Kitchen Blenders

Posts Tagged ‘Pesto’

I have had this stick Immersion Hand Blender with Chopper for over a year, and used it about a hundred times. There are two problems which have been significant for me, but might not matter for you: (a) Washing the top of the chopper in the dishwasher causes it to fill with dirty water which leaks out slowly, but you can’t fully empty it; (b) You can’t chop small quantities, the minimum has to fill the chopper enough to cause full churn of the ingredients. In other words, a lot of pesto is ok, but not a little.

This thing has got a lot of power, and as long as the bucket is big enough for your needs, it will do anything you need out of a food processor.

However, it is unbearably loud–so much so that I often change my recipe plans if it involves this tool. I mean, it is painful to be within 10 feet of it grinding some pesto.

Don’t buy this. Unless you have ear protection in your kitchen repertoire.

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