Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 At 8:11 AM -0800 3/7/10, Sarah Tomecek wrote: Soooo I'm obsessed with hummus and ice cream (not together just in general) I have an inkling that if I were to make these from scratch rather than buying soy ice cream (which is EXPENSIVE) and hummus every week I'd be saving a lot of money. I need pretty new supplies to do this though. Any suggestions on what shiny appliances I should rush to the store for? I'm looking for ice cream makers and food processors, which are reasonably priced and good quality. Can anybody think of any? >> For hummus, I've always used a hand blender (also called immersion blender). Easy cleanup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hi Yarrow. How do you clean your hand blender? I just got one and was looking at the sharp, deep set blade and was wondering how to get all the gunk out after you use it. I guess I could immerse it in a cup of soapy water, is that what you do?Patricia--- On Sun, 3/7/10, yarrow <yarrow wrote:yarrow <yarrow making hummus and icecream, was Re: (unknown) Cc: "Sarah Tomecek" <sarah.tomecekSunday, March 7, 2010, 11:30 AMAt 8:11 AM -0800 3/7/10, Sarah Tomecek wrote:Soooo I'm obsessed with hummus and ice cream (not together just in general) I have an inkling that if I were to make these from scratch rather than buying soy ice cream (which is EXPENSIVE) and hummus every week I'd be saving a lot of money. I need pretty new supplies to do this though. Any suggestions on what shiny appliances I should rush to the store for? I'm looking for ice cream makers and food processors, which are reasonably priced and good quality. Can anybody think of any?>>For hummus, I've always used a hand blender (also called immersion blender). Easy cleanup!---To send an email to -! Groups Links<*> /<*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional<*> To change settings online go to: /join ( ID required)<*> To change settings via email: -digest -fullfeatured <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 I make the hummus or whatever, unplug it (crucial step!!), clean off whatever I can reach between blades, replug, whir a couple times in a container of soapy water, unplug, rinse under running water, and wipe down the top part. For anyone not familiar with this tool, you can't immerse the top part (with the motor), so you don't want to leave it in a sink or put it in a dishwasher. It's important to wash it immediately, so if you're the kind of cook who makes things, eats, and comes back later to clean up, this is one thing that takes no effort to clean if you do it immediately, but I imagine would be very difficult once food has dried. I've used the same one for a couple decades, and the only things that are hard to clean are stringy materials such as nettle stems, which get wrapped around the blender between the blade and housing and require lots of fine prying with a knife to dislodge. I'd guess fresh mango might cause problems, too. Everything else comes right off in the soapy water or under the faucet. In my tiny kitchen with no counter space, the immersion blender and the toaster oven are the only plug-in kitchen tools I use regularly. At 11:59 AM -0800 3/7/10, Patricia wrote: Hi Yarrow. How do you clean your hand blender? I just got one and was looking at the sharp, deep set blade and was wondering how to get all the gunk out after you use it. I guess I could immerse it in a cup of soapy water, is that what you do? --- On Sun, 3/7/10, yarrow <yarrow wrote: yarrow <yarrow making hummus and icecream, was Re: (unknown) Cc: " Sarah Tomecek " <sarah.tomecek Sunday, March 7, 2010, 11:30 AM At 8:11 AM -0800 3/7/10, Sarah Tomecek wrote: Soooo I'm obsessed with hummus and ice cream (not together just in general) I have an inkling that if I were to make these from scratch rather than buying soy ice cream (which is EXPENSIVE) and hummus every week I'd be saving a lot of money. I need pretty new supplies to do this though. Any suggestions on what shiny appliances I should rush to the store for? I'm looking for ice cream makers and food processors, which are reasonably priced and good quality. Can anybody think of any? >> For hummus, I've always used a hand blender (also called immersion blender). Easy cleanup! --- To send an email to -! Groups Links <*> / <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: /join ( ID required) <*> To change settings via email: -digest -fullfeatured <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Thanks. Btw, my instruction booklet says to use a vegetable peeler on things like celery that are stringy.Patricia--- On Sun, 3/7/10, yarrow <yarrow wrote:yarrow <yarrowRe: making hummus and icecream, was Re: (unknown) Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 12:20 PM Re: making hummus and icecream, was Re: (unkn I make the hummus or whatever, unplug it (crucial step!!), clean off whatever I can reach between blades, replug, whir a couple times in a container of soapy water, unplug, rinse under running water, and wipe down the top part. For anyone not familiar with this tool, you can't immerse the top part (with the motor), so you don't want to leave it in a sink or put it in a dishwasher. It's important to wash it immediately, so if you're the kind of cook who makes things, eats, and comes back later to clean up, this is one thing that takes no effort to clean if you do it immediately, but I imagine would be very difficult once food has dried. I've used the same one for a couple decades, and the only things that are hard to clean are stringy materials such as nettle stems, which get wrapped around the blender between the blade and housing and require lots of fine prying with a knife to dislodge. I'd guess fresh mango might cause problems, too. Everything else comes right off in the soapy water or under the faucet. In my tiny kitchen with no counter space, the immersion blender and the toaster oven are the only plug-in kitchen tools I use regularly. At 11:59 AM -0800 3/7/10, Patricia wrote: Hi Yarrow. How do you clean your hand blender? I just got one and was looking at the sharp, deep set blade and was wondering how to get all the gunk out after you use it. I guess I could immerse it in a cup of soapy water, is that what you do? --- On Sun, 3/7/10, yarrow <yarrow wrote: yarrow <yarrow making hummus and icecream, was Re: (unknown) Cc: "Sarah Tomecek" <sarah.tomecek Sunday, March 7, 2010, 11:30 AM At 8:11 AM -0800 3/7/10, Sarah Tomecek wrote: Soooo I'm obsessed with hummus and ice cream (not together just in general) I have an inkling that if I were to make these from scratch rather than buying soy ice cream (which is EXPENSIVE) and hummus every week I'd be saving a lot of money. I need pretty new supplies to do this though. Any suggestions on what shiny appliances I should rush to the store for? I'm looking for ice cream makers and food processors, which are reasonably priced and good quality. Can anybody think of any? >> For hummus, I've always used a hand blender (also called immersion blender). Easy cleanup! --- To send an email to -! Groups Links <*> / <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: /join ( ID required) <*> To change settings via email: -digest -fullfeatured <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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