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Behemoth

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 11:00 am Post subject:
We've got one handily under the counter but for 2.5 of us the quantites don't generally merit it's use. However for larger meals, batch cooking, breadcrumbs and soup it's very handy. Generally lean towards keeping it.

thos

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 11:04 am Post subject:

bagpuss wrote:

.. but aren't sauce makers just an electric hob and a saucepan it is not just as easy to use an hob and saucepan or am I missing something

Saucemakers are hob, saucepan and stirrer combined. I don't know where mine came from, but in my single days I found it to be perfect for heating tins of baked beans. I emptied in the beans and turned it on and when I wanted them they were hot and had not stuck to the pan.

One of my wife's first acts was to put it in the back of a cupboard and when we moved to this house two years ago it went into the cellar. Every so often I see it there and think about cleaning it up and changing the plug (it still has its UK plug of course), but I'm not sure what I would use it for - I have become quite good at stirring now.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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Location: Leeds

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 11:52 am Post subject:
I never knew such things existed!

moggins

Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Gloucester

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 12:54 pm Post subject:
I use mine all the time, I just wish it had a blender as I can't blend soups as smooth as I would like them. Mine was a competition win though, I would never have bought this particular model.

jema
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 12:56 pm Post subject:

moggins wrote:

I use mine all the time, I just wish it had a blender as I can't blend soups as smooth as I would like them.

Mine was a competition win though, I would never have bought this particular model.

For soups a hand blender so you can do it in the saucepan is something I would not be without.

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
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Location: carms in wales

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 1:33 pm Post subject: FOOD PROCESSORS

my husband bought me a small processor at that place that is really a pawn shop but is called something more acceptable now.....sorry my mind has gone blank

anyway i use if mainly when i am doing tomatoe sauces or pastry and it is kept in the cupboard other than that..................

just for the tomatoe sauce it is worth it i think......and the pastry side of it is a bit more wahing up but a lot less mess as i tend to be a messy cook

wouldn't want to be without it now

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 5:03 pm Post subject:

There is a food processer on one of the shopping channels at the moment called the magic bullet, it takes up about the space of a coffee mug and has loads of attachments to do other jobs as well such as a juicer, smoothy maker ect, the bowls that go on it can go in the microwave which sounds pointless but they put in cheese, chillies and herbs blend it up, nuke it and pour it over natchos and stuff like that. I dont need a huge machine as it is just the 2 of us but I will need a blender soon and was thinking of getting this it is £65 but hopefully it will be used almost everyday for something and at the size of a coffee mug wont take over the worktop.

jema
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 5:10 pm Post subject:

Pilsbury wrote:

I have seen that advert, but despite the typical high pressure selling techniques, I have not been convinced that it would do much my £20 coffee grinder would not do, and I think even for 2 it might be too small for some jobs.

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 5:41 pm Post subject:
True but I dont have a coffee grinder and my need is going to be for about a yogart pot sized portion of pureed veg, a full sized one would waste to much and I cant devote to much space to it as i an runing out of worktop.

jema
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 5:48 pm Post subject:

Pilsbury wrote:

True but I dont have a coffee grinder and my need is going to be for about a yogart pot sized portion of pureed veg, a full sized one would waste to much and I cant devote to much space to it as i an runing out of worktop.

I'd be interested to know how it works out. In the advert it does look solid and they certainly make it look very useful... I am just conditioned against that sort of selling

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 6:04 pm Post subject:
I am as well really but some things really are as good as they look like my V Slicer, it really does work and cuts prep time for veg by a massive amount. We will probably ordr one and try it as you have the 14 days to return it if not satisfied

sean
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 6:22 pm Post subject:
Lakeland sell a similar thing called a Bamix I think. I've never used one but if you're looking for that sort of thing it might be worth checking out.

dougal

Joined: 15 Jan 2005
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Location: South Kent

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 6:47 pm Post subject:

£65

!!!
What about the Kenwood mini at less than £20???
https://www.johnlewis.com/Shopping/Product.aspx?Type=SKU&ID=230172804&source=6132

A mixer with blender/liquidiser (and mincer?) is likely to do much more for you in only slightly more space than a regular processor - unless you want to chop/shred (large) family quantities of veg or make a lot of paté.
A blender will make a better mayo, smoother soups, finer breadcumbs...

Having seen the results of a chip pan fire, I think a dedicated thermostatic fryer is probably deserving of some space round here...

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:43 pm Post subject:

Nah - definately don't need a fryer! The saucemaker is a heating, stirring jug thingy - it makes things that need gentle heating and constant stirring. I reckon I would use it every day for porridge in the morning and hot chocolate in the evening. At the moment I have those sometimes, when I'm not out too early or back too late, but if I could set it going while I took the dogs out, it would be ready when I got back. I don't have a microwave, so I think I'd use it quite a lot. It can make mayo and butter too, although I'm not sure about smoothies.

I know I can do this with a saucepan and a wooden spoon, and sometimes I do, but I reckon that I'd do it more often if it was hands free. I'm trying to plan things so that when I'm working full time, we will still be able to eat to the standard we have become accustomed to!

I'm not much into gadgets, generally (although I reckon my breadmaker is worth its weight in gold!) but I think one of these would earn its space.

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:48 pm Post subject:
I know the bullet is expensive but I like the idea of a juicer and if the one small machine can be a blender, juicer and smoothie maker i think it might be worth a go, after all if its not as good as i hope i can always send it back.

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