Hand blender vs normal blender?

elsien

I'd avoid the cheapie tesco one as well, tbh. I bought one and when I was squashing it against the side of the pan to make sure I got all the lumps, the blade went into the plastic and knackered it ( it burned the motor out before I realised) . I'd also say worth paying more for a metal one.
However I did find on a local market a morrisons one which is a 3 in one, so you have a hand blender, whisk and it also has a jug attachment which is better for fine chopping. I'm really pleased with it as it gives you the best of both worlds - better than the hand blender on its own.

I_luv_cats

hand blender too slow and hard work for certain things. (soup might be pushing it)

I have a liquidiser where you can take the bladed base off the jug, so easy for cleaning

Mad4camping

My sister bought me a hand blender when our DD was born and it has been used litterally thousands of times.. not kidding She is 10 soon. I would say we still use it many times a week. We still make smoothies with it blend your fruit with it first in a big jug then add your yoghurt or milk and blend again voila I mix the batter for pancakes with it, honestly Definitely more versatile than the big jug blenders.. plus it takes up less space..:)

Ours is a Braun dark grey and brown cord.. and we do use ours for soup... more than anything yum yum

lizzyb1812

I've got both but rarely use the stick thingy. My blender is the liquidiser on a Kenwood and it blends soups exactly how I like them - v v smooth. No matter what technique I use with the stick blender I get lumps and I really don't like lumps in veg soups. My meaty favourites, pea and ham and chicken noodle don't need blending at all.

Should add that I don't need to puree baby food which I imagine the stick blender would be good for. I do make smoothies and the liquidiser copes well with ice which makes the smoothies cold and thick. Whichever you use do try melon smoothie - nothing else just honeydew or cantaloupe melon in chunks then blended - you'll swear it's got cream in it

mrbadexample

I've got a spare, new, hand blender you can have, if you're near me (Walsall). If not, it would cost more than the Tesco one to post.

Kilty_2

Thanks very much for the offer but I'm in Central Scotland

Wish I'd asked this question a couple of months ago because I wasn't so far away.

mrbadexample

Kilty wrote: »

Thanks very much for the offer but I'm in Central Scotland

I had a funny feeling there was a clue in the name. :rotfl:

Kilty_2

Bought a Tesco Value handblender today

Jessie11

If you do decide to buy a big blender, the Morrisons one is only 15 compared to the 17.99 one you mentioned - got one yesterday and worked great for making smoothies