Comments on: Stick blender http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/stick-blender-763 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:13:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fn http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/stick-blender-763/comment-page-1#comment-35136 fn Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:14:29 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=763#comment-35136 Hi Velvet Goldmine Soap making? Brilliant idea. Also intrigued by its use in papermaking. Must try and be a bit more inventive with mine. Hello Sharon J Good point. Ours lives at the back of the cupboard. I bet that it would be used more if it was out all the time. Hi Belinda Thanks for the ideas. Smoothies – yummy. Hummous too. Hi Casalba I must try making béchamel with olive oil, far healthier. Thanks for the tip. Hello Organic Viking They’re great and I’m now discovering that they are even more useful! Hi Pamela I must check out the Bamix! Although ours – the bottom of the range Bosch is great. Liquidisers are handy. Ours comes into its own for making egg nog when one of us is peaky. Hi Wendy That spreads sounds delicious – thanks for sharing! Must try this as an alternative sandwich filler. Hi Veronica Great tip. But where did I put the long plastic container?? Home made mayo is delicious but can be a nightmare to make. Hi Kethry It has been a discovery that has reaped the reward of stress free béchamel. I’m almost willing it to go lumpy so that I can do the trick with the stick! Hi Elaine I always wondered what those were for exactly. Thanks for the tip. Hi Kate(uk) I must try cornflour. Thanks for sharing. Hi Jane Wow. It must be the Rolls Royce of stick blenders! Hello Plumsource For years Danny banned the idea of having a food processor as we have so little space. Finally I insisted on getting one and it is a marvel, cutting food preparation time massively. Particularly good for chopping herbs, slicing vegetables etc. This and the slow cooker are superb additions to a busy kitchen. Unfortunately it is bench bound and can’t do the weekly shop. Hi Velvet Goldmine

Soap making? Brilliant idea. Also intrigued by its use in papermaking.

Must try and be a bit more inventive with mine.

Hello Sharon J

Good point. Ours lives at the back of the cupboard. I bet that it would be used more if it was out all the time.

Hi Belinda

Thanks for the ideas. Smoothies – yummy. Hummous too.

Hi Casalba

I must try making béchamel with olive oil, far healthier. Thanks for the tip.

Hello Organic Viking

They’re great and I’m now discovering that they are even more useful!

Hi Pamela

I must check out the Bamix! Although ours – the bottom of the range Bosch is great.

Liquidisers are handy. Ours comes into its own for making egg nog when one of us is peaky.

Hi Wendy

That spreads sounds delicious – thanks for sharing! Must try this as an alternative sandwich filler.

Hi Veronica

Great tip. But where did I put the long plastic container??

Home made mayo is delicious but can be a nightmare to make.

Hi Kethry

It has been a discovery that has reaped the reward of stress free béchamel. I’m almost willing it to go lumpy so that I can do the trick with the stick!

Hi Elaine
I always wondered what those were for exactly. Thanks for the tip.

Hi Kate(uk)

I must try cornflour. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Jane

Wow. It must be the Rolls Royce of stick blenders!

Hello Plumsource

For years Danny banned the idea of having a food processor as we have so little space. Finally I insisted on getting one and it is a marvel, cutting food preparation time massively. Particularly good for chopping herbs, slicing vegetables etc. This and the slow cooker are superb additions to a busy kitchen. Unfortunately it is bench bound and can’t do the weekly shop.

]]> By: plumsource http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/stick-blender-763/comment-page-1#comment-33582 plumsource Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:17:37 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=763#comment-33582 Thanks for the tip re sauces. Generally I get irritated by my hand blender as I'm trying to do silly dry things with it that get all stuck inside the bladey bit like making breadcrumbs or pasting chickpeas - gggrrr! Then you have to try not to cut your fingers as you poke the gunk out. I really need a food processer / proper blender but I don't know where to start with big grown up machines. Any tips on what the different ones do? Cut, grate, mash, whisk, make cakes? Wash the dishes? Can one machine do all these things? And do the school run? x Thanks for the tip re sauces. Generally I get irritated by my hand blender as I’m trying to do silly dry things with it that get all stuck inside the bladey bit like making breadcrumbs or pasting chickpeas – gggrrr! Then you have to try not to cut your fingers as you poke the gunk out. I really need a food processer / proper blender but I don’t know where to start with big grown up machines. Any tips on what the different ones do? Cut, grate, mash, whisk, make cakes? Wash the dishes? Can one machine do all these things? And do the school run? x

]]> By: Jane http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/stick-blender-763/comment-page-1#comment-33443 Jane Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:06:45 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=763#comment-33443 I have had my stick blender for 22 years which makes me feel very old! I have had my stick blender for 22 years which makes me feel very old!

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