VitaMix 3600

manygoatsnmore · #41 01/08/14, 04:33 AM

My thanks to Meeps for posting the .pdf for the cookbook. I got my Vita-Mix 3600 at a garage sale for about $14, and it did not come with the cookbook or tamper. I don't know that I really need the tamper, but the cookbook will get used!!!

Jan in CO · #42 01/08/14, 08:11 AM

I'm so envious of all of you with the older models! Got mine a year ago from their info-mercial, with the payment plan. No spigot any longer nor do they have the reverse, but it sure has made canning tomato soup and sauce easy. Also fruit juices. Just take out pits and puree the entire thing. Then heat in a pot, fill jars and can. I made tomato soup my family loves by just blending entire tomatoes, celery, potatoes, carrots onions and whatever seasoning you want. Added the potato for thickening. When we are ready to use I thin with a little milk and heat.

It's quick to make apple or pear butter, no peeling required. Remove apple seeds, puree and you're done.

The squash soup in their recipe book is awesome. Just broth, winter squash, apple, onion and puree. Dh does like a little ham in it, but he even liked it. You could probably use pumpkin in it if you didn't have the butternut type squash.

Meeps · #43 01/26/14, 06:24 PM

Very glad my link for the manual was found & came to good use!

meeps

cc-rider · #44 01/27/14, 10:18 PM

I have the newer version and tried making tomato soup from raw tomatoes. It came out frothy and tasted raw. What did I do wrong?

Can someone pass along info on making tomato paste? I still can't see how it doesn't come out frothy?

mountainlaurel · #45 01/28/14, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TnAndy

We use ours to can tomatoes as well. Whole tomato with skin goes in, wonderful puree comes out.

Off subject, but this year we tried Amish paste tomatoes (OP, heirloom), and they beat Roma all to pieces for thick sauce right out of the Vitamix. We usually run the Roma puree thru a strainer to get out the seeds, but with the Amish Paste, seed virtually disappeared. HIGHLY recommend this variety if you like thick sauce.

Do you find little rolled up pieces of skin in your tomato sauce? I do so next year, I'm going to dunk the tomatoes in boiling water and remove the skin before I put them in the Vitamix.

ronbre · #46 01/28/14, 04:44 PM

as i said above, I have a vitamix, but I had a surprise this week my husband bought myself and our son a Nutribullet, Now I like it better than my vitamix..it is easier to use, clean, etc..and will do basically everthing the vitamix will do except maybe cook