Topic: Product review : (Lidl) Silvercrest Power Blender SSMP 2000 A1

[Peripatetic Phil]

I (rather foolishly) managed to burn out my previous jug blender (a DeLonghi, I think) while making gravlax p

[George]

Phil - thank you for the review and tip-off, As a result, i just bought one, I recently bought a 500w blender from Aldi for only

[Peripatetic Phil]

Hallo George -- The jug is not glass (it's made of Eastman-Tritan

[George]

I've now got my power blender up and running and, I agree with you - this thing is a heavyweight beast. But it's possibly a bit OTT because neither my Kenwood Major blender or standalone Aldi blender (500w for only

[Peripatetic Phil]

Well, maybe it will significantly reduce the time needed to liquidise a new batch of base -- that is my hope ...
** Phil.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Used mine in earnest this evening, George, to make a mango lassi^[1].  Very impressed.  The "ice-breaker" mode makes short work of smashing the ice cubes, and then you need only the lowest power setting in blender mode to produce the lassi.  Went down very well after an egg-and-anchovy sandwich !

** Phil.
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[1] Equal parts tinned Kesar mango pulp, Rubicon mango juice and Greek yoghurt.  Ice cubes as required/desired.