On Wed 20 May 2009 11:53:52a, Dee Randall told us...

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> "Dee Randall" > wrote in message
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>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>> On Thu 14 May 2009 06:48:02p, Dee Randall told us...
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>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>>>> I bought the Juiceman Jr at
>>>>>> Costco when it was on sale for $39.95 and it's a PITA. I also have
>>>>>> a VitaMix. But the juice that comes out of the VitaMix is foamy; I
>>>>>> want something clear. I've had Osters, also.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dee Dee
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I would never use my Osterizer (or any other blender) for juicing,
>>>>> except for using the citrus juicer attachment. A decent "true"
>>>>> juicer will seet you back at least several hundred dollars.
>>>>>
>>>>> Despite any claims they make, a VitaMix is *not* a juicer by any
>>>>> stretch of the imagination. It merely makes a juicy puree of
>>>>> whatever vegetables you put in it. Depending on the choice of
>>>>> vegetables, it can be more of a slurry. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> After thinking about the youtube video guy with the blender and paint
>>>> strainter ;-)), this was my day's doings:
>>>>
>>>> This morning I used the VitaMix (instead of a blender or juicer) to
>>>> mix the carrots and an apple, making the slurry. I put it into a
>>>> very nice sieve (one that had fine holes and a double or triple
>>>> netting), and let it drip while pushing it down some every now and
>>>> then. It did a good job, but the left-over pulp could have been
>>>> squeezed a little more to produce more carrot elixir.
>>>>
>>>> Looking on the internet I found some videos about using a "milk nut
>>>> bag." This one video showed almonds being made in the vitamix and
>>>> then poured into the milk nut bag and squeezed out. I ordered 4 of
>>>> the bags.
>>>> I had never heard of them previously, so I was tickled pink! So
>>>> from
>>>> now on:
>>>>
>>>> carrots and apples in the vitamix, pour into the nut bag, squeeze and
>>>> voila! Since I eat almonds often, it will be fun to make some nut
>>>> milk.
>>>>
>>>> Ta Ta for now,
>>>> Dee Dee
>>>
>>> Dee, IMNSHO, a VitaMix is nothing more than a glorified blender. You
>>> can perform the same task with any high quality blender with a
>>> powerful motor.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Wayne Boatwright
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>>
>> As I see this being done all the time on the food shows, I'm in
>> agreement that many blenders used perform the task that is set out for
>> them to do and there are many tasks and (although I have examined the
>> brands used) blenders used in the performance.
>>
>> I'm waiting for those nut bags; wish they would hurry up or I'm going
>> to have to buy another bag of carrots Friday.
>>
>> Dee Dee
>>
>>
> Should have said: :
> (Although I have NOT examined any of the brands used) because I haven't
> really paid that much attention to the brands, but I must say, I have
> been enamored by their performance.

Blenders do, indeed, have many varied uses and perform those tasks better
than a food processor or mixer. Two of my favorite tasks are making a
puree and emulsifying mixtures containing oil and other liquids not usually
compatible with oil. My best mayonaisse is made in my blender. Food
processors do not produce as fine a puree or as successful an emulsion.

Before food processors, I used to chop cabbage for coleslaw in the blender
by putting chunks of cabbage, along with a quantity of water, then pulsing
the blender until it was chopped to the desired size. Finally, draining
the cabbage thoroughly.

If I'm making a fruit ice cream (such as fresh peach), I put a quantity of
peach chunks in the blender along with a portion of the ice cream mixture,
then pulse until the peaches are just the size I want. I find it more
uniform than a food processor, although I would never part with my FP, as I
use it for many other things.

Although I have a vintage Hamilton Beach malt mixer, I also have a
milkshake blade assembly for my Osterizer which does just as good a job of
whipping up a malt.

So many uses. But I smile at the "cookbook" that came with the blender,
though. The author stretched the capabilities and uses beyond imagination.
:-)


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Wayne Boatwright
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But when the time comes that a man has had his dinner, then the
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