Blender

[natalka]

natalka ,
Thank you :) I think I need to see everything "live" - ​​today at lunchtime and I will go) In fact - I think I need him at all or not. Let me explain why - 2 years ago, after listening to the seller in the store, I bought a Bosch combine, Kenwood was going. It turned out to be a whisk not with a whisk, but as a disc - I didn't like it already in the process of whipping - sugar was going under the disc below, changed with my mother for the same Bosch, but with a plastic whisk - yes, a little better, but not that. I have an old mixer - I recently broke one of the whisks, it's my own fault - it's not a good idea to stick a fork in. There is a blender in the combine. But on the weekend I saw on TV a program where the chef gloriously made the puree soup right in the pan with an immersion blender. So I think

And I have Braun MR 6550 M FP, I'm very happy. True, he does not have an ice pick, but we somehow do not need it.

Now I use it every day: I make mashed potatoes from meat and vegetables for a child, and in the morning I stir porridge from boxes with a whisk (I lazily get out the mixer for this). I often use graters and shredders (my friend is a fan of making blanks, so she cut cabbage for pickling with a blender - she is very happy).

And also, when I make a charlotte, I beat the whites and yolks separately. And that's when a mixer comes in handy (it deals with proteins on its own) and a blender (I grind yolks in it)

[Summer resident]

Summer resident, and why? For example, I now have a Bosch combine, but I liked my old Moulinex better

It's just that the BOSCH technique in my kitchen works for a long time and reliably, but what was from other companies periodically breaks down and changes. I do not always have the opportunity to buy expensive equipment, but I was convinced that it is better to wait and collect money for BOSH than to buy something else and buy again in a year or two

I also have a Brown 6550 series. The brand itself never raised questions, I have a juicer, a meat grinder and a Brown blender. When my daughter was born I bought the simplest one with a plastic nozzle. He coped with all the tasks. And then I wanted more and the 6550 was already bought. The set (it is encrypted in letters after numbers) was chosen strictly according to needs. I have an MCA (everything is the same as in your chosen one except for a large chopper). I use all attachments quite often (i.e. everything is in demand and convenient to use). I trust Bosch too, but in this particular case I liked Brown more. By the way, later, if you want to have it in the service, you can buy a nozzle and containers for vacuuming.
Moulinex, as a brand, has died for me a long time ago.

By the way, later, if you want to have it in the service, you can buy a nozzle and containers for evacuation.

Somehow I didn't think about it, you can really buy it, thanks for the idea

I also have a Brown 6550 series.

The second one is also very attractive with graters, but there is no knife for picking ice - in summer it is better with it :) if you take it, then my combine can be thrown away

And how to use containers for vacuum, or rather, for what?

I also have a Brown meat grinder, already 5 or 7 years old, very happy

I have a MR 6550 MCA, the same as in the first link, only without an ice pick. And vacuum containers are convenient for extending the shelf life of food. The thing in itself is good (once upon a time in Zepter I worked on the sale of vacuum storage systems, so I tried them inside and out on my farm), but the price for this convenience somewhat stops me. And now for me this is not particularly relevant, since the Biofresh zone in the refrigerator successfully extends the shelf life of food.

So-a-ak, I'm even more confused in the choice - in 30 minutes I'll go and look and feel

tell me! How did you feel, how did you buy it, how do you use it?

[Antonovka]

Antonovka, I have such a blender, I use it almost every day, only I have never used ice pick

Today I am also ripe to buy this blender, I bought it at Metro -3925 rubles. I just don't know where and when I will put ice

[nut]

nut,
And I also need ice picking - my son got hooked on a mojito

You can familiarize yourself with the assortment of blenders, harvesters and shredders and purchase them at a wholesale price here: https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=9114.0

I've been with a blender for a week now. Well, what can I say - it's a pity that I did not have it before. It is much more convenient to make fruit drinks - no pouring and washing of excess dishes, I do it right away in a jug. I mix cottage cheese with sour cream. I did something else, I don’t remember. The whisk is purely a toy, the same proteins are much more convenient to beat with a mixer (it, ksatite, also needs to be changed - the whisks have already been soldered many times), but if you need to whip something not to the peaks, but just mix, then that's what you need.

I mix cottage cheese with sour cream.

how many people? for one, it seems, I don't even want to get something, except for a spoon ...

is it for how many people? for one, it seems, I don't even want to get something, except for a spoon ...

But the cottage cheese turns out to be homogeneous, like soft store cottage cheese.

then it is all the more incomprehensible - we prefer to buy only grain cottage cheese, and the "soft store" does not even fit into the mouth ..!

[liquidboy]

liquidboy ,
Everyone has their own tastes - for example, I also love grain with cream and, specifically, Belarusian. Husband and son love grains. Moreover, the husband loves that the grains remain, and the son must mix the same cottage cheese until smooth with sour cream and berries.
I couldn't get a blender or a food processor even if I cut a couple of cloves of garlic.

The whisk is purely a toy, the same proteins are much more convenient to beat with a mixer (it, ksatite, also needs to be changed - the whisks have already been soldered many times), but if you need to whip something not to the peaks, but just mix, then that's what you need.

Well, why a toy? I, in the absence of a mixer, have been for three years, if not more, I beat them both proteins to the peaks and batter. Squirrels start at 6-9 speeds, then at the last and turbo at the end.

Forum users, share your practical experience.
Do you need to buy a chopper or blender to grind sprouted wheat (grain with small sprouts), nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds), dry seaweed leaf? And how much power will be enough?

Almost any blender with a chopper bowl will work. It is better to take proven brands and models - the quality of the glass plastic when chopping nuts is essential.

[Antonovka]

Antonovka, I somehow did not time. In my opinion, not for long, if 3-4 squirrels, but six is ​​already a little hard for me to hold. Despite my mockery of him ( I dropped it almost immediately after the purchase from a height of about 2 m and it rubbed at the attachment point of the attachments, wrapped it with tape, ) he is alive and well. I myself am surprised at its survivability with very active use. He knows how much I love him, so he endures

But, I am already looking after the mixer, no matter how wonderful the blender is, and the mixer will not completely replace

I also beat the whites with a blender (whisk). It turns out better than a mixer, or rather not better, but faster.

[intuition]

do i need submersible or stationary?

intuition, in my opinion, submersible is more practical, does not require a lot of storage space. For example. you can see that there is a wall mount for storage, to the left of it is a chopping bowl for nuts and other things.

Forum users, share your practical experience.
Do you need to buy a chopper or blender to grind sprouted wheat (grain with small sprouts), nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds), dry seaweed leaf? And how much power will be enough?

For some time now I began to buy all household appliances, paying attention to its power. The more powerful, the faster and better the work will be done.
I foolishly bought a low-power blender, only 250W, but there has not yet been a day that I did not work with it. A shredder was also attached to it. Here in it I chop herbs, onions, chop garlic, chop nuts, etc., etc.
I tried to beat something with a whisk, so I have it lying around for some unknown reason.
My mixer is quite powerful, stationary. I often make an airy curd casserole (mine really like it). So with a mixer I beat the proteins to the peaks, and at this time I mix the cottage cheese, yolks and other products with a blender. Then I connect it all.
It would be uncomfortable for me to have either a blender or a mixer in the kitchen.

Thank you very much for your recommendations!
I myself was more inclined towards submersible. I imagine that the more power, the faster and better it will be. The fact is that I have never used a mixer, blender or chopper. And I don't understand the capacities at all.
I know for sure that I would not want the device to work loudly. Probably, the more powerful, the more noise. Yes, and super fast for my purposes, where to me. What is the most running power or what? At least let me know the range

Now, if I would buy a blender today, I would buy it with a power of at least 500W.
Now I'm looking at Bamix. There are many different models of them. The manufacturer gives a 2 year warranty. Multifunctional, nozzles change on the leg itself.

Lika, thanks for the link. Looked at the model. There is a 0.5l chopper. Do I understand correctly that this is the minimum volume with which it will work?

Do you need more or less? There are no smaller cups, it makes no sense. You can do more, of this type with two bowls and an insert for picking ice
A small bowl is sufficient for chopping nuts and wheat germ.

Now, if I would buy a blender today, I would buy it with a power of at least 500W.

I agree completely, at the very 600 watts.

Now I'm looking at Bamix. There are many different models of them. The manufacturer gives a 2 year warranty. Multifunctional, nozzles change on the leg itself.

Nice, but the prices are too biting.

I asked about the volume in order to know a smaller amount (than the bowl itself) it will grind or not. I suppose to use my wheat for breakfast)), etc.

Of course, there will be, the smallest thing that I chopped in this, it's two cloves of medium garlic.

It remains to decide on the model.

And that's about color, taste and purse. Go around the store, look, feel.

Here someone wrote that even raw vegetables can be chopped with a blender on salads. I know Brown has shredding and slicing attachments, but did anyone use them in real life? Is it better to buy a small food processor for these purposes or is it better to buy a blender with advanced functions?

I didn’t use the combine, I don’t know. And we regularly chop vegetables with a blender. Of course, it's easier to cut one onion with your hands, but, for example, onion-carrots for pilaf, cabbage, beets - everything is superb, I like it.

I have Brown.

What's your Brown model? Submerged or stationary?

I have a Braun MR 6550 M FP submersible.

zeta, do you have a fine grater in your blender?

Here are the attachments:


+ one more knife.

I would like to have one less grater.

[zeta]

So today I became the owner of Braun Multiguik, Minipimer MR 6550 M FP-HC. I just came to the Metro and saw it and bought it. Already beforehand, of course, after reading about brands and models in action, but in action there was still no opportunity to try. Tomorrow after purchases, tests are scheduled. I understand that Brown has many varieties of this MR 6550 model, but I really don't know how they differ significantly from each other.
So I wanted to ask zeta, and in what mode can you make potatoes for dranniki, for grinding, or do you need to wear some of the graters?

To be honest, I made potato pancakes only once, when there was no blender yet.But I think that the chopper will turn out to be nonsense, there will be pieces of different sizes and large, and completely mashed potatoes, if anything at all works out. I would take a small grater, although I would not call it very small.

In general, you need to take the instruction, it describes what is better to rub and grind on.

[zeta]

I understand that Brown has many varieties of this MR 6550 model, but I really don't know how they differ significantly from each other.

Complete set.

So I wanted to ask zeta, and in what mode can you make potatoes for dranniki, for grinding, or do you need to wear some of the graters?

I'm here https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=22259.0 she told how she mixed up graters in the combine and eventually chopped the potatoes with a utility knife. The result is a homogeneous mass.
If Brown grinds the nuts into flour, then grind the potatoes until mashed, only then squeeze well.
You can try with a small grater.

Thank you, very informative experience. Actually, this is how discoveries and culinary masterpieces take place. It's just that before that I had neither a combine nor a blender, I will learn everything empirically.

Zeta, have you been using your blender for a long time?

Zeta, have you been using your blender for a long time?

About 2 years.

This gives me hope, because the only comment on this blender that I found on the internet was that the blender was covered after half a year.
Although I believe that buying equipment is always a lottery, and a cheap one can last a long time and expensive, respectively, on the contrary.
Maybe neophytes like me will still drop in here, and so I inform you that potato pancakes (potato pancakes) are quietly made with a chopping knife without any additional graters. You just need to lay in small portions and then remember and cut into a homogeneous mass.
And from the same mug it is convenient to bake them, excess dishes are not involved.

This gives me hope, because the only comment on this blender that I found on the internet was that the blender was covered after half a year.

I think Brown's blenders are some of the best. Once there was a test purchase on this topic. So it was Brown that won there.

My Brown is 4 years old already. Knocked, cracked and rewound with duct tape, but plows like a beast The combine and mixer appeared not long ago, and before that Brown replaced them all for me. True, there are no graters on it, but it whipped and grinded perfectly.

Yes, I just realized that Brown's motor part is powerful, but the plastic around the body and the parts are very fragile. My blender is written in Poland.
And the graters in the blender, as for me, are completely incomprehensible for their purpose. Today I tried to cut at least something into strips, it turns out just finely chopped porridge, and then everything rubbed unevenly. And in the picture everything is beautiful, so tempting.
Maybe there are some secrets of slicing specifically for a blender and food processor, so that later you get cubes or slices from this? I cut into slices, but everything turned out to be the same, either on a grater or on a shredder ..

Here's another photo of my attachments. Now from left to right:

1. It turns out slicing like straws. I use it when cooking pilaf, rub carrots. I also rub beets for borscht, it is inconvenient to cut hard, pickled cucumbers in pickle. You can probably cut cucumbers into a salad.

2. For carrots in soup.

3 and 4. Good shredders. 3 slices thinner, 4 thicker. According to your mood, you can cut carrots for soup or something else, chopped cabbage for different purposes. My friend also uses it for blanks.

The only caveat. In order for graters to get not long tails, and not long slices on shredders, try to keep the product upright. It is difficult, they, dogs, strive to fall. I then take 2 carrots or cut one in half and put it together. If the carrots are, for example, thick, then you can cut them in half.

I want to boast about my blender.
Maybe someone will need my info. The blender brand is not so well known, but in vain - a wonderful thing!

I have a submersible Bamix, like this:

I am very, very happy with it. This is an indispensable helper for me in everyday cooking. If you need to cook a lot (a holiday, guests, a very large family), then, of course, it will not be enough. And for a family of 2-3 people to cook every day is just right, especially if the child is small.

In the picture with a blender next to it, such a small container is a chopper. Nuts, sugar, coffee - it will grind everything in seconds, and if you hold it longer - it will turn everything into dust! The instructions say that even cinnamon and nutmeg can be chopped. I have not tried it, but judging by how easily and quickly it crushes hazelnuts, nutmeg can also.
The blender itself can chop meat, make mashed soups right in a saucepan on the stove (the "leg" is all metal, is not afraid of overheating), make batter, beat omelets, makes mayonnaise perfectly. I made "difficult" mayonnaise with it (without mustard - they write that then it is hard to beat it). Poured oil straight from the bottle without any "add a few drops at the beginning of the oil, then a teaspoon." Everything was perfectly whipped and the mayonnaise turned out to be wonderful!
I generally keep quiet about cocktails - any time.
Plus there's a nozzle that makes great milk froth as thick as whipped egg whites or cream! This foam is whipped from chilled skim milk without any thickeners (!). You can add powdered sugar and beat with it - a wonderful dessert turns out! You can put it in coffee - we get a cappuccino, you can just as a light dessert with fruit and berries. Terribly delicious!

I also bought a mini-harvester for the blender (like the chopper, it goes as an additional "attachment"):

It is indispensable when you need to quickly cut / grate some vegetables for cooking, for example, soup. Grate cheese, chop meat, make ice crumbs - it's easy! A very interesting system for removing the crushed product from the bowl - they came up with an original move: the bottom is two-layer, after the end of cutting, the inner bottom is removed and collects all the products on itself. There is no need to scrape anything off the walls - almost everything can be removed with one hand movement.
And this mini food processor is easy to clean. And the blender itself - it generally takes a minute to wash. Just under running water, rubbed it with a soapy hand - and put it back in place. The entire blender is made so that it is not afraid of water - even the buttons are rubberized, water does not pass inside. Although there is no need to wash it all, if it happens to take it with a wet hand, it's not scary.
Separately about quality. How much I drive it, it happens for a long time whipping something - no overheating, no failures. Plows non-stop. And he does everything very quickly.
And in general, everything in it is thought out to the smallest detail. Pleasantly.

My mother once had a blender of this company (they bought it when I was very little), only a very old model. I worked without problems for 10 years. And more, I think, would have worked, but lost when moving.
Actually, that's why I fell for him, when I was looking for a replacement for a dead mixer - I remember its reliability.
In general, I did not regret the money spent (the blender is far from cheap). It's worth the money.

I also have this blender for 2 years. I was looking specifically for milkshakes. Regarding its qualities, I subscribe to your every word. By the way, our family is large and, therefore, I try to buy only high-quality equipment to withstand increased loads. I have never regretted buying this blender, although, I confess, I have not yet mastered its capabilities.
I bought a complete set in the Technosila online store. On the receipt is printed: "Warranty period 60 months". I don't know how reliable it is. I hope that I don’t have to contact it, since it is made in Switzerland.

I, too, have dreamed about this for several years, but the fact that there is already a Philips HR 1372 is a very good blend. It works like a beast and there is no reason to buy a new one yet. And I want ...

Before buying my Brown, I also looked at this Bamix with interest, but in my opinion it is not very common in Ukraine, I practically did not find anything by searching.
Zeta, thanks for the almost master class on the use of graters, I thought that there are some nuances in their use. And my sliced ​​potatoes turned into some kind of mess, larger or smaller, but not stripes. I will now try to hold it vertically.
And another such question, how long can a blender work continuously? For whipping up a cocktail, for example? And then I constantly stopped him, I was afraid that he would burn out.
And how long does it take to make a thick classic milkshake? So far, I've only got foam on top, and loose milk below.

And another such question, how long can a blender work continuously? For whipping up a cocktail, for example? And then I constantly stopped him, I was afraid that he would burn out.
And how long does it take to make a thick classic milkshake? So far, I've only got foam on top, and loose milk below.

I will not tell you about the operating time, I think you need to read the instructions. And I can't advise anything about the cocktail, I'm not particularly worried about it, how it works out, and we drink. And to get it, like in McDonald's, you probably need to add milk to the ice cream, and not vice versa, but IMHO, I haven't tried it myself.

And how long does it take to make a thick classic milkshake? So far, I've only got foam on top, and loose milk below.

We have a whole topic about blender milkshakeshttps://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=8224.0

And to get it, like in McDonald's, you probably need to add milk to the ice cream, and not vice versa

One hundred percent agree
Because ice cream of Donetsk brand "Hercules" lay in my freezer and generally "blown away" to a waffle cup and a tablespoon of liquid in it. I think there is no smell of natural products, solid emulsifiers. So you also need to look for ice cream
But the second time, the cocktail with a banana and even a semblance of ice cream has already turned out to be thicker and richer.
Thanks for your feedback

I just made myself a cocktail: very cold milk + berry syrup and that's it. Eating! And, most importantly for me, absolutely not sugary, like in McDonald's.
P.S. I forgot to say that milkshakes are very thick with the Bamix blender, no ice cream needs to be added. The main thing is that the milk should be very cold, right down to ice crumbs.

The main thing is that the milk should be very cold, right down to ice crumbs.

And if you do it with kefir or unsweetened yogurt?
Do you also need to cool them down to ice crumbs?

And if you do it with kefir or unsweetened yogurt?
Do you also need to cool them down to ice crumbs?

I don’t know, because I haven’t made cocktails from kefir or yogurt yet. But I will definitely try and answer, because the most interesting. And I also want to try whipping 10% cream, I'll see what happens.