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Cooking & Baking

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts) Tue Feb 26, 2013, 03:55 PM Feb 2013

Can people make recs on blender vs food processor for me if I'm only going... [View all]

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... to have one? It will be VERY inexpensive. I don't bake, if that helps. I also prefer
chopping by hand when I cook.
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Not necessarily brand, but convenience/practicality/necessity of either/or.
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Thank you in advance.
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Can people make recs on blender vs food processor for me if I'm only going... [View all] MiddleFingerMom Feb 2013 OP

If you like to chop by hand, then go with a blender to make things like soups, sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #1

our food processor gets used far more than our blender.... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #2

If your interest is cooking and you want only one, get a food processor Major Nikon Feb 2013 #3

I plan mostly on using it for pureeing for cream soups and such, although... MiddleFingerMom Feb 2013 #4

Immersion blender is the only way I puree soups Major Nikon Feb 2013 #6

I call my chili "MFM's All-Flesh Chili". MiddleFingerMom Feb 2013 #7

$15 immersion blender is all I ever use, blendwise Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #5

My one concession to age and rheumatoid arthritis Warpy Feb 2013 #10

I've got the old 'rocket' chrome kitchenaid from the 60's Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #11

It all depends on how you are going to use it. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #8

I find the blender will do most of what I want it to Warpy Feb 2013 #9

I don't have either a big blender or a food processor, but I love my stick blender. cbayer Feb 2013 #12

FYI guardian Feb 2013 #13

Another stick blender vote. noamnety Feb 2013 #14

I have all of the whizzing appliances... LancetChick Mar 2013 #15