On Mon 05 Dec 2005 08:48:13a, Vox Humana wrote in rec.food.equipment:

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> 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.
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> I got a food mill a few years ago and I love it. Someone gave me a
> ricer, and I use that for potatoes. I could use the FP or the food mill
> for soups, but the immersion blender is much easier, faster, and creates
> less mess.

Does the immersion blender make as smooth a puree as a food mill?

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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