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2016-07-11 12:09:38
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I have a completely different problem with my blender, to be precise. It is from Philips, but still belongs more or less to the "budget category" (in other words, a U-Hu).
It crushes ice and similar things without much trouble.
My problem is more in the area of softer ingredients. For example, when making "guacamole."
I gather my stuff and fill my blender with: avocado (of course without the pit and skin), spring onions, parsley (because I don’t like chervil), a few cherry tomatoes, and a chili pepper. Additionally, some seasoning and liquid (a bit of lemon, possibly a splash of milk/cream) go in, since I have noticed that the blender often works better with some liquid.
I cannot work in nuts or similar - unless I want to take out my wife ;).
Blender on - and almost nothing moves.
Only after shaking it for minutes, poking it with a spoon or similar, does it crush the ingredients into the typical guacamole mush, which can then be seasoned.
I suspect the avocado (as the main ingredient) is so soft that the blender blades go through it like butter. But what can I do to avoid standing in front of the blender forever?
Of course, I have already (unsuccessfully) varied the order of the ingredients (that is, putting the spring onions in first, etc.).
In the meantime, I switched to the hand blender. Unfortunately, you always have to be careful not to splash your kitchen nicely. Also, the amount in the designated mixing container is not necessarily enough to produce guacamole for many guests.
By the way, the blender has a cutting mechanism that is not just bent in one direction, but alternately angled up and down. I paid attention to that when buying it, since I had similar problems with an older blender.
It crushes ice and similar things without much trouble.
My problem is more in the area of softer ingredients. For example, when making "guacamole."
I gather my stuff and fill my blender with: avocado (of course without the pit and skin), spring onions, parsley (because I don’t like chervil), a few cherry tomatoes, and a chili pepper. Additionally, some seasoning and liquid (a bit of lemon, possibly a splash of milk/cream) go in, since I have noticed that the blender often works better with some liquid.
I cannot work in nuts or similar - unless I want to take out my wife ;).
Blender on - and almost nothing moves.
Only after shaking it for minutes, poking it with a spoon or similar, does it crush the ingredients into the typical guacamole mush, which can then be seasoned.
I suspect the avocado (as the main ingredient) is so soft that the blender blades go through it like butter. But what can I do to avoid standing in front of the blender forever?
Of course, I have already (unsuccessfully) varied the order of the ingredients (that is, putting the spring onions in first, etc.).
In the meantime, I switched to the hand blender. Unfortunately, you always have to be careful not to splash your kitchen nicely. Also, the amount in the designated mixing container is not necessarily enough to produce guacamole for many guests.
By the way, the blender has a cutting mechanism that is not just bent in one direction, but alternately angled up and down. I paid attention to that when buying it, since I had similar problems with an older blender.