Best blenders

WHICH STATIONARY BLENDER IS BETTER TO CHOOSE?

The stationary blender is a great helper in the kitchen. It can be used to prepare a variety of cocktails, delicate mousses, air creams and mashed soups for children and adults. A tabletop blender can help you break ice, chop nuts, and even grind coffee.

The main thing is to know how to choose the right model.

Stationary blender constitute …

The stationary blender is a bowl with knives at the bottom mounted on the engine compartment with a control panel.

BASIC SELECTION CRITERIA

Before choosing a stationary blender, determine for what purpose you are buying it. The required size of the bowl, the material from which it is made, the power of the device and the number of necessary functions depends on this.

Stationary Blender: Key Features

Main characteristics:

  • Power;
  • Jug size;
  • Jug material;
  • Functionality;
  • Management method.

POWER

Varies from 150 to 1000 W and higher. A powerful stationary blender will cope with a large number of tasks: it mixes ice and solid ingredients, and it makes soup puree in just a couple of seconds. However, if you do not plan to load it heavily, you should not choose a too “cool” model.

If a blender is bought mainly for making milkshakes, then a model with a power of 350-700 watts is suitable.

If you grind solid foods regularly, grab a model from 800 watts.

Stationary smoothie blender

To produce high-quality smoothies with a uniform texture, at least 1000 watts of power will be required.

SIZE JUG

Varies from 0.4 to 2 liters.

The useful volume of the bowl of the stationary blender is always less than the nominal

When buying, note that the useful volume of the bowl is slightly less than that stated in the technical specifications.

So, a stationary blender with a glass of 2 liters can prepare no more than 1.7 liters of cocktail at a time, and a small cup of 400 ml will produce a little more than 300 ml.

MATERIAL JUG

To make the bowl, manufacturers use:

  • plastic;
  • glass;
  • metal (rarely).

Plastic is light and cheap, but the glass does not darken, does not absorb odors and is able to withstand high temperatures. The metal is durable, but expensive and opaque. Recently, stationary models began to appear with jugs of modern composite materials that combine the advantages of glass and metal, but are free from their drawbacks. Such desktop blenders are expensive, but using them is a pleasure.

FUNCTIONALITY

A stationary blender can have various functions: ice breaking, whipping, mixing, crushing and others. No less useful is the possibility of self-cleaning. Since the functionality of the blender directly affects its price, when choosing a model, carefully consider what exactly you are going to use.

The useful volume of the bowl of the stationary blender is always less than the nominal

If grinding of solid products is required, the blender-glass should be equipped with special knives or a separate removable grinder.

Stationary blenders differ in the number of nozzles (jugs) and knives. Some stationary models have separate bowls for vegetables, cocktails, mashed soups, as well as small grinders for coffee and spices. In others, there is only one mixing glass; only the knives change.

THE FOLLOWING CUPS CAN GO IN THE KIT:

  • universal;
  • for solid products;
  • mill;
  • chopper.
  • Stationary blender knives
  • Fixed blender knives are:
  • universal;
  • for splitting ice (nuts, etc.);
  • for whipping.

Of course, different bowls occupy a certain place in the kitchen, but it is much more convenient to use them. On the other hand, interchangeable knives are more convenient to store.

The quality of mixing and grinding depends on the shape of the knives:

If the knives are straight, there will always be a “dead zone” at the bottom of the bowl – a place where ungrounded products are collected. To get them, you need to turn off the blender, open the lid and mix the contents of the jug with a spoon.

Curved knives completely eliminate this problem.

MANAGEMENT: MECHANICS OR ELECTRONICS?

The gearshift can be smooth (mechanical handle) or push-button.

A blender with a jug can have electronic or mechanical control. In the first case, the speed of rotation of the knives is controlled using buttons, which in turn can be either touch or mechanical. Mechanically controlled staion blenders have a rotary handle instead of a button panel.

Stationary blenders differ in control method

Which control to choose is a matter of taste: one likes to use buttons, the other is nicer than a mechanical shift knob.

A blender with a large number of speed modes should be chosen only if you are professionally engaged in the manufacture of cocktails.

ADDITIONAL OPERATING MODES OF THE STATIONARY Blender:

Turbo mode – inclusion of the maximum speed from any position. The function is useful, but not required for a stationary blender: if you wish, you yourself