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Which blender do you have, and would you recommend it?
I'm on the lookout for a blender, and a friend has recommended the Duralit blender:
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/dualit-...867&xtor=AL-89 Does anyone have this one, or can you recommend a different one? I always wonder if I'd be paying for the name rather than the product with Duralit, but am happy to be proved wrong. |
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Dualit's a good brand and it seems a reasonable price.
I have a Bamix one which I paid over twice the amount of yours, I rarely use it! |
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Instinctively I feel you are paying for the name and could get better value for money. My big question though would be what do you actually want it to do? I was in a similar position recently, worked out a list of what I realistically wanted to use it for and ended up going for a Jamie Oliver Tefal food processor instead which cost 60 quid. I'm delighted with it.
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I have owned that exact model for close to 3 years (apart from mine is all black) It's fab ! It even has different speeds and a turbo button. It's the only one I have never managed to burn out the motor on.
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I've got a Moulinex one, but hardly ever use it other than for smoothies. I use my Braun handblender for soups now.
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Instinctively I feel you are paying for the name and could get better value for money. My big question though would be what do you actually want it to do? I was in a similar position recently, worked out a list of what I realistically wanted to use it for and ended up going for a Jamie Oliver Tefal food processor instead which cost 60 quid. I'm delighted with it.
Edit: Hhmm, it doesn't have very good reviews. Dualit hand blender |
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The liquidiser I have didn't do the trick when I was trying to pulverise chickpeas for hummus. I want to use it to make smoothies and soups, and I already bake a lot of cakes already.
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I'd love a food processor and have a blender. rEALLY they both do the same things but with a blender it can grate when I can't be arsed.
I have a smoothie maker and to be hoenst its just a different shaped blender. I have the hand held thingamagig as well and again it just does the same thing. Food processor all the way I say |
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I have a sieve and a wooden spoon.
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I think it's horses for courses. I don't want to lug out the magimix food processor when I want to grate or mix a small amount. Similarly, I don't want to get the food processor out, then pour the soup to be pureed into it, thus creating even more mess and washing up. This is where a stick blender comes in handy !
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I think it's horses for courses. I don't want to lug out the magimix food processor when I want to grate or mix a small amount. Similarly, I don't want to get the food processor out, then pour the soup to be pureed into it, thus creating even more mess and washing up. This is where a stick blender comes in handy !
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I don't have a blender as such but I have Magic Bullet which I suppose is a blender in itself.
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