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Cooking & Baking

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

6. Immersion blender is the only way I puree soups

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 04:32 PM

Feb 2013

Some immersion blenders suck rather badly, but you don't have to spend a lot to get a decent one. I've had mine for at least 20 years and it's still going strong.

When I make chili con carne, I use my food processor to grind the meat. I like a very rough chop as opposed to hamburger. I use the food processor to just kind of break everything up into long stringy chunks of various sizes. When stewed, the connective tissue dissolves and the meat unstrings itself. You're left with big and small chunks of meat which is what I prefer.

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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