Anonymous
Post 12/07/2012 08:07     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
Soup, salad dressing, simple sauces that I used to use a food processor for. Are they dishwasher safe (the blender part, not the motor, obviously)
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2012 02:50     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
Anonymous wrote:I don't make a lot of pureed food, so I use mine very rarely, and I sort of find it a pain to clean!


Why? I run it briefly in water and put the blade assembly through the dishwasher. Never a problem.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2012 01:15     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
Soups! Ours is dishwasher-friendly.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2012 01:02     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
I don't make a lot of pureed food, so I use mine very rarely, and I sort of find it a pain to clean!
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2012 00:53     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
smoothies? with frozen fuit?
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2012 00:31     Subject: Re:s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
You don't want to know.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2012 22:30     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
French toast batter. No more gloppy egg whites.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2012 22:29     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
Baby food

Smoothies
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2012 22:25     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
Breadcrumbs
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2012 21:01     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
Soup in the pot. Honestly can't imagine any other use for it.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2012 20:59     Subject: Re:s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
All of the above, plus whipped cream, and big batches of omelettes.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2012 20:57     Subject: Re:s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
Soup. We eat a lot of soup. I adore it. I used to have to puree everything in a blender, in batches. The stick does it in seconds and there is much less cleanup.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2012 19:38     Subject: Re:s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
Basically, what PP said. Also here are a few more ideas:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/immersion-blender-uses_n_1734037.html#slide=1320722

Just remember that it is an "immersion" blender. If you pull it out of a sauce while it's still on--yes it will splatter.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2012 19:31     Subject: Re:s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
I love mine!! I use it when I make gazpacho, broccoli-cheese soup, and sweet potato soup. I've also used it to crush up tomatoes for pasta sauces, once the tomatoes have gotten mushy. They are also great for making gravy.

Anonymous
Post 12/06/2012 19:27     Subject: s/o Appliances -- What do you use your stick blender for?
I posted on the other thread that I just bought one. What do you use yours for? I know I have recipes that require one (and I will find them) but in the meantime I thought I'd ask for ideas. TIA.