Mixer of Death

Well, I drink a smoothie every day. Sometimes a green one, a pure fruit one, a mix of both, or sometimes with oats, so my carb intake varies a lot. But now I'm tired of struggling with a cheap device and just want something that I don't have to worry about much. When you use it daily, 10 minutes can sometimes be annoying, especially if cleaning is complicated or the result in the end is simply not good enough.

I use an electric ice crusher (20€, about 12 years old), hand mixer (about 15 years), a granite mortar (15€), a juicer (10€), various sieves and a decent double weighing knife. If you like, you can use an old coffee grinder from grandma’s times for hard things like nuts, etc., available for 10€ at flea markets or on eBay.

Okay, it’s old-school, except for the ice crusher and hand mixer not electric and also not usable with a timer – but otherwise?

For a professional chopper/Thermomix to pay off, you really have to prepare a lot of dough, sauces, etc.…

Brothers in spirit :D.
I haven’t needed an ice crusher since the side-by-side fridge.
Our hand mixer beats yours. After 2 or 3 of them died after only a few years and even less use, I saw a test on WDR.
They ran various devices from brand manufacturers against the old orange electric hand mixer from GDR times in a long-term test. Guess who won. Such things were often built to last forever (indestructible). Seals placed so no flour dust gets in. The gears, etc. not made of plastic but steel, and so on.
After the third brand mixer kicked the bucket, I bought a refurbished device on “the Bay” (I had to think long about what meant) for a fortune (previous age definitely > 20 years). My wife loves it and it has been running longer to date than the previous devices.

Electric juicer here for 14.99 euros
A juicer absolutely had to be bought at my wife’s insistence. Now it just stands rather “undecoratively” in the kitchen and robs me of workspace.

I also want to get the coffee grinder from grandma’s times again. It is 1. decorative and 2. not worth getting a coffee machine for light coffee drinkers. I’ll ask my parents if they still have one (or uncles and aunts).

Only with my blender am I not so satisfied (as I wrote above once).

Grandma's coffee grinder is, of course, iconic. :cool: I have an inexpensive espresso machine without a milk frother (<300€), which has been running daily for almost 5 years. If I calculate the purchase price over 5 years, that's 12.5 cents per day. It was worth it for me! (about 2-5 uses per day)

On the topic: 3..2...1.. Smoothie! :D

[MEDIA=youtube]SPDAX9NanBk[/MEDIA]

If you press the "Pulse" button on the far right, the motor skips the soft start. The mixer jerks about 20 degrees, and if the lid isn't firmly on, you'll have smoothie on the ceiling :p

I have an inexpensive super-automatic coffee machine without a milk frother (<300€) that has been running daily for almost 5 years. If I calculate the purchase price over 5 years, that's 12.5 cents per day. It has paid off for me! (about 2-5 coffees per day)

Well - with a super-automatic coffee machine it depends on the usage behavior.
My wife and I rarely make coffee for just the two of us. Only when we have visitors do we use the regular coffee machine.
So, with our usage habits, your calculation would amount to an estimated 5 euros per cup ;).

Yes, of course. Just like with all household appliances. For me, a 65" TV wouldn't be worth it either, because I prefer not to turn that thing on anyway. Time thief.

My RG 28 from 1978 still runs and is indestructible. It will be 40 years old the year after next. Respect