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So I'm sure you've heard that your Vitamix machine can clean itself.
Well it's only partly true.
You actually have to supervise and also sometimes
there's a little bit of manual intervention.
Like, if you have children and you've ever given them a task,
I'm sure it's a similar concept.
Anyways, expect 3 different situations where your going to need to
clean your Vitamix.
First, daily. So after each use. Second, is monthly so sort of a regular cleaning.
And third is as needed. So a deep cleaning.
Let's go ahead and discuss each in more detail.
Alright first thing, the daily clean. So after each use.
This is so important to keeping your Vitamix looking and running like new.
Clean it every single time you use it.
Now the technique is probably something you've seen in an demonstration. Little bit
of warm water, drop of soap, let it run and it's clean.
That's basically what it is, we're going to show you how to do it right now.
Fill the container about halfway with warm water
[water running]
Add a couple drops of soup.
Put the lid on tight.
Start on Variable Speed 1, ramp it up to 10, then high.
[blending]
Run for about 30 seconds.
Go to Variable Speed 10.
Back down to 1 and then off.
Dump out the contents.
Rinse it out
[Water running]
Set it down to dry.
And that's pretty much all you need to keep your Vitamix squeaky clean.
Remembering the 3 big points: Water level about half way, soap just a
couple of drops, and the lid make sure it's nice and snug
because otherwise, you're going to be having a foam party.
Sometimes depending on the ingredients that you use if there sticky
like peanut butter or honey or even seeds, you're going to have to pre-wash
your container a little bit. And I use a dish brush or a sponge
to kind of get the sides of the container to get those really tough to get pieces.
That's going to ensure that the cleaning cycle get's your container perfectly clean.
Now after all this talk about running a cleaning cycle with your Vitamix,
I should remind you do not put it in the dishwasher. It's not dishwasher safe
and it can ruin the components, thereby shorting it's life.
Alright, let's talk about monthly or scheduled cleaning for your Vitamix.
Because a couple of drops of soap and some warm water is enough to clean
the container and the blade, but there's more that needs
to be cleaned on your Vitamix.
Take a towel with a little bit of water and clean the face, get in those dials,
and clean the dials.
In the back and under it and you might not know this, under the landing pad you
can actually take this off and clean under here.
Do that every month or so.
Because here's the deal people, this is the kind of junk that accumulates
gradually, and without notice.
So give your Vitamix a nice sponge bath once in awhile.
It will thank you for it.
The last type of cleaning were going to talk about
is that as-needed deep cleaning. Because let's face it,
some ingredients leave a trail behind, some produce, garlic for sure
it can be a cloudy film or even a foul order. It happens.
So what do you do, when you don't want your smoothies to taste
like grandma's meatballs?
Well it's this, as needed deep cleaning. So take your container and fill it about
half way with warm water and instead of a couple drops of soap,
we're going to use 1 cup of white vinegar.
We're going to let it sit on the counter, still overnight and the next day
pour out the contents and use a soft pot scrubber to get any excess film.
And that's it.
Now I know it might seem like a lot, but if you get
in a habit of running a daily cleaning cycle after
each use your Vitamix is going to operate and look like new for a really long time.
And like a said before, your going to be way ahead
of most other Vitamix owners who don't make this
basic care process a part of their normal routine.
I mean I think of it like flossing, can you get by without doing it, sure.
But do the experts recommend you do it every single day? Yes.
And will it make your teeth last a lot longer.
You betcha!
Alright, so that raps up the basics of Vitamix ownership,
care and maintenance cleaning and the next module were going to talk
about the thing you've probably got your Vitamix for and that is making smoothies.
Specifically green smoothies.
And how to get the perfect consistency and texture every time
and also how to develop smoothie intuition.
How to make a smoothie no matter what's in your fridge
or if you don't have a recipe.
So when you're ready, hit the button that says marks as completed below
and I will see you in the next module.
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