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Hey Chef I am hoping that you can help me out with a little problem. Over the years I have bought many blenders and they never seem to hold up. Is there some secret to pick out a good blender?

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Krt9033

That’s a really good question that I have had to deal with myself in the restaurant before. Blenders are a very useful tool in a kitchen. Most people think of blenders as just a great bar tool for making frozen drinks and shakes but in the kitchen blenders are used to make sauces and to puree many items and I tend to abuse them. So I have had to search out and find blenders that could stand up to the wear and tear.

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What I found in my searches is there are two main things to focus on when you are buying a blender. First is power a weak blender is going to be just that weak. If the blender does not have enough power it will not able to properly mix things and larger items will cause the motor to jam which will a lot of times cause the whole thing break down. The lowest that I will go when buying a blender is 500 watts any lower then that you are asking for problems. Personal I prefer 1000 watts or more but these can be a little on the costly side but they also tend to last a lot longer.

Now if you are buying a good powerful blender (750 watts or more) this next issue will not be an issue. But if you don’t want to spend the extra money then you also need to take a good long look at the base of the blender and the shape of the blending jar. Lower power motor tend to do better when they have a larger base, this keeps thing from getting stuck in the blades and edge of the jar and the large base also allows for better circulation.

Over the years I have have fallen in love with one kind of blender for both at home and in my restaurants and that is the Breville Die-Cast Hemisphere Blender.

Well I hope this helps you out when you pick out your next blender, thanks for the question.

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