I'm undecided between buying a Green Power and a Vitamix. I like the vitamix philosophy of whole foods, but I wonder if anyone has data on the temperature of the grinding/blending. I am concerned that the Vitamix heats the food too much because the floor demonstration used ice cubes (at one of our health fairs where many types of juicers and other products were displayed.) Still it intriques me because I imagine that I could also use it to make raw food for my dogs -- e.g. grinding up a whole chicken, bones and all. Is this possible? Janis [log in to unmask]