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Make food preparation easier: understanding blenders

Blenders are a surefire way to halve your food preparation time and improve your experience in the kitchen – but, like so many things, it can be difficult to work out which blenders are right for you. It’s time to work out what you will be demanding from your blender and inject some of that ease into your daily kitchen routine, stat. Our helpful shopping guide for blenders is sure to make the process a little easier...

First things first, what ARE blenders?

Blenders are, essentially, small kitchen appliances used for creating sauces, soups, purees, milkshakes, smoothies, cocktails and even baby food. All blenders come with a lidded jug and motor unit, complete with spinning blades, to ensure that you can prepare food quickly and easily – without any mess. As most blenders have a capacity of 1 or 2 litres, you’ll find that you can get a great deal out of yours in one go; result.

Margarita, anyone? Blenders for cocktail aficionados:

For those of you looking to use blenders for crushing ice, ready to whisk up a batch of margaritas of strawberry daiquiris, you’ll definitely want to look primarily at the heavy-duty blenders available. Perfect for creating delicious cocktails and frozen drinks, these bad boy blenders will turn ice into snow, nuts into dust and perfectly liquidised vegetables. Many blenders now come with separate functions for creating cocktails, including an ice crushing setting; it’s worth bearing this in mind if you plan on using your blender for creating frozen drinks.

Keeping on the pulse with blenders

Many blenders will, nowadays, offer a pulse setting; this allows you far more control over the speed and power of your spinning blades, which in turn allows you to more precisely chop ingredients to create salsas, guacamoles, sauces and dips!

Blenders for fitness bunnies

If you’re on a brand new diet and nutrition plan, you’ll find that blenders can greatly enhance your meals. Not only can you use blenders to create delicious and healthy smoothies and juices – not to mention protein shakes – but you can also whisk up a homemade soup as well, knowing exactly what you’re eating when it comes to serving it up afterwards! Keeping in shape has never been so simple. And, with many blenders offering a spout or drinks function, there’s less mess and less stress too. Perfection!