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Beginners Guide => Hints, Tips, Methods and so on.. => Cooking Equipment => Topic started by: thomashenry on June 03, 2005, 01:27 PM
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What blending equipment do people here use? At the moment I use a Magimix system 31000. Its very good, but requires you to blend in 3 batches when making Dhillon, as the container isnt that big.
I've thought about getting a decent hand blender. Does anyone here use one of these for making their base?
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What blending equipment do people here use?
I have a hand held blender as well as a liquidiser attachment for my Kenwood Chef food mixer. Nothing will match a liquidiser. The hand held blender doesn't even come close. You can pick up a Chef and liquidiser on eBay for relatively little dosh. A very good investment.
For a picture of the sort of liquidiser I'm talking about, please see an example at:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20679&item=4386039148&rd=1
You can get good, standalone liquidisers too.
Regards
George
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What blending equipment do people here use?
I have a hand held blender as well as a liquidiser attachment for my Kenwood Chef food mixer. Nothing will match a liquidiser. The hand held blender doesn't even come close. You can pick up a Chef and liquidiser on eBay for relatively little dosh. A very good investment.
For a picture of the sort of liquidiser I'm talking about, please see an example at:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20679&item=4386039148&rd=1
You can get good, standalone liquidisers too.
Regards
George
Guess I'll stick with my Magimix then!
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I`ve been using a small ?5 hand blender from curry`s ( no pun intended) i just blend it in the pot, non of this moving it around malarkey & it has been a good servant in my quest for the SMOOOOOTH ?8) ?8) puree. ;)
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That sounds good for the money, Darth - what make is it? I hate the decanting of sauce into my blender and all that messing about. But I tried a friend's posh Anthony Warrell-Thompson hand blender and the poor little thing nearly burnt out well before the sauce was pureed.
Thomashenry, I have a cheap & cheerful jug blender bought for me as a present. I can't remember the make but it's not well known. But it has 8 speeds, a 'pulse' function and holds a litre and a half at a time, so I can do a KD recipe in two batches.
(Edited for spelling! ::))
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That sounds good for the money, Darth - what make is it?? I hate the decanting of sauce into my blender and all that messing about.? But I tried a friend's posh Anthony Warrel-Thompson hand blender and the poor little thing nearly burnt out well before the sauce was pureed.
Thomashenry, I have a cheap & cheerfull jug blender bought for me as a present.? I can't remember the make but it's not well known.? But it has 8 speeds, a 'pulse' function and holds a litre and a half at a time, so I can do a? KD recipe in two batches.
I *can* do A Dhillon batch in 2 goes, but tend to do wit in 3 as I worry about spilling! I can't fault my Magimix, its the rolls-royce of Blenders, built like an absolute tank. I just get annoyed with the decanting in/out stage.
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Ive got a hand blender, a liquidiser and a food processor. The hand blender is about 15 years old and its fine, I tend to use that
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Ian its a Frigidair & cost ?4.99 about 2 years ago if it goes bang after a year throw it & get another !!
I like to blend my base in the pot in one go, why spend loads, i know because the more expensive ones( add the taste !! ) ;D .
I want a hand blender that......blends job done. ;)
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I just use a hand blender. Nice and easy. Hardly any washing up. Blends perfectly. Don't have to cool the mixture prehand.
I understand hand blenders come with different power ratings. Most chefs advise getting the most powerful one you can afford.
I've had mine about five years. No problems so far (cost about?15)
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I use a liquadiser, its a pain pouring the gravy in and out but it only takes 10mins and I do it soon after cooking it while its still warm. I would imagine it takes longer to blend a whole batch of gravy with a hand blender?
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I use a hand blender and it does take a little longer than a liquidiser, but that's easily offset by not having to pour it into a jug then pour it out again and having to do this a couple of times because it doesn't all fit into the liquidiser.
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I would guess my hand blender taker 1-2 minutes to do a ten onion batch.
I've used liquidizers for this sort of thing before (soups etc) and I've sice found the hand blender quicker, easier and cleaner.
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Hi all,
I agree with Dylan, my hand blender, a cheapy braun, that I've used for about 10 years, does a 10 onion batch in a couple of minutes.
cheers all,
Blondie
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Does it matter what colour the Blender is ?
As i think white Blenders produce the taste best of all !!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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aha Darthy,
caught ya, you don't know the German for white, no, neither do I.
If anyone doesn't know what I'm talking about read the previous couple of postings in this thread.
OK, enough about blenders you bunch of old women, let's get back to the food you'll be talking about knives and how sharp they should be next,
cheers all,
Blondie
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I do know German for White/Weiss (lived in Germay for 5 years nah nah na na ) & ive got a German car " its got the taste ".
Yes lets leave Blenders behind us & thanks for putting some of the fun back into forum you crazy fool ( i saw your post about fag curry you maniac !!).
Now about the knives & "the Taste " ;D ;D ;D
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Definately a good quality hand blender does the job perfectly for me.
I use a Braun Multichef. Get the 500 or the new 600 watt job. Also comes with other bits that are useful.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008BFTD/qid=1117818655/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_11_3/026-6379896-6550825
I think Costo are doing it at a reasonable price at the moment.
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Sorry but you asked for it " is that the deluxe version with multiple changing heads & 3 speed settings "?( yep is seconds as a sex aid as well as its culinary uses, talk about versatile !!!).
(were is the sarcastic smiley ?!!!). ;D ;D ;D ;D.
Oh & does it come in different colours because ( chef secret shhhh !!).
the Stainless steel ones gives "the taste". ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Sorry in advance but i had too !!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Actually, you are factually correct on every point.
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Nice one Blade !!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D.
The lunatics have taken over the forum ."Show me the Melon with three legs !!!