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Q: What is whole food juice?
A: Whole food juice is the combination of the juice and fiber from either fruits or vegetables prepared in the Vitamix machine. The speed and tremendous force of the Vitamix stainless steel blade tips travel at 240 mph. at high speed and the customized hammermill and cutting blades literally pulverize food down to the cellular level. All the vitamins, enzymes, and nutrition come to you intact with full flavor in Vitamix whole food juice.
Q: Why is Vitamix juice better than extracted juice?
A: Vitamix juice includes both the juice and pulp from your produce. The pulp contains valuable nutrition that is missing in extracted juice. Vitamix juice helps make it easy to get the FDA recommended servings of fruits and vegetables we need daily for a healthy diet.
Q: Can extracted juice be made in the Vitamix machine?
A: Yes, extracted juice can be made in the Vitamix machine by straining the whole food juice through a Vitamix nut milk bag.
Q: How is whole wheat ground in the Vitamix machine?
A: The Vitamix Whole Grains Cookbook provides recommendations on grinding various grains. Whole wheat is derived from whole kernel wheat berries. The Dry Grains container blades push grains up and away, making it the better choice for grinding dry grains. For further instructions, refer to the Whole Grains cookbook, which is included with the 32 oz. Dry Grains container.
Q: Does the Vitamix bake the bread?
A: No. The Vitamix prepares the bread dough for rising and baking in less than 5 minutes. This time includes the time needed to grind your choice of whole grains into flour. The Vitamix will mix and knead the dough, which can be put in a bread pan to rise and bake in your oven.
Q: Can the Vitamix grind pastry-fine flour?
A: The variable speed control makes it possible to grind grains into many textures including the fine texture needed for pastry flour.
Q: When making juice in the Vitamix, does it require adding liquid in the process?
A: Yes, when making juice in the Vitamix water and/or ice is added.
Q: Can I just throw in any whole fruits and vegetables?
A: Yes, but some combinations of fruits and vegetables can produce results that do not taste good. We recommend testing in small batches first when straying from the kitchen tested recipes in our cookbooks.
Q: Can chunky soup be made in the Vitamix?
A: Yes, start with last night's leftovers! For example, take a few strips of cooked chicken or a small baked potato and add them to your smooth Vitamix soup using the variable speed setting 1. Chop and mix for just a few seconds for a hearty chunky soup.
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