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 Modern household appliances can be divided into fashionable and essential. It will always be necessary - it is difficult to imagine a kitchen without a refrigerator or a meat grinder. And the fashion for all sorts of grills, fondue, deep fat fryers is fickle. Among all appliances, blenders have a special history. They fearlessly and with enviable tenacity survive the ebb and flow of fashion. Sometimes they change almost beyond recognition, but at the same time they have long and firmly won their place under the kitchen sun.
At attention
The stationary blender was originally intended for preparing drinks, soups-puree, all kinds of mixtures of vegetables and fruits. A container is installed on the upper part of the case, equipped with a control panel. A stainless steel impeller blade is mounted in the bottom of this container. We put the necessary ingredients, turn on the device, and then the blender does its job: the heterogeneous turns into homogeneous. What scope for culinary experimentation! Pour the prepared mixture into a suitable dish and surprise your friends or once again indulge your loved ones with goodies.
With sufficient engine power, even ice can be easily turned into small crumbs (for this, the knife blades have a special notch). The ice picking function is especially appreciated by those who like to treat guests with cocktails. Moreover, it should be noted that it takes no more than 5-10 minutes to prepare food and drinks. So it is no coincidence that blenders entered the twenty-first century calmly and confidently.
 Any whim
Thus, the main thing for which we buy a stationary blender is its ability to mix products perfectly. But, such a narrow specialization seems to doom the device to the fact that sooner or later it will be ousted from our kitchens by more functional counterparts with many replaceable attachments - submersible blenders.
Manufacturers, in order to make their products competitive, provide stationary models with various useful functions and make them a catchy interior detail. For example, blenders are sold that can grind coffee, grind spices. Attractive and stylish models in non-ferrous metal with built-in lighting appear on the shelves.
Check seven times
When choosing a blender, first of all pay attention to what material the removable container is made of, because it is in it that the process of mixing products will take place. As a rule, the flask is made of glass of special strength. Sometimes plastic is used for this purpose. Glass models benefit from beauty. In addition, glass is preferable in terms of environmental friendliness. In turn, the plastic practically does not break and lasts for quite a long time, but it can become cloudy. The choice is yours, but in any case, to hedge your purchase, give preference to the products of well-known companies. Reputable companies look after their reputation. In a word - you give a branded blender!
An equally important point is the issue of capacity. The secret is that it can be nominal and useful. Everything is very simple: when the blender is running at the nominal volume, get ready for the subsequent cleaning of the kitchen and washing of clothes, since some of the contents will immediately "overflow the banks" as soon as you press the "Start" button. It is important to know that, for example, with a declared blender capacity of 2 liters, no more than 1.7 liters of the desired product can be prepared in it. Do not forget to close the lid of the container to avoid trouble.
What is your strength
Almost all blenders are equipped with two or three speeds and pulse mode. The latter is needed when you want the mixture to be the desired consistency without turning into a puree. The principle here is this: press the button - the mechanism turns on, remove the finger - the blender does not work.Of course, manufacturers, in pursuit of sales volumes, sometimes introduce up to ten speed modes. Believe me, such an abundance of speeds has almost no practical meaning. The values of such modes differ so little among themselves that it is better to have two really different speeds than several, but hardly differing from each other. And in practice it has already been verified that you will use two or three speeds on the strength.
The potential of a good blender is easily determined by its ice crushing function. For making good cocktailwhether it is fruity or alcoholic, the ice needs to be quickly turned into small crumbs. Therefore, if your blender processes ice calmly and calmly, then it will help you solve any culinary problem within its competence, of course.
Additional "gadgets"
Today it is not enough for a device to be simply functional. Consumers want to combine kitchen work with comfort. The hostesses liked the suction cups, which are located at the bottom of the case and save the blender from additional movements. The control buttons are made so as not to break the nails of beautiful ladies. A certain aesthetics is also achieved due to the built-in illumination of the device - a little charm will not hurt here.
When choosing a blender, do not forget to pay attention to how easily it is assembled and disassembled, i.e. how the lid is removed and the container is put on. Do not consider it a trifle. As practice shows, if you have to tinker with the device for a long time, the consumer stops using it. But the speed and ease of cooking will help you out more than once when guests come unexpectedly and you want to surprise them with something and not lose your face.
Let's start the dive
One of the main inconveniences of a stationary blender is that when the finished product is poured, part of the puree mass remains on the bottom and on the walls of the container. But the engineers were able to create an alternative - a blender that can sink into various containers (cups, plates, bowls, pots) to mix ingredients. Such a submersible appliance today can easily compete with some models of food processors.
The hand blender body is divided into two parts. The upper one consists of an engine and an electric cord, and the lower one consists of a knife and an anti-sprinkler - a kind of umbrella that covers the knife. Everything is simple and straightforward.
With a small knife and a weak electric motor, the hand blender will not process a large amount of food. Its purpose is different: preparing baby food directly on the plate, mixing cooked products in mashed potatoes, making sauces, chopping a small amount of greens. The picture changes dramatically if the blender has a powerful motor and a wide knife with a container for food. With it you can easily convert large batches boiled meat in pate, grind herbs, vegetables and fruits.
Fedorov S.
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