How do you use a Bamix ?

morganlefay

I've just been given a Bamix by a friend who can't get on with it. It has no instructions, but I have managed to identify what the bits are for from their website. I have also found a few recipes online (mayo without egg, diet whipped cream, fresh fruit foam,TOOTHPASTE, avocado face cream and a dressing for salmon). I can see it will be good for whizzing soups but these recipes don't inspire me and I can't think how else I would use it. Can anyone suggest any sensible things they use a Bamix for, and/or any good recipes, please ? otherwise I think my friend gets it back, but I am sure I have heard people on here enthusing about them and I do so wonder how they are being used. Many thanks (she says hopefully...)

rachbc

Is that a stick blender? i use mine for soups and making curry pastes mainly, houmus too. I have the small chopper bowl attachment that i use for chopping onions, carrots etc for a spag bol base

daska

It might be easier if you give us an idea what you like to eat, I use mine several times a week, but we eat gallons of soup! I also use it for whipping cream (takes 10 seconds), smoothing sauces, grinding nuts etc.

morganlefay

Thanks daska: we eat very ordinary stuff: pasta with hm sauces, mince served with tatties, or turned into chili, cauli cheese, risottos, chicken cooked hundreds of different ways, mostly with hm sauces of some sort. Fish mostly cooked in sauces. lots of veg. We don't fry and dont eat a lot of red meat (except mince) occasionally a nice beef stew, or a lamb chop. In summer lots of salads so it will be good for making dressings (tho can you make a mayo with egg in it - unlike the nasty eggless recipe I have ?) I can see it will be v good for soups, but please tell me how you whip cream with it - that would be v helpful, also nuts (I don't have the extra 'slicey' thing). Thank you ! :beer:

daska

cream - use the 'flat' blade in a tall, narrow container. stick the bamix right down at the bottom before you turn it on, then draw it up sloooowwwwlllllyyyyyyy...

mayo with egg - yes!

nuts - I have the grinder/chopper bowl for these so doesn't apply to you.

sauces - very good for smoothing (use the blade with the little holes) and blending thickeners such as flour - don't overdo it though, I find it's best to blend the flour into cold liquid and then cook.

does that start to help?

daska

The grinder/chopper is wonderful and not too expensive. I have a slicesy but I'm not sure I'd recommend it.

Pink.

Hi morganlefay,

This thread might give you some ideas:

Stick Blender Help pls

Pink

knitter

Bamix is on a 4 day deal on ideal world So over the next few days if you got digital Tv you might get a few ideas if you catch it when its on.

philb120

I really must stop watching these things or hide my wallet

Freebs2008

Please can amyone tell me if a Bamix is really much better than the cheaper stick blenders. I saw one at a food show and thought it was amazing esp with the whipped milk which was as thick as cream but I don't want to be taken in when there are cheaper ones out there that are jsut as good. Thank you so much for looking!!

daska

The Bamix is infinitely better than the 'cheap' sticks (e.g. the Mr T £3.50 variety). As you go up the scale (in price generally) the motors become more powerful, the attachments more robust etc. I chose the professional Bamix because I specifically wanted a very powerful motor so that I didn't have to chop my veg as small (weak hands) and it fulfils that criteria nicely, I can leave my carrots 3" long. It gets used daily and if it ever gives up the ghost I'll be ordering a new one the same day!