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[enkeli]

shopping for kitchen electrics, and i have to ask...

why would one need:

a) a hand blender
b) a mini pre-prep chopper/grinder dealy (besides the fact that it is ikkle and wee!)
c) a food processor
d) a blender

don't these all do pretty much the same thing at some point? or am i just not getting it?

i have a blender. it's mainly used for margaritas. i just bought a hand blender that came with a nifty whisk attachment. i figured i could use that for mashed potatoes and cake mixes. i think if i get the chopper thingy, i will be set, yes?

i was forced to soothe my ego by picking up a new pair of trousers. they are green. i don't have to know if they chop or puree.

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[sunbrae.livejournal.com]

I have a hand blender/mixer and a mini food processor because I was going to make homemade baby food. Heh. Rarely use either. I think if you get the chopper thingy, you'll be set. I would adore a $300 Kitchen Aid mixer, but I know I'd never use it. But it looks so shiny and professional!

Now a coffee grinder? Espresso/cappuccino maker? Essential. :)

[enkeli.livejournal.com]

Now a coffee grinder? Espresso/cappuccino maker?

c'mon, now. what kinda chump do i look like? ;)

have a) coffee grinder b) french press (2) c) cappucino maker and d) milk frother as well as various and sundry tea pots and cups.

i brought my extra french press to work so i can make GOOD coffee here. :)

caffeine is so awesome.

[sunbrae.livejournal.com]

No chumps here! French press... *drool* I'm ashamed to admit we had a French press for two years, but never used it. Then, our coffee maker broke and in a fit of desperation, we pulled out the press. OMG. That was two years ago. French pressed coffee is so good with the nice crema on top. *drools*

[enkeli.livejournal.com]

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.

mmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[adjrun.livejournal.com]

You'd be surprised, actually. We use the KitchenAid all the time. Not just for special occasion and baking-type stuff (and don't you dare get a bread machine, enkeli, they suck and you really WON'T use it), but for mashed potatoes, whipped cream... it's really useful.

A cuisinart is good for chopping or grinding or shredding. Need oodles of cheese? That's where you go. Need lots of nuts chopped? Need to mash berries because you're making summer jam? This is your tool. Also, both the cuisinart and the stand mixer will last you a long time: our cuisinart was a wedding present, which means close to twelve years of excellent service. And these days, I think you can get Cuisinarts with minibowl attachment thingies, so you wouldn't need to get a seperate little choppy gizmo. We have a hand-little-choppy-gizmo, and we never use it. Kind of crappy and hard to clean, and it's just as easy to use a knife. Anyway, my rec is that, if you cook a lot, a Cuisinart is a must-have.

Now, a blender? I use a blender really only to make smoothies. Chopping ice, etc. But mostly, smoothies. Which are yummy and good, but it's only a single-use gig.

Hand blenders are good for blending something while it's still on the stove. Wait, though, do you have the old-fashioned kind, with beaters? Or a stick blender? Because the stick blender is great for the stove -- pureeing soups and sauces right in the pan, etc. Very cool. Also occasionally come with mini-chop bowl, if that is your wont.

[enkeli.livejournal.com]

yeah, the blender i'm down with. that is done. and i'd specifically use it for frosty beverages.

the stand mixer, i don't think i need... really, that is more mixing than i think i will ever do on my own. and even with cookies.. i like to do that myself. :) (i promise i will not get the bread machine!!) if i ever get married (BWA!), I will add it to the registry. ;)

if i do get a food processor, it'd be a cuisinart. but i don't make big stuff, which is why i think the mini chopper thing will be good.. and the hand mixer (not the old kind with beaters!!) will be good for soups and potatoes. :)

[sunbrae.livejournal.com]

and don't you dare get a bread machine, enkeli, they suck and you really WON'T use it

We have two, because Mr. Sun thought we'd like to make both round and loaf shaped bread. I've used them once each. Such a waste.

[enkeli.livejournal.com]

wow, two?

okay mr. sun has unseated me from the gadget throne. ;)

[sunbrae.livejournal.com]

He's crazy for gadgets. We have a potato peeler/curler thingy that makes potatoes into curly fries. Also, we have a contraption to make a blooming onion. Never used either. He sees things that interest him and will buy them without having any idea if they're practical or worth the money. And it's not just kitchen stuff. Dvds - he'll read the back or like an actor and buy the dvd without knowing if it's a decent movie or not. Why he can't just rent the darn thing and save a few bucks, I'll never know. The man really likes his things. (Affectionately called 'junk' by yours truly.)

[enkeli.livejournal.com]

mr. sun and enkeli!dad are long-lost relatives, i think. o, the things he used to bring home.

billie rae would make him take them to the garage. ;)