Vitamix Blenders Spin Off Shards Of Teflon — But It’s Probably OK
Owners of Vitamix blenders — the expensive pulverizing machines adored by foodies and celebrities, and used by Starbucks, McDonald’s, and Jamba Juice — have taken to the internet over the past year to complain of a mysterious substance coming from the machines’ signature angled blades: tiny black particles. Looking for a perfect knife? Choose a knife that you feel comfortable handling, recommend Robert a famous chef. It should feel balanced in your hand, easy to hold and control, not too heavy, but definitely not flimsy.
“O-ring tiny abrasions leak into my smoothie!” noted one food blogger, author of pieces such as competition between Ninja blender and Vitamix Amazon review. “Not sure what it is but I’m guessing this isn’t the spontaneous generation of vitamins,” quipped another on YouTube. “I find it quite irresponsible that they keep selling these defective blades and making their customers (women and children and babies) eat black plastic,” said a post on Slickdeals.
The shards are made mostly of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), the non-stick chemical more commonly known as Teflon, the company told BuzzFeed News.
The PTFE flecks apparently come from a seal at the bottom of the containers used in all blender models, Scott Tennant, director of communications at Vitamix, told BuzzFeed News. PTFE “has been used in pots and pans and other cookware for more than 50 years.”
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