About 15 years or so ago, my old (very old) Oster 10-speed blender bit the dust. I should add that it was given to us as a wedding present in 1971 and it was in the 1972 flood from Hurricane Agnes. I took it apart and cleaned it very well and never had any qualms about using it. But it died and I never bought another one.
And, you know, I never really miss it. Except for one recipe for a certain kind of apple pie that makes its own crust (Bisquick recipe). It calls for most of the ingredients to go into the blender and blended for 3 minutes, followed by a 5-minute rest to let it all mingle a bit. That's pretty much the only time I used it, unless a recipe specifically called to use a blender. And when it went to that big appliance heaven in the landfill, I didn't really miss it.
Until lately. When I make that apple pie now, I use my KA mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes and then let it rest for 5 minutes and take it from there. But I'm wondering.....if I had a blender, would I really use it? I'm wondering if it would be worth the space on the countertop. I do have a KA 12-cup food processor that I use fairly often when I need uniformly-sliced vegetables or shredded cabbage and the like for coleslaws. And I make pizza dough in it from time to time.
Those of you who have blenders, do you really use them enough to make having it worthwhile? What do you use them for mostly?
And, you know, I never really miss it. Except for one recipe for a certain kind of apple pie that makes its own crust (Bisquick recipe). It calls for most of the ingredients to go into the blender and blended for 3 minutes, followed by a 5-minute rest to let it all mingle a bit. That's pretty much the only time I used it, unless a recipe specifically called to use a blender. And when it went to that big appliance heaven in the landfill, I didn't really miss it.
Until lately. When I make that apple pie now, I use my KA mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes and then let it rest for 5 minutes and take it from there. But I'm wondering.....if I had a blender, would I really use it? I'm wondering if it would be worth the space on the countertop. I do have a KA 12-cup food processor that I use fairly often when I need uniformly-sliced vegetables or shredded cabbage and the like for coleslaws. And I make pizza dough in it from time to time.
Those of you who have blenders, do you really use them enough to make having it worthwhile? What do you use them for mostly?
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