Easy to operate, easy to clean and store and very portable, a hand blender is a great appliance to have in your kitchen when the need to purée or blend crops up.
Easy to operate, easy to clean and store and very portable, a hand blender is a great appliance to have in your kitchen when the need to purée or blend crops up. Here are some best things you can use the hand blender for.
Sauce and curry
A hand blender’s blade attachment is able to withstand high temperatures. This means that when blending food such as curries or sauce, you can use the blender right in the pan – pureéing your ingredients until they are as smooth as you want.
Mayonnaise and salad dressing
Making mayonnaise involves adding oil, drop by drop, to a mix of lemon juice (or vinegar) and egg yolk. It requires some practice as the mixture can curdle easily, but it is possible with a good handblender. Likewise, you can also use the appliance to prepare oil-and-vinegar-based salad dressings that tend to separate easily.
Baby food
If you have babies or toddlers at home, items such as fruits, boiled vegetables or chicken can be chopped by your blender to a paste for them. A hand blender is a great alternative to a potato masher for smooth, lump-free mashed potatoes.
Chutney
Your hand blender can be used to quickly make chutneys such as coriander chutney or mint chutney by tossing your herbs and spices together and pureéing until smooth.
Soup
As with sauces and curries, you can pure soup with your hand blender right in the pan instead of the dicey task of transferring the hot contents into a blender jug.
Smoothies
Dump ingredients such as fruits, yogurt and milk into your jug and blend. To save time, this can be done directly in your mug or glass.
Attachments
Hand blenders can have several attachments such as a whisk for whipping cream or eggs. Some models have mixers for drinks and liquid mixtures or a small chopper to chop food such as garlic, herbs and onions. Most hand blenders come with a jug marked out with measurements as well –this ranges from 500ml to one litre capacity. Ask your supplier for these additional attachments if you are interested.
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