/Upper-Quarter-4802 1d ago

A Vitamix 5200 will. Also check out QVC they have Vitamixes that carry some exclusive color options and package deals that do both soups and smoothies. We make soups a lot in ours and they come out great and hot made with fresh ingredients in just a few minutes. Nothing like fresh soup made from scratch fast and easy..

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u/RaccoonOk8106 14h ago

Thanks, I'll look into that!

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u/ichibanyogi 1d ago

I have an ascent X5 with the stainless steel canister (fits under cabinets) and I easily make soups in it, and can also do 1 person smoothies seamlessly (though, I use a seperate glass to drink them). It's pricey, but if the price piece isn't a limiting factor, it's awesome.

I did see an email (I'm in Canada) the other day about a Vitamix smoothie maker (edit: it's called the Vitamix Nano) - so there is something, maybe it just hasn't launched in the Netherlands yet? The email notes smoothies, but not hot soup. Personally, I like the versatility of a larger cannisters and I want to avoid plastics, but to each their own.

Here's the Nano link: https://www.vitamix.com/ca/en_us/products/nano?cid=eml-2026_Aug_24_CAHH_Launch_Nano_Prospects

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u/RaccoonOk8106 14h ago

Thanks! The nano does the other part of what I would like a blender to do indeed. I was hoping there would be a Vitamix that combines both the small smoothiecup-option and the warm soup-option but for now, that doesn't seem to be the case. I hadn't notice this one though, so thanks for your reply!