The latest model within their world-famous type of high-performance blenders created for home use, the Vitamix 5200 continues Vita-Mix Corporation's decades-old tradition as "the" name in commercial-quality blending. The 5200 was introduced to the United States in 2007 as a new-and-improved version of the business's wildly popular 5000 - still to this day the world's best-selling Vitamix. Improved design features and an enhanced motor distinguish the latest model from its predecessor, however. The next is definitely an in-depth consider the Vitamix 5200. The information and opinions expressed inside can be found in the shape of information gathered directly from the organization, my ownership of both the 5000 and 5200 models and uses of each in blending operations numbering in the thousands, and my sales experience in the high-performance blender industry dating back again to 2009. It is intended solely as reference material for anybody considering the purchase of a high-performance blender.
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Every Vitamix model through the 5000 was made and assembled on-site at the business's Cleveland, Ohio, world headquarters. Though still completely assembled in America, the 5200 includes a Swedish-designed and manufactured motor, that will be examined in greater detail below. The whole Vitamix 5200 package consists of a motor base in the customer's selection of color, a bottle with attached blade assembly and two-part lid, tamper, first-time user guide, tips card, cooking class-themed DVD, warranty certificate, registration card, and recipe book.
The motor foot of the 5200 is square in form, 7 ½" wide and 9" deep, and weighs right at 11 lbs. With the jar and lid set up, the entire unit stands 20 1/8" tall. A regular 120 volt, 3-pronged grounded cord also includes a duration as high as 6 feet from the underside of the base. Any or most of the cord could be stored underneath the machine - an especially handy feature when traveling with the machine or when operating it at short distances from electrical outlets. The beds base rests on four round, rubber feet, ¾" in diameter. The interface of the device is on the front side of the base and includes a panel with two levers on either side of a switch in its center. The switches are durable, "soft-touch" rubber for improved ease of operation (one of several improvements over the 5000 model). One is a speed control and one is for powering the equipment on and off. The "soft touch" center dial controls the variable speed feature of the machine.
The surface of the base consists of wear-resistant plastic in the customer's selection of white, black, red, platinum or brushed-stainless finishes. Inside is just a new Swedish-designed motor designed and manufactured especially for the 5200. The 11.5 amp, 1380 watt motor is advertised as 2-peak horsepower (2HP). Though technically no more powerful than that in the earlier model, the brand new motor is more efficient because of engineering improvements in its power to sustainably cool itself during operation, which equals both energy savings and improved motor performance. Top-end blade speed on the 5200 has been measured at 37,000 revolutions each and every minute (RPM). Significant discussion and debate continues in the blender industry about what role horsepower plays with one of these machines along with guidelines for calculating it, and on my website I provide a layman's explanation in a write-up on high-performance blenders. Vita-Mix has additionally issued a unique statement on motor horsepower.
Nearly all the improvements to the 5200 are featured on its jar and lid. In early 2007, Vita-Mix announced a partnership with the Eastman Chemical Co. for constructing new containers for this model. The traditional (and already strong) polycarbonate containers have now been replaced with a far more durable copolyester called Eastman Tritan&trade ;.The new jar is not just stronger, but can be now more chemical and heat-resistant, is quieter during operation, and contains no Bisphenol-A (BPA) commonly present in polycarbonate.