Any housewife makes life easier in the kitchen using a variety of kitchen appliances: toaster, electric meat grinder, coffee grinder. If you decide to acquire a mixer as well, then do not rush to buy it - maybe it is better to buy a blender? Now we will tell you about the advantages and disadvantages of each, and you will choose what to buy.
The mixer is a device with whisks that perfectly whips liquid products: eggs, milk, melted butter and margarine, kefir. The mixer can stir pancake batter and even whip up any cocktails. The mixer may also have a spiral nozzle, which is designed for kneading not very steep dough. This is where the mixer functions end. Mixers are divided into submersible and stationary. The submersible must be held in hands and its beaters should be lowered into a bowl of food. The stationary one is fixed on a rigid base and whips everything that is in the bowl itself.
A blender, in addition to whipping up liquids, can also finely chop up some products: meat without veins, cheese, vegetables, nuts, herbs. The food cut into pieces is loaded into the blender bowl, and they are chopped in it due to the rotation of the knives in the bowl. With a blender, it is great to make mashed soups, if you put boiled meat or vegetables into a bowl and add broth. A blender with one tall bowl fixed to the base is also called a stationary blender. There are also multifunctional blenders. In their configuration, there are several replaceable bowls with knives, separate rims and an immersion part with small knives at the end. Such a blender can replace both a mixer (due to the presence of beaters for whipping) and a stationary blender. In addition to whipping and chopping food, he will also make the most delicate meat, vegetable or berry puree. It is for this purpose that its submerged part is intended.
When choosing between a blender or a mixer, consider the purpose for which you want to use the appliance. If your main occupation in the kitchen is baking cakes, then it is quite possible to get by with a mixer. He will knead the dough and beat the cream. Excellent mixers are produced by Philips (HR1565 / 55 - stationary, HR-1572/20 - submersible). Mixers from Bosch are good (for example, MFQ40304 - submersible or MFQ 3555 - stationary).
If there are small children in the house or you like to experiment in the kitchen, then you need a blender. He will grind and whip up any products. The Braun blenders (models MX 2050 and MX 2000MNWH) enjoy deserved popularity. In addition to this company, you can recommend Bosch MMB 1001 or MSM 7700 and Moulinex LM 233A32. If you are a fanatic of the kitchen and are ready to cook different dishes for days, then buy a multi-blender with multiple functions. Philips HR 1372/90 and HR 1669, Vitek VT-1455W, Redmond RHB-2914 have a variety of attachments.
We tried to explain to you in an accessible language which is better - a mixer or a blender. And you choose and buy!
