So my old Braun minipimer finally died (it was about 25 years old). It was
simple-- a little blade whirring around inside of a metal guard with slots
in it at the end of a shaft. A large on/off switch (dead-man style) with
a speed dial on the top. Worked great (primary use: semi-pureeing
"country-style" soups or beans for ribollita, right there in the pan). So
I need a new one and I see there has been a proliferation of models (both
Braun and others, like Cuisinart).
Anyone here researched this?

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Regards,
David
How can you expect to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
--Charles de Gaulle


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David Auerbach
Department of Philosophy & Religion
NCSU
Box 8103
Raleigh, 27695-8103
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David Auerbach wrote:

So my old Braun minipimer finally died (it was about 25 years old). It was
simple-- a little blade whirring around inside of a metal guard with slots
in it at the end of a shaft. A large on/off switch (dead-man style) with
a speed dial on the top. Worked great (primary use: semi-pureeing
"country-style" soups or beans for ribollita, right there in the pan). So
I need a new one and I see there has been a proliferation of models (both
Braun and others, like Cuisinart).
Anyone here researched this?

--
Regards,
David
How can you expect to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
--Charles de Gaulle

-----------------------------------------------------------
David Auerbach
Department of Philosophy & Religion
NCSU
Box 8103
Raleigh, 27695-8103
-----------------------------------------------------------

Bamix is the way to go! My Braun 'liquidizer on a stick' is on the way
out after a similar life span, and the Bamix is the one I want. The
metal wand part comes off and it and all the disk bits are dishwasher
proof! I have several friends with this one who swear by it, have
used it quite a bit myself, and I love it.
--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Kate Dicey wrote:

Bamix is the way to go! My Braun 'liquidizer on a stick' is on the way
out after a similar life span, and the Bamix is the one I want. The
metal wand part comes off and it and all the disk bits are dishwasher
proof! I have several friends with this one who swear by it, have
used it quite a bit myself, and I love it.

I may not be understanding correctly but what's wrong with something
like what I've got?

http://www.smallappliance.com/store/...27592619839797

--
Steve

Steve Calvin wrote:

Kate Dicey wrote:

Bamix is the way to go! My Braun 'liquidizer on a stick' is on the way
out after a similar life span, and the Bamix is the one I want. The
metal wand part comes off and it and all the disk bits are dishwasher
proof! I have several friends with this one who swear by it, have
used it quite a bit myself, and I love it.

I may not be understanding correctly but what's wrong with something
like what I've got?

http://www.smallappliance.com/store/...27592619839797

--
Steve

Nowt wrong with it at all, but I've known about the Bamix ones since I
worked in a hotel back in the 70's for a summer. It was great to use
then, and they haven't needed to change much. They used to be found
only in professional kitchens, but when the market was opened up to home
cooks, they became better known outside the trade. Take a look:
http://www.bamix.com/english/index.htm

They cost about £85 here in the UK, and are well worth it.

My Braun one, the old type 4-166 with variable speed and additional
basket whisk is large and heavy by comparison, and the motor is not as
good. It has served me very well over the years, and if I didn't know
about, and had never used the Bamix, I'd be looking for a direct
replacement. As I do and have, I'm looking at putting the Bamix on the
Christmas wish list. It's smaller, lighter, and works better,
especially on larger quantities.
--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Kate Dicey wrote:

Nowt wrong with it at all, but I've known about the Bamix ones since I
worked in a hotel back in the 70's for a summer. It was great to use
then, and they haven't needed to change much. They used to be found
only in professional kitchens, but when the market was opened up to hom=
e
cooks, they became better known outside the trade. Take a look:
http://www.bamix.com/english/index.htm
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They cost about =A385 here in the UK, and are well worth it.
=20
My Braun one, the old type 4-166 with variable speed and additional
basket whisk is large and heavy by comparison, and the motor is not as
good. It has served me very well over the years, and if I didn't know
about, and had never used the Bamix, I'd be looking for a direct
replacement. As I do and have, I'm looking at putting the Bamix on the=

Christmas wish list. It's smaller, lighter, and works better,
especially on larger quantities.


Thanks Kate. Never heard of the Bamix before. It looks like they only=20
have two speeds though?? (unless I missed something, which I'm prone=20
to do ;-) )

Plus they all say something like " ~ 10'000 to 17'000 rpm (depending=20
on type)" Not sure that I'd be comfy buying something like that.

--=20
Steve

Steve Calvin wrote:

Kate Dicey wrote:

Nowt wrong with it at all, but I've known about the Bamix ones since I
worked in a hotel back in the 70's for a summer. It was great to use
then, and they haven't needed to change much. They used to be found
only in professional kitchens, but when the market was opened up to home
cooks, they became better known outside the trade. Take a look:
http://www.bamix.com/english/index.htm

They cost about £85 here in the UK, and are well worth it.

My Braun one, the old type 4-166 with variable speed and additional
basket whisk is large and heavy by comparison, and the motor is not as
good. It has served me very well over the years, and if I didn't know
about, and had never used the Bamix, I'd be looking for a direct
replacement. As I do and have, I'm looking at putting the Bamix on the
Christmas wish list. It's smaller, lighter, and works better,
especially on larger quantities.

Thanks Kate. Never heard of the Bamix before. It looks like they only
have two speeds though?? (unless I missed something, which I'm prone
to do ;-) )

Plus they all say something like " ~ 10'000 to 17'000 rpm (depending
on type)" Not sure that I'd be comfy buying something like that.

--
Steve

Oh, forget about variable speed, if you go for this one! It's like the
big Magimix - the motor does everything! The control is in the disks
you fit, and this one will indeed, as the advertising has it, whip
skimmed milk like cream! I know, I've done it! Fun! Comes out light
and frothy, like spray cream in a can. And because the business end is
metal, you don't have to wait until the soup goes off the boil to
liquidize it!

Why wouldn't you be comfortable with the speed? Too fast? The cream
whipping thing is just a flat disk, I think, and it's quite hard to over
whip the cream - you really have to be off in a dwam and not paying
attention!
--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Kate Dicey wrote:

Why wouldn't you be comfortable with the speed? Too fast? The cream
whipping thing is just a flat disk, I think, and it's quite hard to over
whip the cream - you really have to be off in a dwam and not paying
attention!

The one that I used to have was 1 speed only... FAST and it had a
tendancy to "splash" if you weren't paying close attention. (Don't ask
how I know that ;-) )

Steve Calvin wrote:

Kate Dicey wrote:

Why wouldn't you be comfortable with the speed? Too fast? The cream
whipping thing is just a flat disk, I think, and it's quite hard to over
whip the cream - you really have to be off in a dwam and not paying
attention!

The one that I used to have was 1 speed only... FAST and it had a
tendancy to "splash" if you weren't paying close attention. (Don't ask
how I know that ;-) )

Spray painted the kitchen, huh? BTDT!
--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!