On Sun 04 Dec 2005 05:38:12p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Vox
Humana?
>
> "Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 4 Dec 2005 22:58:20 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sun 04 Dec 2005 02:39:09p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ward
>> >Abbott?
>> >
>> >> On 4 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800, wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>I'm trying to avoid buying a stand mixer.
>>
>> A decent hand mixer can be had quite inexpensively and takes up little
>> space.
>> >>
>> >> Each has their own purpose. If you try to mash potatoes in your
>> >> food processor, you will immediately understand.
>> >>
>> >> I use my stand mixer much more than a food processor and use my food
>> >> processor much more than my blender. But a stick blender has its
>> >> own purpose too!
>> >
>> >If you could only have one of those, which would it be?
>>
>> You'll have to pry each of them from my cold, dead hands.
>>
>> Well, ok...you can have the blender.
>>
>> Boron
>
> I don't own a blender and haven't found a reason to buy one. I don't
> have a hand-held mixer and can't see buying one. I would appreciate it
> if someone gave me one, but I wouldn't buy one. I have an immersion
> blender that I only use for soup and the occasional sauce. I could
> easily live without it, but it takes up very little space and doesn't
> cost much. I use my FP every day and would sorely miss it. I use my
> stand mixer about once a month. When making large batches of cake
> batter or cookie dough, it is great but since there are only two of us
> that seldom happens. I do use my pasta roller/cutter attachment
> occasional and would have to have a pasta machine if I didn't have the
> stand mixer with the attachment.
I don't own an immersion blender and have never used one. I don't know how
much I'd use it. I do know that when I truly want to puree something, the
only thing that produces the results I want is a good food mill. Blades
just don't "cut" it, no pun intended. I have a stand mixer and two food
processors and would find it hard to part with any of them. My blender was
one of the first appliances I bought. I don't use it often, but don't
think there's a close substitute for its purpose.
--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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