This thing gets water in the bottom and you cannot get it out. We make hollandaise with it so we put it in the dishwasher to make sure it's fully sterilized. I guess that's a big no no. OK. But how else is it supposed to get sterilized? So now, after just 3 uses, the thing is garbage. (Where to recycle?) Vitamix used to stand by its products. I have FIVE of these machines from the first one made on down. I've given at least five away over the years. I won't be doing that again. I want QUALITY. Something that can handle a frickin' dishwasher. And I DON'T want plastic. They can make a glass pitcher by now. They make enough in profit. They can handle it. If they respected their customers they would. So... for these reasons... I am no longer buying ANYTHING Vitamix. Many companies make high speed blenders now. They no longer monopolize that market. Costs will come down and quality will go up. And I will be right here, waiting, to help the competition succeed. :)

I bought the dry grains container specifically to make flour from wheatberries. There are a lot of reasons to avoid store bought flour, and there are a lot of ways to make flour at home. I already had and adored the Vitamix, so I thought, why not add this to my arsenal? But immediately upon using the dry grains container for my wheatberries, I noticed that it started to look textured on the bottom third of the container. Look at the photo below. This texture is happening because as the grains knock into the inside walls of the container, they make tiny dents / chips in the plastic. I am nervous that microplastics are entering my food because of this. I am a loyal Vitamix user and always tell people to get a Vitamix 5200 as opposed to Ninja or other lesser blenders. The 32-ounce Dry Grains Container is the only thing that makes me pause and say, "...but there is this issue with the plastic pockmarking and potentially releasing plastic particles into your food." I don't have this problem with the regular container. For making flour from wheatberries, I do not recommend this product and instead would urge you to spend the money on a home mill, which I will be doing ASAP.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought the 32 oz container to be able to store the machine under the counter and because I usually only need to make smaller batches. What I discovered was that I cannot put more than 24 ounces in the container because when I use the smoothie setting it over flows because the lid doesn’t seal. The mess is even worse when I clean it using water and just a drop of dishwashing soap. The 64 ounce container never leaks even when I overfill it. For the price I expected the same high quality I have with the larger container and am very disappointed with this purchase.