Michele Norris

One of the questions that people ask, do I really need a Vitamix? You have lots of options. There's Vitamix, there's the Ninja, there are a couple of other high-end blenders. Vitamix is going to set you back. It's going to cost a couple hundred dollars. They go on sale every so often. That's a good way to get it is when they go on sale.

Sometimes you can buy refurbished or open box items, but this is another individual question.

Sometimes you can buy refurbished or open box items, but this is another individual question.

Sometimes you can buy refurbished or open box items, but this is another individual question.

Well, if you're cooking smoothies, you might not need a Vitamix, right? Magic Bullet makes a pretty good smoothie, even if you gunk it up with some of that high protein powder that you can use or, you know, and it still does a good job. But if you are making soups, if you are making pesto, you can make almost something like a gelato in a Vitamix because it has that much horsepower.

Well, if you're cooking smoothies, you might not need a Vitamix, right? Magic Bullet makes a pretty good smoothie, even if you gunk it up with some of that high protein powder that you can use or, you know, and it still does a good job. But if you are making soups, if you are making pesto, you can make almost something like a gelato in a Vitamix because it has that much horsepower.

Well, if you're cooking smoothies, you might not need a Vitamix, right? Magic Bullet makes a pretty good smoothie, even if you gunk it up with some of that high protein powder that you can use or, you know, and it still does a good job. But if you are making soups, if you are making pesto, you can make almost something like a gelato in a Vitamix because it has that much horsepower.

It has so much horsepower that you can make a soup and it heats the soup in the Vitamix. So it depends, again, on what you're doing.

It has so much horsepower that you can make a soup and it heats the soup in the Vitamix. So it depends, again, on what you're doing.

It has so much horsepower that you can make a soup and it heats the soup in the Vitamix. So it depends, again, on what you're doing.

A stove is an item that gets a lot of wear and tear. And so you want the best one that you can afford, not just for cooking, but for safety. So, you know, whether it's electric, whether it's induction, whether it's gas, you want to make sure that it's safe. But I would say a word about replacing a stove. Again, this is know your skill level, know how you cook.

A stove is an item that gets a lot of wear and tear. And so you want the best one that you can afford, not just for cooking, but for safety. So, you know, whether it's electric, whether it's induction, whether it's gas, you want to make sure that it's safe. But I would say a word about replacing a stove. Again, this is know your skill level, know how you cook.

A stove is an item that gets a lot of wear and tear. And so you want the best one that you can afford, not just for cooking, but for safety. So, you know, whether it's electric, whether it's induction, whether it's gas, you want to make sure that it's safe. But I would say a word about replacing a stove. Again, this is know your skill level, know how you cook.

We are inundated, particularly on social media, with people who have these high-performance kitchens. And, you know, it looks like a restaurant stove. Do you need a griddle? Do you ever make pancakes? Do you need all six burners? Do you need a super high-performance stove? Because if you don't cook, you're going to burn everything. Trust me on this.

We are inundated, particularly on social media, with people who have these high-performance kitchens. And, you know, it looks like a restaurant stove. Do you need a griddle? Do you ever make pancakes? Do you need all six burners? Do you need a super high-performance stove? Because if you don't cook, you're going to burn everything. Trust me on this.

We are inundated, particularly on social media, with people who have these high-performance kitchens. And, you know, it looks like a restaurant stove. Do you need a griddle? Do you ever make pancakes? Do you need all six burners? Do you need a super high-performance stove? Because if you don't cook, you're going to burn everything. Trust me on this.

The other benefit that people don't recognize, perhaps, in some of the higher-performing stoves, and some of the mid-range stoves are starting to pick up on this now also, is the simmer function.

The other benefit that people don't recognize, perhaps, in some of the higher-performing stoves, and some of the mid-range stoves are starting to pick up on this now also, is the simmer function.

The other benefit that people don't recognize, perhaps, in some of the higher-performing stoves, and some of the mid-range stoves are starting to pick up on this now also, is the simmer function.

So if you like to make a nice ragu on a Sunday and you want to make a pot of greens on a Sunday, you want to make a lovely soup of some kind, you can keep it on such a low simmer that you can keep it on the grate or on the induction stove. surface for three, four hours and not worry about it burning up or reducing too much.