"Paul Green" <pgreen @ mooneygreen.com> wrote in message
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> Well, I got the Braun. Thanks all for the advice!
>
>
> "Viviane" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Yes it is. I had to upgrade mine recently - it survived about 8 years of
>> good use. I got the one with all the attachments, with the stick blender
>> in steel. It's great.
>>
>> "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
>> news
>>>
>>> "limey" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Paul Green" <pgreen @ mooneygreen.com> wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> > My stick blender (an old, cheap one) has bit the big one. I want to
>>>> > replace it, and am looking for recommendations. When I bought this
>>>> > one,
>>> I
>>>> > wanted to make sure that the blender-end would come off to be washed
>>>> > in
>>>> > the dishwasher (which was not such a common feature at the time).
>>>> > Otherwise, my uses are pretty general--pureeing soups and stew bases,
>>> etc.
>>>> > What's a good pick these days?
>>>>
>>>> I have a Braun and I love it. It comes with the blender, a chopper, a
>>> whisk
>>>> and a beaker. The chopper is invaluable for small chopping jobs. All
>>> parts
>>>> detach; the only part which can't be immersed is the "handle" part
>>>> with
>>> the
>>>> power in it. It's my favorite kitchen tool - cost me all of $14 on
>>>> sale
>>> at
>>>> Sam's Club. You can pay a lot more for the fancy names but I'm very
>>>> happy
>>>> with this one, which I've had for about 3 years.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I also have a Braun that just died after about 20 years. Actually, I
>>> dropped it and now it sounds like hell. Costco has a $5 off coupon for
>>> a
>>> Braun stick blender. I think I'll use that and replace my old one.
>>> Hope
>>> the new Braun is as good as the old one.
>>>
>>>
I guess the Braun took it, hands down. I ordered the Bamix Tuesday
(cheapest model $100). I took the recommendation from a person on a
newsgroup who really said not much about it, except that he liked it a lot.
I bought it in spite of the fact that I read that fairs demonstrate it, but
for the reason it is made in Switzerland. (Hoping it's made in Switzerland.)
I've never handled it, but all the stick blenders are too big for my hand to
get a grasp on, but DH said that he would use it for me, so this settled it.
Hope I like it.
Dee Dee