Have you got a blender? What can I do and cook with this appliance? Blender is a popular representative of kitchen appliances that is designed to grind or mix products. This device has been widely used among lovers of cocktails, as well as among parents of young children, as it makes it possible to cook any puree for a baby as quickly as possible at home.
Is it possible to whisk meringues with a blender or make cream soup? We offer to find out what representatives of this device are and what dishes they will help to cook.
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Types of blenders. Basic features
According to the method of use and structural features, blenders can be submersible or stationary.
Submersible
This type of instrument is an elongated handle in the shape of a bat, with a thin leg equipped with a knife attachment at the end. The constituent parts of such a device are:
- holder or handle designed to hold the device during operation. This element is equipped with a panel or buttons for control, as well as a cord for connecting power, if the device is powered by electricity or a battery that is built into the handle. For the manufacture of the holder, plastic is used in its pure form or with elements of rubberized inserts, as well as stainless steel;
- leg, which is the submersible part of the device. It is also made of plastic or stainless steel. The submersible part is designed in such a way that you can attach a knife or various nozzles to it. Chopping knives are made of chrome steel to increase the life of the machine.
In the basic configuration, which includes only a standard chopper knife, this device can:
- mash;
- chop vegetables and fruits;
- finely chop the greens.
That is, all that can be done with a submersible blender without additional knives and nozzles is to grind the products.
Stationary
A kind of blender, which is a device that is mounted on the surface. Initially, this type of device was intended for mixing liquid components and therefore received another name - a shaker. A simple tabletop blender consists of the following parts:
- base stand. The part of the device on which the rest of the structure is installed. The base is equipped with rubber feet for stable installation of the device on the surface. Inside it is the engine, and outside the panel or control buttons. It is mainly made of plastic, but stainless steel models are also found;
- a container for products in which the chopper is located. The bowl consists of a case made of plastic or glass and a removable disk with a knife.
In a stationary type blender you can cook:
- cocktails by mixing or whipping their components;
- mash by chopping foods;
- grind something.
Extra nozzle features and unusual blender features
Some of the representatives of the grinder devices have a much wider range of possibilities than the basic equipment, depending on which nozzles or additional components are included in the blender.
In the presence of different types of knives or a mill, the following products can be ground in a stationary blender:
- crack ice;
- grind sugar into powder;
- nuts
- berries;
- vegetables, boiled or raw fruits;
- grind garlic, onion.
What can you cook in this blender besides cocktails?
- Smoothies - a type of thick cold drink, which may include vegetables, fruits, ice cream, ice, herbs, juices or nectars, milk, yogurt, kefir or water.The principle of preparation is simple: all the ingredients are placed in a jug, crushed with knives, and also mixed and whipped.
- Making sauces is a type of dressing served with vegetables, meat or fish. They are a uniform, dense mass mixed from various ingredients. Typical and most common sauce is mayonnaise. To prepare the sauce, the finished products are placed in a bowl and mixed until smooth.
- Creams and pastes, which can also be prepared in this type of blender.
- Knead the batter.
Some models of desktop blenders are endowed with unusual functions for devices of this type. So, some brands, such as Vitek, have launched the production of blender-cookers and steamers, which are already quite popular among buyers.
What makes a blender submersible apart from grinding products?
- Soup puree or cream soup, which is especially convenient to do with an immersion device, since you can not pour the workpiece from the dishes into the dishes, but immediately mix and grind everything.
- Whip the cream.
- Knead the dough using kneading hooks.
- Chop meat or grind into minced meat.
- Prepare salads using a dice cutting nozzle.
- Shred vegetables with a chopping attachment for harvesting.
- Make mashed potatoes.
In fact, the list of dishes that the hostess can cook with a blender is limited only by her imagination. Is it possible to beat meringues with a blender? Squirrels for meringues should be whipped in a thick dense foam. Based on this, not every ordinary device will be able to cope with this task. Many models are equipped with a whisk, but their power is enough only to beat eggs for an omelet. Therefore, for dishes of this type you need a powerful device.
