On 25 Apr 2012 09:18:43 GMT, "AL_n" > wrote:

>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:


>___Tabletop blender:___
>Always in one place, so easy and quick to locate
>No possibility of splashing or spattering
>No little bits to mislay

Tabletop is going to be more versatile. You can grind and chop stuff
in it, it is going to blend better and faster in most cases and can
even store the results if need be.

The stick is the least used appliance we own.

Ed Pawlowski > wrote in
:

> Tabletop is going to be more versatile. You can grind and chop stuff
> in it, it is going to blend better and faster in most cases and can
> even store the results if need be.
>
> The stick is the least used appliance we own.

Hi Ed,

Thanks for the input. It's funny, but I would have thought that a stick
blender would be more versatile than a jug blender, cosidering that it
doesn't restrict you to one single container for blending.

I too, have tended to gravitate towards jug blenders, but I often wonder if
that's just force of habit, as I grew up using those things (in the days
before stick blendes emerged).

Al

On 4/26/2012 4:15 AM, AL_n wrote:
> Ed > wrote in
> :
>
>> Tabletop is going to be more versatile. You can grind and chop stuff
>> in it, it is going to blend better and faster in most cases and can
>> even store the results if need be.
>>
>> The stick is the least used appliance we own.
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> Thanks for the input. It's funny, but I would have thought that a stick
> blender would be more versatile than a jug blender, cosidering that it
> doesn't restrict you to one single container for blending.
>
> I too, have tended to gravitate towards jug blenders, but I often wonder if
> that's just force of habit, as I grew up using those things (in the days
> before stick blendes emerged).
>
I stopped using jug blenders when I got my first stick blender.