On 4/26/2012 12:31 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
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> > wrote:
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>> I'm faced with the dilemma of whether to choose a tabletop blender or a
>> handheld stick blender. I can see advantages in both, but I only have the
>> budget (and space) for one!
>>
>> My main use for these gadgets is making smoothies and protein shakes. Here
>> is what I see as the advantages of each type:
>
>> Al
>
> If you put ice cubes in your smoothies, get the tabletop blender. I
> don't know that a stick blender could chop the ice.
>
Does it not depend on what you want to blend and how much you have?
Certainly, ice is out with a hand blender. I've got both types but the
hand-held stays out and I find some of the attachments with which it
came, like a mini food processor, rather useful when cooking for myself.

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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