Love Song to a Hand Blender
I've long been a fan of Regina Schrambling's Gastropoda, which is refreshingly acidic when many food blogs are nothing but saccharine, so I got an extra big kick out of reading what is essentially a paean to her newly-purchased immersion blender in the LA Times. She cops to immediately "going as crazy as a Martha Stewart groupie who has just discovered the glue gun"—she "[whips] through pesto, tapenade, asparagus soup, red pepper purée and hummus, while also grinding walnuts into flour and converting a hard roll into fluffy bread crumbs" in a mere forty-five minutes after ripping her blender out of its box!
Schrambling points out that you can easily drop a few hundred dollars on blenders graded for use in professional kitchens, but why bother when she's so clearly happy with her new KitchenAid KHB100, which goes for $42.99 (after a $5 rebate) on Amazon? I think I know what my next kitchen equipment purchase is going to be.
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5 Comments:
America's Test Kitchen also proclaimed this the best immersion blender. I feel like Martha Stewart because I'm in love with my KitchenAid mixer, some say "Willis" and I's relationship is bordering on unhealthy, but they're just jealous of the spiral dough hook!
bobcatsteph3 at 9:08PM on 04/30/07
I just bought one and am enjoying it tremendously. It's a kitchen tool every one should have. I used it today to mix up fresh salsa!
RuthL at 1:32AM on 05/01/07
I've had an old braun for years and use it pretty often. I wonder how different this one is. It is a good tool but I would't use it for salsa that's for sure...
That said, maybe I am a bit of a nerd, but "accouterment" is a bit of a stretch of the english language. I mean, when borrowing a word from another language, at least spell it correctly...
grubnoise at 8:50AM on 05/01/07
I use a Cuisinart CSB-77. I've only had it for a couple of weeks, but I love it.
Lou at 9:54AM on 05/01/07
My Braun has been a faithful friend for years. Nothing better for making vats of soup in the winter!
Jules at 5:08PM on 05/01/07