"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 04/12/2012 7:43 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 4:11:27 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> Every week or two I mix
>>>
>>> up some powdered buttermilk and it is great for that.
>>
>> Can't you just use 'em in a small bowl? ( I have debated for ages over a
>> stick blender....)
>>
>
> Consider the dynamics. You have a blade spinning around at high speed and
> a shroud around it with a couple slots in it. Stuff gets sucked up into
> the blade and blown out through those slots. I would be worried about the
> stuff flying right out of a shallow bowl.

Yeah. They don't work in a shallow thing. You need something deep like a
pot or a glass.