Hand-Blender…A Must for the Kitchen

Any kitchen is incomplete without a hand-blender nee immersion blender nee stick blender. Not only does it ease and fasten your cooking but also saves on lugging out the bulky food processor for small jobs. Moreover it offers the convenience of blending or pureeing ingredients right inside a bowl and even on the stove.

Some of the pros of hand-blenders –

1. Small, portable and uses less storage space as its wall mountable
2. Perfect for pureeing, creaming, blending a drink, mixing, and emulsifying (like mayonnaise), chopping, ice-crushing, and mixing dough
3. Easy to operate and a relatively silent machine 

The market offers a plethora of brands and models to choose from. But certain mandate features are – 

• The motor power should suffice your kitchen requirement. Generally Indian hand-blenders fall within the 100 to 500 Watt Range.
• Metal is better than plastic for the shaft, cage and blade. Opt for long shafts; and big, thick and sturdy blades
• Must be attractive, light in weight (less than 2 Kg) and easily washable
• One should be able to immerse it into a hot utensil to puree chunks
• The power button needs to be easy to press and hold 
• The attachments/accessories must include chopper and whisker 
• Should be able to serve functions like – blending, pureeing, whisking, mixing, crushing and chopping 
• Length, battery time, run time and speed settings

Once you have purchased your hand-blender then go ahead and whip up thick and gorgeous smoothies, lip-smacking buttermilk, ketchup, pesto, mayonnaise, salsa, chutneys et al and enjoy the smiles on the faces of your loved ones!