Does your vitamix container look very worn out?

[Linda1970]

I've only had my vitamix for half a year. I use it daily. It looks very dirty & scratched even when it's totally clean. Does yours look like that?

[eachpeachpearplum]

Yep but I dont mind at all! Its just the shine has gone and greens really stain just like with my juicer.

I also raerly really clean it I just do a rinse. If I use cleanser and a scrib brush it come up looking very pretty! :p

[Revvell]

Yes, it does.

Revvell

[Tirza]

Yes, I now have the same problem with my KTec carafes. I was sometimes storing green smoothie in them in the fridge until I used up the second half, which I know now not to do. Well, I knew then too, but I was lazy. Since, I have been rinsing thoroughly, and most of the time using dish soap and a brush in them, but they were still getting worse. Not just cloudy, big thick looking patches that you could feel in contrast to the clear part. Yuk. I didn't want to use an abrasive cleanser as that would really scar the surface.

I know that there were comments on this before perhaps a month or two ago. I did a quick search, but was unable to come up with the thread.

Anyway, last night I did the unthinkable - I was so distressed over the splotchy green film on the inside that I filled them both almost to the top with hot tap water and topped it up with bleach (a crime!). I let them soak for half an hour or so then rinsed them under running water for about 15 minutes each, then set them upside down to drain and dry. Today - TA-DA! I have like-new carafes! I feel guilty about caving in and using bleach, but I haven't seen another successful way to do it. Maybe I wouldn't care but I have to do some demonstrations soon. (Yes, I would care anyway.)

[faith4u]

Yep, mine looks bad too.

[bobditty]

Yep, mine too.

[honeybee joy]

Yes, myne does as well, had it almost a year. My got kinda skuffy right away. The important thing is it works, and the best blender I have ever had.

[Cinnamon]

Yes, mine too!

[Sheryl]

Me to!

I have one that's 10 years old and very foggy, and another about 6 months old that still looks pretty good. I blended a spoon and dropped my first one, and it leaks a little. I still use it though!

Interesting that bleach cleaned it. I thought it was abrasions on the surface, not build up. I may try some baking soda.

Cheers,
Sheryl

[Tirza]

I actually tried soaking it in strong vinegar first, hoping that it would dissolve the scale just like a tea kettle, but it didn't budge it.

I will try baking soda too from now on to keep them in shape. Baking soda is actually a very good cleaner, but it takes some elbow grease. I first learned of it when someone recommended it to me for my white Corningware casserole dishes. It is a great cleaner for stove tops too, glass or enamel. I pour a little pile of it on the pot or the stove top, then take a damp cloth and rub the clump of soda around. It removes all kinds of marks without leaving ANY marks.