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Vitamix

The sleek design of the Vitamix Ascent Series has my dinner party guests drooling before I’ve even served dessert! Featuring program settings for smoothies, soups, dips, desserts and a self-cleaning mode, I just hit the touchscreen interface and walk away, knowing the Vitamix will take care of the rest.

First up, I tested my favourite smoothie recipe. I added one banana, some frozen raspberries, a handful of baby spinach, a few cashews and a scoop of cacao powder to the two-litre container and hit the

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