Lenny: What's up guys!
Lenny here, Life is NOYOKE.
Today, super excited!
I'm gonna show you the Vitamix stainless steel container.
These are our first impressions, I want to show you how it looks, how it feels, how it
sounds and kind of let you know what to expect.
When I opened up the box, I noticed a few things right away.
First thing you notice with this thing is its weight.
It's heavy.
it's 3.75 pounds.
So that's 3 pounds and 12 ounces, compared to the 48 ounce container, the standard one,
which is 2 pounds 10 ounces.
So there's like a 40% difference.
You can feel sort of the weight, the heaviness of this container.
This thing is sharp and not in the sense of like cut yourself.
The blade is the same blade that's in the 48 ounce container, that's not sharp.
But the - like the edges are... not cut you again, but different.
They're not rounded like the standard containers and that's by nature.
It's stainless steel.
It's molded bent stainless steel.
So that rugged feeling is what you get when you hold the bottom, when you touch the top.
The opposite of when you pull the handle.
And the handle is, I think it's one of the marketing lines, it's a ergonomically designed
handle.
It's really nice to hold.
And this piece is sort of a protector against the heat that might come from this container.
It's a feeling that's sort of premium yet raw.
And I want to talk about the rawness, like the imperfection for a second.
You can see - I mean, this is not of a mold that comes out of an injected Triton, which
is a branded nice word for plastic mold.
It's a bent piece of steel, which is cool.
There are going to be in some imperfections and I noticed some of those here, where the
handle is attached.
And then, even like on the inside, I took a look and you can see like, it's you know,
there's like not rough spots but like little imperfections, like discolorants, tiny.
And that's cool.
I actually think I kind of like that about it.
It looks really nice with the stainless steel A3500 we have, that lives in our kitchen.
It's designed to match.
It also looks pretty good on all black and if you have a sort of the old-school brushed
stainless, sort of that goldish...
I think the Pro 750s are Earl Gray now.
Earl Grey?
Drinking tea.
The pearl gray and that's nice because this container is compatible with all full-size
machines.
With this stainless steel, you get some really satisfying sounds, I found.
The sound when you pick up this container, off of a cutting board, it sounds like you're
picking up a knife.
Container comes with a clear Triton top.
You can see through to see what you're making.
This one's actually the same shape as the one that comes with the standard 48 ounce
container but it's a different color.
This is a gray versus more of a blue tint to the one that comes with the standard 48.
I just like how this thing looks swinging on camera.
In the promotional video we saw that Vitamix put on their website about this container,
they showed it doing three things; dry grains, cold blends and hot ones.
So we decided to put it to the test.
Before we made anything, we did what you should do with all new kitchen tools.
It is we washed it; we gave it a blender bath.
So, quick cleaning cycle and then we put it to the test.
We wanted to see could this thing grind dry grains.
And if it could, how well could it do?
We know that the dry grains container is purpose-built for grinding dry grains.
The blade is a little different, so it sends ingredients upwards.
This container has the same wet blade as the 48 ounce container; the non dry grains 48
ounce container.
So, we took this container next to a dry grains container and made oat flour.
And this thing did a really good job.
We didn't put it through a sieve to methodically test, but both really good.
And we were impressed.
Then we tried a hot recipe.
And we wanted to make our cauliflower soup but we were missing one of the ingredients,
the shallots.
So we were we made queso[?]; Nuts, red pepper, some spices, soup setting, go and you get
our queso.
And this was interesting.
First of all, the container got hot.
Like really, really hot.
So hot that if you make hot soup or other hot blends in this container, you need a hot
mitt.
Again, this part, the handle doesn't get hot and this part doesn't get hot, so you're safe
to hold it like this.
But if you end up having to hold it here, you need a hot mitt.
And it got hot fast.
And so, that was interesting because actually, the queso that our recipe is perfectly calibrated
for the soup setting and it got overcooked.
And I think it's because the container got hot and almost like cooked the queso.
Whereas normally in the the clear containers, the temperature of the container itself doesn't
change.
And that's why you can hold it from the outside no matter what you're making.
The stainless steel changes temperatures to what's inside of it very quickly.
And then we made ice cream.
We made banana and ice cream in here and it was awesome.
Now, I admittedly, I was kind of skeptical of the stainless steel container.
People have been asking for it, partially maybe for nostalgic reasons.
Partially because of health reasons and I wasn't so sure that I saw the value of having
this container especially when you are at this very moment, can't choose it as your
main container.
It's a - it's an add on.
But the ice cream was awesome.
It was like the best batch we've ever made and I think a lot of it had to do with the
container getting really cold to match the temperature of the frozen bananas.
It just seemed like the consistency was more uniform, where the outside wasn't melty compared
to the inside which was more frozen.
So, you kind of had more time to scoop it out without it melting and turning in to bananas
soup.
Look, like this is what we do for a living...
And there are new attachments and containers and accessories that come on all the time.
And we live a really minimalist lifestyle and less is more for us.
And so,when new stuff comes out, we almost have our guard up.
Bt when we made ice cream, there was like, I had a feeling that I haven't had for a long
time about an offering for Vitamix.
It was like - it was just excitement and like - I just was like kind of happy.
I just felt really good.
It felt like being in a malt shop and having the malt brought to your table with that stainless
steel part that was frosty on the outside and you could feel it.
Something about it was very satisfying.
So, is having a really fun ice cream making experience worth the price of this thing?
I don't know.
This stainless steel container might be for you, if the answer is yes.
If you're looking for a nonreactive container, I don't think that the standard containers
are not nonreactive but this is definitely non reactive.
And so, what does that mean, if you're making acidic recipes like tomato sauce.
The material is not going to seep out into the recipe.
So, this type of material, nonreactive is preferred by culinary professions.
Might be for you if you value incrementally better features.
So, like this might have been a little easier to clean than the standard containers.
By nature, this is going to be odor and stain resistant.
So, if you're making again, our queso, which has garlic, or powder in it, without having
to work too hard, you can make green juice in this thing and not have your green juice
taste like garlic.
It also might be for you if you're concerned the dry grains container and you're like,
well, maybe I can kind of almost just as good if not as good as the dry grains container
in here.
And also get the benefit of secondary 48 ounce container which, oh by the way, might be easier
to clean.
And it might be odor and stain resistant and it might be nonreactive, which might be better
for cooking acidic recipes like tomato sauce.
This container might not be for you if well, if you are hoping for a stainless steel container
and still you have the clear lid and that disappoints you.
I know that the original stainless steel container from one of the vintage Vitamix machines,
it had the same type of design.
It had stainless steel and it had the clear lid on top.
It might not be for you if you have challenges with sort of wrist strength.
It's not debilitatingly heavy but it's heavier for sure.
And it might not be for you if - if the imperfections that come with this, and there will be some
because it's stainless steel.
And if you look inside and you see a tiny little spot and that makes you uncomfortable,
this might not be for you.
The standard Triton containers actually might be a better fit for you.
Guys, my first impression of this thing is, I like it.
It's good, but our review - our full review of it will come soon and we'd love to hear
what you think about it.
So, if you do give one a try, let us know.
Let's know how you use it in your home and how you feel about it.
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Bye guys.
Shalva: Dump.
Oh, that made a good noise.
Lenny: Great noise.
Child: [Inaudible] it doesn't click?
Shalva: It does click, it does.
You just have to get it on the right angle like this.
Now click.
Click!
It doesn't click?
Child: It wasn't.
Shalva: Okay, this way.
On...
Headphones, okay?
Child: I don't need them.
Shalva: You don't?
Can you do it on high?
Child: I need the headphones.
Shalva: You want them or don't want them?
Child: I do?
Shalva: Okay, [?].
Child: Wow!
Shalva: Got them?
Okay.
Same thing, ramp it up.
Turn it on.
Child: Is it that one?
Shalva: No, this one.
And then ramp it all the way up.
Lenny: Honey, do it for a full minute because that's the -
Shalva: Yap, now off.
Good job.
Child: Is it all done?
Shalva: Yeah, get the the top off and show Dada.
A little hard to get the top off [?] used to before.
Can you show dada?
Child: [?]
Shalva: It's like [?].
Lenny: Can you show me again and hold it still.
Child: I can do it.
Shalva: Okay, do it.
No Mama, just hold it still.
Lenny: Again.
Child: Where's that top one?
Shalva: That's the one for the stainless steel.
Lenny: Okay.
Lenny: Can you show - like can you do it - yeah, that's good.
Child: [?]
Shalva: I'm showing your Dada what it feels like, okay?
Don't do that.
Child: [?]
Shalva: No, not sure.
But we don't touch it.
Child: [?]
Shalva: It's glass [?] actually.
There's no more.
This is warm.
Lenny: It's warm...
Shalva: Do you want this?
Lenny: OK.
Child: This is really cute.
Shalva: It is really cute.
Child: See?
Yeah.
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