Stationary Blender

With the advent of blenders, the life of the housewives was greatly facilitated, now it is not necessary to torment with a whisk to whip something, do not rub it through a strainer for a baby, and many more do not need them, from which the blender relieves us. But there is only one important nuance, not all of the hostesses know how to choose a blender and which one: stationary or submersible ? To help you avoid such a mistake as buying the wrong blender, we'll look at the basic nuances that you need to pay attention to.

Differences

As we said, there are two types of blenders - stationary and submerged. Now let's examine the main differences of both these types, so you better understand what is at stake.

1. A submersible blender , popularly called hand- blender . This is the simplest model, looks like a handle with a special nozzle, such a peculiar mixer. With this blender, you can grind vegetables, fruits, whip the mash, mix cocktails. The final size of the pieces and their homogeneity will depend on the time spent on whipping. Such a blender, while it works, must be kept in hand. For someone it's good, for someone not very, hands get tired. But this blender has a plus, which captivates the owners of small kitchens - it does not need a special stand, so it does not occupy much space at all. And you can use it not only in the cookware included in the kit, but in any other suitable container. Well, of course it is worth mentioning about the various nozzles that also come with the kit.
2. Stationary blender. It is a container equipped with built-in knives. The functions of a stationary blender are greater than those of its manual colleague. It can whisk a huge amount of different liquids, make cocktails, smoothies, cream soups, turn into a homogeneous mass of cottage cheese, in small quantities you can grind meat or fish, and, using a stationary blender, you can mix the batter or make a cream. Here only places it takes more than manual.

Features of stationary blender

In order to choose the best stationary blender for yourself, you need to know all the possibilities of a particular model. Also, do not lose sight of the technical specifications and other nuances.

1. Power . For sale there are stationary blenders with a power of 400 and 2000 W. But, experience shows, for home use enough power of only 500-750 W, such a blender can easily even ice chop, only to clarify the seller, whether you can do it in the model you like.

2. The material from which the cup is made. It is either glass or shockproof plastic. Let's consider separately both that, and another.

• plastic bowls can not be used when cooking food from hot foods, and ice is not recommended for pricking them;
• the glass bowl is the most hygienic material, it is very difficult to scratch, this cup does not absorb the smell and will not darken with time, although it must be said that a stationary blender with a glass bowl will still cost more.

3. Speed ​​of rotation of knives . All modern blender models have a speed selector. When you come to the store, you can be very surprised when you see a device with fourteen speeds. But do not run immediately to buy it, you will have enough and five speeds. In this paragraph, pay attention to switching between speeds, or it will be smooth, or it will be a pulse mode. Let the seller tell you in detail about this nuance of each model.

4. Automatic cleaning function . Protects against possible injuries of the hostess's hands, because it's so easy to cut yourself with a knife of this miracle device.

Well, that's all, we hope that our advice will help you decide on the purchase.