Sunday, August 12, 2012
Deciding Between A Blender And A Food Processor
Naturally cooks are always seeking to find the best kitchen tools and if they can conserve kitchen space and money at the same time, so much the better. That is why a lot of people might think that a blender and a food processor are interchangeable items, but they were really designed to do different things so that might not be a good idea.
So how would you explain a food processor? It is a machine that was created to take big pieces of food and convert them into smaller pieces of food to be used in various recipes. This can be done through different means and settings, such as chopping, dicing, mincing, and pureeing, depending upon the meal being prepared.
A couple characteristics of a food-pro are a stocky design and a low wattage motor. A motor for a food processor commonly runs from 450 to 700 watts. While this is a typical number found in less expensive blenders, it simply does not hold a candle to the professional grade blenders now residing in many homes.
For instance, the Vitamix 1710 blender operates at a monstrous 1500 watts, but it also is worth more than $600. The less wattage your blender has, the more likely you will need to buy a separate appliance for chopping. However, that doesn't mean a food processor can't be advantageous for everyone.
It seems that if you had a very powerful blender, you would not need another appliance. Just because the motor is weaker, does not mean that it does not perform a good job. A food processor is good at chopping and cutting food into consistent chunks of the same size. In a blender, food is pulverized very quickly. It is hard to keep larger chunks in a blender, especially if you were trying to make something like coleslaw.
In addition, a food processor is meant for dry foods and is better for them, while a blender is really made to blend liquids or to turn soft solids into liquids if you wish. Even a very inexpensive and simple blender will usually do a great job of mixing up your smoothies or your soups better than any other type of equipment.
In order for there to be circulation, there needs to be just a small part of the jar empty. A food processor needs to have only a bit of liquid in it and if that doesn't happen, there may be sloshing of the liquid that makes things very messy. And that mess can be dangerous if it shorts the motor and leaves the important parts of the machine exposed.
But food processors do get around one major pain: cavitation. As explained by blender experts, cavitation often occurs when an air pocket forms around the blades, shoving the contents to the sides of the blender. Reaching the desired consistency is a challenge if the ingredients are too cold, too dry, or too stringy. Also, blending mostly dry ingredients is likely to form a powder, instead of the creamy consistency you would expect from say, nut butters. So to avoid cavitation, a food processor would be the best choice.
So how would you explain a food processor? It is a machine that was created to take big pieces of food and convert them into smaller pieces of food to be used in various recipes. This can be done through different means and settings, such as chopping, dicing, mincing, and pureeing, depending upon the meal being prepared.
A couple characteristics of a food-pro are a stocky design and a low wattage motor. A motor for a food processor commonly runs from 450 to 700 watts. While this is a typical number found in less expensive blenders, it simply does not hold a candle to the professional grade blenders now residing in many homes.
For instance, the Vitamix 1710 blender operates at a monstrous 1500 watts, but it also is worth more than $600. The less wattage your blender has, the more likely you will need to buy a separate appliance for chopping. However, that doesn't mean a food processor can't be advantageous for everyone.
It seems that if you had a very powerful blender, you would not need another appliance. Just because the motor is weaker, does not mean that it does not perform a good job. A food processor is good at chopping and cutting food into consistent chunks of the same size. In a blender, food is pulverized very quickly. It is hard to keep larger chunks in a blender, especially if you were trying to make something like coleslaw.
In addition, a food processor is meant for dry foods and is better for them, while a blender is really made to blend liquids or to turn soft solids into liquids if you wish. Even a very inexpensive and simple blender will usually do a great job of mixing up your smoothies or your soups better than any other type of equipment.
In order for there to be circulation, there needs to be just a small part of the jar empty. A food processor needs to have only a bit of liquid in it and if that doesn't happen, there may be sloshing of the liquid that makes things very messy. And that mess can be dangerous if it shorts the motor and leaves the important parts of the machine exposed.
But food processors do get around one major pain: cavitation. As explained by blender experts, cavitation often occurs when an air pocket forms around the blades, shoving the contents to the sides of the blender. Reaching the desired consistency is a challenge if the ingredients are too cold, too dry, or too stringy. Also, blending mostly dry ingredients is likely to form a powder, instead of the creamy consistency you would expect from say, nut butters. So to avoid cavitation, a food processor would be the best choice.
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