tips & tricks: immersion blender

while i do believe that money does not buy you happiness, money DOES buy you really great kitchen tools to make your life easier. i'm actually a bit shocked it has taken me so long to talk to you about immersion blenders because it was the first cooking tool i bought, but i guess there is no better moment than now. 

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i can not sing the praises of immersion blenders enough. before i bought a food processor or my stand mixer, i ran out to sur la table and bought a $39 kitchenaid version that lasted me YEARS. now now, calm down. i'm going to tell you why the hell you need such a tool that you have likely never heard of. well, here is why. 

at it's most basic, the immersion blender is a tool to puree things with out having to transfer your food to a blender or food processor. you literally stick the end of the immersion blender into your food and blend the hell out of it. or just blend it a little bit if that is how you roll. the first thing i used it for was for smooth soups like butternut squash and potato leek. but now, it does so much more in my kitchen. 

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many of the options for sale come not just with a blender attachment, but also with a whisk. in some cases (if you spend a bit more money) you can get one that has a blender cup attachment (built in food processor) and a larger cup with a lid that you can blend up drinks in and store. 

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i use it to puree sauces like my coffee bbq.

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and i use the additional blade and cup attachment as a food processor to blend up fruit for my tasty cakes. basically, if you can dream it up, the immersion blender can handle it. 

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the holidays are headed our way and the immersion blender is the perfect thing to give as a gift or to put on your own list. you can get the one that i use HERE or you can shop all the option HERE.
xo, a