Mixer of Death

  • Erstellt am 2016-07-10 17:57:33

f-pNo

2016-07-11 12:09:38
  • #1
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.
 

BastianB

2016-07-11 12:18:39
  • #2
I have a WMF Kult Pro Power. In terms of performance, it is not that far off from the really expensive smoothie blenders around 500 EUR, but it is significantly cheaper and has a glass container. I am absolutely satisfied!
 

daniels87

2016-07-11 12:31:31
  • #3
So if it's really just about mixing, there's no way around a high-performance blender. Here, the blades can't even get dull because they are already dull. That's what the high speed does. But it doesn't have to be a Vitamix. Thermomix to be sure, but in this discipline it is mercilessly inferior (from my own experience)
 

garfunkel

2016-07-11 18:16:40
  • #4
So far, I have had my eye on the WMF kult pro Power Green Smoothie. According to test reports, it seems to be a bit better than the Kult Pro, which, for example, BastianB has. The only question is how well it handles small seeds like those from apple, pear, or currant, raspberry.

The problem with f-pNo is not unknown to me either... My blender totally fails there. If the filling is too soft/mushy, I have no chance of getting anything out. Avocado is also almost unblendable for me, I can crush it more easily with a spoon or fork.
 

BastianB

2016-07-11 18:21:45
  • #5
Take a look at the big red video portal, I think you can get a pretty good impression there :-)
 

toxicmolotof

2016-07-12 01:21:25
  • #6
All blenders have trouble with the raspberry seeds. You can't break them down even at 12,000 rpm because there is still liquid present and 2000W is not enough. You can only get rid of them using a sieve (or with dried raspberries).
 
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