"Hahabogus" > wrote in message
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> "Dee Randall" <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote in
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>> "Hahabogus" > wrote in message
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>> > "Nexis" > wrote in news:a3TKd.2$Tt.0@fed1read05:
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>> >> I am considering buying one of these, and am just wondering, for
>> >> those that own them, how often do you use them? Do you find them
>> >> to be very useful? Or are they something you use once or twice
>> >> and store the rest of the year?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >> kimberly
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>> >>
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>> > no lumps in the gravy ever again...Smooth as silk soups,
>> > pulverized garlic, homemade mayo...like that (snap!) and it rinses
>> > and goes away in a jiffy.
>> >
>> I was watching Emeril a few hours ago and he was making a bechamel
>> sauce. He made lumps just like I do. But he said that that was no
>> problem, he took out his handy metal whisk and (supposedly) it all
>> got incorporated. (I always strain mine out.)
>> Dee
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> Stuff always gets stuck in the center of the whisk on me, but not with a
> stick blender. Imagine the strengths of a blender/food processor without
> as much space used or cleaning to do. Certainly it won't handle really
> big projects but a handier thing would be hard to find for light general
> purpose purreeing, mixing and chopping. And then you rinse it and it goes
> away in the drawer (or where ever), clean and ready for the next time.
> That fast and that easy. I use mine several times a week at least. And I
> have room on the counter for a blender and a processor, but sadly I'm
> clean-up lazy and the "stick" works more than the other kitchen power
> tools.
>

Last night I took a look again at my stored away Moulinex and analyzed why I
did not continue using it. First of all, it is HEAVY; second of all, when
you push the on button, it will NOT stay on, so you have to continue pushing
on the button in while holding this monstrous motor. Instead of putting it
back into storage, I am this time trashing it. Are they all so darned
heavy? Do you have to hold the operation button in while you are operating
it?
Thanks so much.
Dee