Vitamix 1363 Variable-Speed Blender

Vitamix CIA Pro Series Platinum Professional Countertop Blender 1363

Vita-Mix. . .the professional chefs brand of choice.Vita-Mix is proud to be the preferred brand of the Culinary Institute of America. While we are pleased have this distinction, we are not entirely surprised. The power, control and versatility of the Vita-Mix CIA Professional Series blender remain unmatched in the home appliance market. One amazing machine masters over 50 culinary tasks, easily taking it to the head of the class in the 41 CIA teaching kitchens and bakeshops. As an owner of this groundbreaking appliance, you will have all this plus the tips and techniques developed by professional chefsright at your fingertips. Since the introduction of its signature blender in 1937, Vita-Mix Corporation has remained on the cutting edge of blending equipment technology and innovation. As a result, Vita-Mix is the brand of choice in gourmet dining establishments and popular chain restaurants worldwide. Through the years, Vita-Mix has always met the demands for continuous improvements required by commercial foodservice kitchens. Today, the brand has become synonymous with durability and reliability as well as pure, unbridled power. Controls: Variable 1-10/HighPre- Programmed:No Create gourmet recipe cookbook, Let s Get Started Cooking Class on DVD and Recipes and Techniques from the CIA Master Chefs cookbook included.What s in the box Tamper for processing thicker mixtures All-new and improved Create gourmet recipe cookbook Let s Get Started Cooking Class on DVD Recipes and Techniques from the CIA Master Chefs cookbook Amazing 7-year full warranty Juicing Whole Foods When you juice whole foods in the Professional Series, the cell walls of whole fruits and vegetables are pulverized. You get the delicioius juice and all of the nutritious whole food fiber. Unlike a juice extractor that discards the pulp, the Professional Series starts with the whole fruit or vegetable and, delivers all the health benefits of both the juice and the fiber.The Professional Series has the motor power, speed, container and blade design to make it happen smoothly by pulverizing the whole food fiber and breaking it into microscopic pieces that are easy to digest. You get a creamy, smooth juice full of fiber with no fiber feel !Preparing hot soups in the Professional Series starts with fresh, whole produce and in 4 to 6 minutes youll get a steaming hot soup complete with all the nutrients. The Professional Series blades turn so fast they generate enough friction to bring soup up to serving temperature. Simply toss in the ingredients identified in the recipe, secure the lid, flip the switch, and youll experience a delicious, whole vegetable soup with no peeling or seeding required! To make a chunky soup, cooked meat or seafood may be added on low speed durning the last few seconds.The Professional Series doesnt stop at soups! You will be making lump-free sauces, gravies and puddings almost effortlessly. Fresh or canned fruits can be turned into delicious fruit syrups to use on ice cream, pancakes or waffles.Dry chopping is used for such things as carrots, olives, nuts, coconut, onions, eggs and cheese. With the Professional Series, these tasks are quick, easy and require little cleanup. For best results, chop only one cup at a time. You decide how coarse or fine you want the finished product by adjusting the Variable Speed Dial. The faster the speed...the finer the chop.Remember, the precisioncrafted stainless steel blades do all the work, so you dont have to. You can even combine some items used in the same recipe to save more time.Water draws the item into the blades resulting in a uniform chop. The type of chop, whether coarse or fine, is determined by the speed selected on the Variable Dial. With wet chopping, you can easily prepare vegetables for soups, salads, stir-frying, side dishes and coleslaw. Wet chopping is also the recommended preparation for all raw vegetables where a uniform chop is required (e.g., salsa). However, when wet chopping ingredient