When I started dabbling with making things from scratch, the first thing I bought was a food processor. But, as I watched cooking shows, I kept seeing chefs using a blender. In fact, I can’t recall ever seeing a chef use a food processor.
Over time, i read a comparison between food processor and blender and I figured out why: the food processor has areas under the blades and out at the edges that seem to not get touched. So, if you’re trying to puree something, you will either have to scrape off these areas and try again, or just leave it out. And, getting the top on the food processor is an unnecessarily difficult proposition (at least on mine, it requires lining it up just so and rotating it at just the right moment to get it on correctly).
But, the blender creates a vortex that pulls everything into the blades. And, my blender is bigger than my food processor, so I can usually puree an entire pot of mushroom soup in a single shot; this would have been a 2-batch job with my food processor.
I do still use a food processor for making pesto because I always start first with the greens. I think a blender would work if I added the olive oil first, so there’s something for the blades to pull inward.
When I’m making small batch sauces, however, my favorite thing to use is the mini food processor that came with my immersion blender. Mine is similar to this one:
Also, the hand held blender can be taken To the food, in whatever vessel it has been cooked in so far, where as the jug style processor needs the food moved to it.
Okay, I am intentionally mixing up the terms, but you get the idea. And both machines are effectively motorised blades for quick, fine, chopping, so do the same job.
If one just had one machine, the hand blender is presumably more versatile.
Unless one specifically just wanted to make smoothies or whatever, because adding ingredients to a jug might be easier?
That is my thoughts, feel free to correct me/counter/embrace/ extent [extinguish]
With an immersion blender, you can carry the machine right to the pot on the stove to emulsify and thicken soups, sauces , etc… But yes, your thoughts are quite correct
I use the food processor for greens and making dough. I use the belnder for smothies and things like that. I use the stick blender for everything else.
Look at us adults talking about blender and stuff… I’m so proud of us!
Could these just be just subtle product placements?
We have a blender at home. Was used to make vegetable puree when my kid started was starting to wean off milk into solids. Never used much other than making carrot puree and the like.
Anyone have hot opinions on what blenders have the longest service life? I’ve been making heavy use of a basic bitch walmart blender, but this thing isn’t going to last forever.
Its kinda too late to buy one. Maybe ask your parent’s blender? I was thinking of a particular brand we had because it always functioned, apart from the occasional jams with huge ice blocks.
Blendtec and Vitamix are brands usually metioned as the top of the line, but you’re going to pay for it. I got my Vitamix new for about ~$80 in total(weird flex, but ok), but they’re usually in the 300-400 range.
Having all the tools is always nice, and certainly makes some projects easier. As owner of an immersion blender, that gets most food liquification needs done for me.
You don’t see Food processor that much in Food shows because showing Knife skills is more impressive for the Camera. Also if you sharpen your knife all the time and practice you do the work faster by hand.
Cleaning the food processor is also annoying for people that have knife skills, but is 2021 you don’t need knife skills, basically i only use a knife if i need same lenght cuts.
Food processor replaces (i mean you have attachments) - Knife.
Blender replaces - Mortar.
For the vortex issue in Food processors you turn it on, grab it, lift and shake it… industrial food processors don’t have that issue
But yes, your thoughts are quite correct