Guest guest Posted February 11, 2002 Report Share Posted February 11, 2002 I don't need or use a blender. I have a food processor - important for grating parmesean cheese and making sauerkraut. I chop the other veggies I use by hand. I use a hand blender (not a mixer, but blender) to make my liquid drinks, like egg nog. I'm getting a bamix this week, which supposedly does food processing as well and replaces a mixer, so I'll report on effectiveness. ----- Original Message ----- From: sanderson Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 2:49 PM Subject: kitchen equipment I'm trying to figure out what kitchen equipment I really need. For NT cooking, how important do some of you feel think are these machines: food processor, blender, mixer. And would a food processor take the place of a blender? Anyone have the all-in-one system like Bosch? Was it worth the extra money? I know Sally recommends a food processor. Does that do everything? What if I'm willing to chop my veggies by hand? Is is really easier to use the machine, when you have to clean it afterwards? Any gadgets you think important that I've missed (other than grain mill that I've already asked about)? Juicer (would that eliminate blender)? Any input much appreciated! Sharon __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2002 Report Share Posted February 11, 2002 I have a food processor and I almost never use it. I shred and chop veggies by hand for lacto-fermenting. I don't find it to be any more work or time with a cutting board and knife (it takes some practice, and you need good, rigid, sharp knives!) than getting out the food processor, setting it up, cutting the veggies, taking it apart and cleaning it, and putting it away. Yes, they make some things easier, but in general I find it simpler to do it by hand. I use my (cheap) blender to make mayo and smoothies. I use a hand mixer for things like whipping egg whites or cream sometimes, but I just as often do it with a wire whisk. Some of the soaked-flour bread recipes in NT are much easier to mix after adding the other ingredients if you have a mixer of some sort, because the flour/cultured milk mixture can get kind of gluey. If I had room to leave the food processor out on the counter, and/or a newer, nicer one that was easier to use and clean I might use it more, mine is about 13 years old. You can get by without it, IMO. An ice cream maker, on the other hand, is an absolute necessity! ;-) Seriously, a few very good knives that fit your hand, some good cutting boards, and a few sizes of wire whisk will do a lot of what a food processor does, and many other things as well. A great gadget is one of those stainless wood rasps that are about 1 " wide by 12 " long. They do a wizz-bang job grating hard cheese, zesting citrus, grating ginger or pulping garlic. Lee Valley Tools (www.leevalley.com) sells one that comes with a tray that fits on it, to catch whatever you're grating. I use it almost daily. Aubin __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Actually, I'd have to say that the most important piece of equipment in my kitchen is my dishwasher. <g> Beyond that, some good knives, my Cuisinart, a cutting board, my blender -- all very important to me. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Aubin, what kind of knives do you use? I'm looking for the best deal possible on good knives. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 I finally got a food processor. I think there are some things that you just can't really do by hand like processing nuts or making hummus. Well, you probably could but I am not interested. I mix most things by hand that call for a mixer. I have a DLX kitchen machine and use that for bread kneading but I would never have paid that kind of money for something to knead for me at least not on my budget. It was a wedding present. If you have that kind of money I would recommend a DLX over a bosch it is definitely superior. It is made by electrolux of sweden and lasts decades, can handle alot more dough etc. Marcella >From: sanderson <walkermtn@...> >Reply- > >Subject: kitchen equipment >Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:49:02 -0800 (PST) > >I'm trying to figure out what kitchen equipment I >really need. For NT cooking, how important do some of >you feel think are these machines: food processor, >blender, mixer. And would a food processor take the >place of a blender? Anyone have the all-in-one system >like Bosch? Was it worth the extra money? I know Sally >recommends a food processor. Does that do everything? >What if I'm willing to chop my veggies by hand? Is is >really easier to use the machine, when you have to >clean it afterwards? Any gadgets you think important >that I've missed (other than grain mill that I've >already asked about)? Juicer (would that eliminate >blender)? >Any input much appreciated! Sharon > >__________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Can I get your eggnog recipe? Marcella >From: " Dana Milmeister " <danamilmeister@...> >Reply- >< > >Subject: Re: kitchen equipment >Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:58:07 -0800 > >I don't need or use a blender. I have a food processor - important for >grating parmesean cheese and making sauerkraut. I chop the other veggies I >use by hand. > >I use a hand blender (not a mixer, but blender) to make my liquid drinks, >like egg nog. I'm getting a bamix this week, which supposedly does food >processing as well and replaces a mixer, so I'll report on effectiveness. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: sanderson > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 2:49 PM > Subject: kitchen equipment > > > I'm trying to figure out what kitchen equipment I > really need. For NT cooking, how important do some of > you feel think are these machines: food processor, > blender, mixer. And would a food processor take the > place of a blender? Anyone have the all-in-one system > like Bosch? Was it worth the extra money? I know Sally > recommends a food processor. Does that do everything? > What if I'm willing to chop my veggies by hand? Is is > really easier to use the machine, when you have to > clean it afterwards? Any gadgets you think important > that I've missed (other than grain mill that I've > already asked about)? Juicer (would that eliminate > blender)? > Any input much appreciated! Sharon > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 --- Idol <Idol@...> wrote: > Actually, I'd have to say that the most important > piece of equipment in my > kitchen is my dishwasher. <g> Yeah, my dishwasher was on the blink for a while, and I re-discovered what a time- and work-saver it is. I was spending way more time washing dishes, and I was getting dishpan hands. Very glad to have the dishwasher back. Aubin __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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