A whisk blender is one of many devices designed to facilitate kitchen work, to make cooking as productive, fast and creative as possible. The symbiosis of two useful devices is an attempt to improve and expand the functionality of a familiar device. Does this make sense and is it worth replacing the usual mixer with a blender with a similar attachment - this is worth sorting out.

Differences between Mixer and Blender

Despite the fact that both devices are already familiar to us, they are often confused, considered to be interchangeable, and the desire to have a blender with a whisk, if you already have a mixer, is incomprehensible and immodest.

Indeed, these representatives of small household appliances have similar functions and names. The word "blender" comes from English to blend, and the "mixer" from to mix - mix, match. Both of these devices, as is clear from their names, mix the products.

But the first - grinds and mixes, and the second - mixes and whips.

This is their fundamental difference. The mixer mixes and whips soft, liquid products that do not require grinding, cutting. A blender will grind solid products, even to the point of mashed potatoes, mix different products into a homogeneous mass, but cannot beat them into foam.

But this is true with one caveat: if we are talking about a submersible device with a conventional nozzle. Just to expand its functionality, it is equipped with a whisk. For whipping cocktails, eggs in biscuits, cream in cream, it is suitable in the same way as a mixer.

Although with such equipment, there is a difference between the devices.

  1. The mixer has two whisks, the blender has one.
  2. The corollas of the mixer rotate simultaneously in different directions, saturating the air bubbles more energetically, making the foam more magnificent and stronger; a single whisk of a blender cannot just as quickly saturate a product with air.
  3. Mixer corollas, even on the simplest, most inexpensive model, are usually made of solid steel. But blenders, judging by the reviews of buyers of online stores, not everyone can boast of strong corolla blades.
  4. The mixer has the ability to knead a rather thick mass with the help of special nozzles for the dough (kneading hooks). For a blender, even with a whisk, there is no question of a thick dough, at best it will turn out liquid - for pancakes.

By the way, not only the dough, but also mashed potatoes is a moody dish. Tasty it can be prepared using only an immersion device with a nozzle for mashed potatoes. An ordinary nozzle, whisk or mixer will turn the dish into an adhesive mass.

The case for a whisk

When choosing this device, people are guided by the following arguments:

  1. Space saving: one device takes the place of two, and the blender is usually more compact than the mixer.
  2. Saving money: if they are enough for only one solid device, it is better to prefer a high-quality blender with a whisk than two inferior devices.
  3. Models with a strong whisk and high power still do a good job and are able to whip a fairly strong foam, make a cocktail or smoothie. Buyers of online stores, visitors to forums, for example, give very high marks to BOSH devices.
  4. A whisk blender can replace a mixer if it has several speeds and turbo mode. By experimenting with a change of speeds and a sharp increase in speed, you can achieve good results, for example, in the preparation of cocktails.

Arguments in favor of separate appliances

Reasons why people don’t want to use the “two in one” device:

  1. Haute cuisine requires excellence in everything, including kitchen appliances. And if you cook complex dishes, the option with a blender will be rustic for you.
  2. Even a good blender with a high-quality whisk will not be able to beat, for example, a thick dough, which is good for a good mixer with special nozzles.
  3. A device with a low power, an unreliable whisk with thin rods can not be compared with a mixer: mix mix, but beat - it will turn out longer and worse.
    Similar reviews are found on the Kenwood device, but before buying, you need to evaluate more carefully how good this or that model is.
  4. In the case of the blender, there is another problem: when whipping cocktails and other liquids, they spill out of the dishes. This does not happen with the mixer.

How to choose

When deciding in favor of a mixer or a blender equipped with a whisk, remember the goals and volumes for which you purchase these devices.

If you nevertheless decided that a blender with a whisk is exactly the device that will replace your mixer, consider a few points.

  1. When buying, pay attention to its power. A device with insufficient power will not cope with viscous products. At best, it gets stuck, at worst it burns down.
  2. The strength of the rods for the corolla is an important characteristic. How well the whisk is made depends on how well it whips the products and how long it will last.
  3. Another important point is the speed adjustment. If it cannot be regulated or the speed range is small, the following problem will arise: in a dense mass, the whisk will bog down, and a liquid will spatter. Ideally, if the speed will be regulated smoothly. Turbo mode also does not hurt to choose the ideal whipping speed.

Choose the device that seems suitable for you. Do not follow the lead of advertising; use common sense when choosing. Think carefully and evaluate why you need this or that unit, which functions will be superfluous, and which ones are necessary.

Decide why you take an assistant to the kitchen: for making cocktails, dough, cakes or chopping vegetables until pureed and whipping baby soups and soufflés. Then you will not be mistaken with the choice and a mixer or blender equipped with a whisk will give you the joy of creating culinary masterpieces.