Guest guest Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 i was at target looking for a blender but then came across the food processors,,,is there a real difference in them besides price? also, has anybody tried that " As seen on tv " product called the thunder stick that's this handheld mixer that can puree anything including metal, but it's around $70 so i don't know if i should try that. Lia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 Food processors aren't all that great for a lot of liquid. If the level of the liquid is higher than the shaft thing it sits on, the liquid goes down the shaft, all over the main unit, and onto your counter. Blenders don't leak like that. I haven't seen the thunder stick, but I do have an immersion blender - a long stick with a whirly blade on the end that you can put into a glass and blend up stuff. I paid a big whopping $10 for mine at an outlet store. (Original price $15-20, I think.) It works fine on peanut butter and bananas in soy milk, but the thawed frozen strawberries were too gooey and messed it up. I don't think I'd pay $70 for a stronger model unless I knew that I was going to use it a lot more than I'd use my $10 model. Kris > i was at target looking for a blender but then came across the food > processors,,,is there a real difference in them besides price? also, > has anybody tried that " As seen on tv " product called the thunder > stick that's this handheld mixer that can puree anything including > metal, but it's around $70 so i don't know if i should try that. > > Lia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Hi Lia: When I was banded shut - nothing worked like a good old fashioned blender. I have a hand held mixer and it only worked to mix things like milk based smoothies. Once you're unbanded or unwired - I used a food processor. It doesn't reduce things to a watery consistency - but it will make things small enough to get into your mouth so you can mash them on the top of your mouth and swallow them. Good luck! > i was at target looking for a blender but then came across the food > processors,,,is there a real difference in them besides price? also, > has anybody tried that " As seen on tv " product called the thunder > stick that's this handheld mixer that can puree anything including > metal, but it's around $70 so i don't know if i should try that. > > Lia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Hi Lia: When I was banded shut - nothing worked like a good old fashioned blender. I have a hand held mixer and it only worked to mix things like milk based smoothies. Once you're unbanded or unwired - I used a food processor. It doesn't reduce things to a watery consistency - but it will make things small enough to get into your mouth so you can mash them on the top of your mouth and swallow them. Good luck! > i was at target looking for a blender but then came across the food > processors,,,is there a real difference in them besides price? also, > has anybody tried that " As seen on tv " product called the thunder > stick that's this handheld mixer that can puree anything including > metal, but it's around $70 so i don't know if i should try that. > > Lia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Hi Lia: When I was banded shut - nothing worked like a good old fashioned blender. I have a hand held mixer and it only worked to mix things like milk based smoothies. Once you're unbanded or unwired - I used a food processor. It doesn't reduce things to a watery consistency - but it will make things small enough to get into your mouth so you can mash them on the top of your mouth and swallow them. Good luck! > i was at target looking for a blender but then came across the food > processors,,,is there a real difference in them besides price? also, > has anybody tried that " As seen on tv " product called the thunder > stick that's this handheld mixer that can puree anything including > metal, but it's around $70 so i don't know if i should try that. > > Lia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Friends gave me their Braun stick processor, and I adored it. That, plus a pyrex 2- or 4-cup measuring cup cut me free to keep myself fed, and the clean up is sooo much simpler! I recommend it totally. Dunno anything about a " Thunder stick. " If you're into cooking, there are quite a few things you can do better in a processor than in a blender. Grating carrots for carrot and raisin salad, mixing bread dough, grating cheese, etc. But if you're thinking about your recovery period alone, I'd definitely go for the easy clean-up of the stick blender. I think there are some that are much less expensive than $70, but I'm not sure. Good wishes to you. Cammie > i was at target looking for a blender but then came across the food > processors,,,is there a real difference in them besides price? also, > has anybody tried that " As seen on tv " product called the thunder > stick that's this handheld mixer that can puree anything including > metal, but it's around $70 so i don't know if i should try that. > > Lia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Friends gave me their Braun stick processor, and I adored it. That, plus a pyrex 2- or 4-cup measuring cup cut me free to keep myself fed, and the clean up is sooo much simpler! I recommend it totally. Dunno anything about a " Thunder stick. " If you're into cooking, there are quite a few things you can do better in a processor than in a blender. Grating carrots for carrot and raisin salad, mixing bread dough, grating cheese, etc. But if you're thinking about your recovery period alone, I'd definitely go for the easy clean-up of the stick blender. I think there are some that are much less expensive than $70, but I'm not sure. Good wishes to you. Cammie > i was at target looking for a blender but then came across the food > processors,,,is there a real difference in them besides price? also, > has anybody tried that " As seen on tv " product called the thunder > stick that's this handheld mixer that can puree anything including > metal, but it's around $70 so i don't know if i should try that. > > Lia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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