On Mon 05 Dec 2005 02:14:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Vox
Humana?

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> 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.
>> >
>> > 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.
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>> Does the immersion blender make as smooth a puree as a food mill?
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> The puree is smooth but it doesn't strain out fibrous substances. I
> don't find that to be a problem, but it might be a consideration for a
> particular application.

Ah, yes of course, that would be the difference. There are definitely some
applications where I would need the food mill, but otherwise the stick
blender would probably do and would certainly be quicker than the mill. I
may look into getting one.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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