About Blenders

Chloe asked:


It’s kind of a ridiculous question but…
I was reading a book that my sister got and there was a recipe to make a milkshake without ice cream or a blender.
Any ideas?
You all have really great answers!
Haha, I like the lazy one.
How do I choose a best answer?
I know, special right?

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Pat asked:


I want to grind up some chicken in water in a blender to make some shakes to make ti easyer to consume faster. But I figure i need a pretty strong blender to make chicken drinkable. Any sugeestions?

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Oleg Tchetchel asked:


Canadian Air Systems Co. is a world’s leading designer and manufacturer of high-penetration air-knives for a variety of industrial process applications:

 

* Liquids Blow-Off Devices 

* Fast Air Cooling

* Conveyor Belt Cleaning

* Process Air Curtains

* Conveyor Dryers

Blower and fan units used in tank, blender, and conveyor tube drying can reduce drying time by an average of 50% compared with natural air drying. They are almost always a direct-drive design in order to minimize size and cost. However, an in-line electric heater must be added, and this ultimately raises both the cost and total power consumption. The final assembly still must be compact enough to mount on a portable cart to easily service multiple mixers, and this portability requirement limits the size and drying power of these forced-air dryers.

There are other performance issues and technical drawbacks that make blower and fan units problematic for many users. They must be connected to an in-line electric heater in order to introduce hot air into the tanks, blenders, and auger conveyors. The blowers tend to have high pressure at low airflows, but low pressures at high airflows. The fan designs have low pressures at all airflow ranges and this low pressure makes it impossible to overcome air pressure resistance through the heater and throughout the tank, blender, and conveying circuit without losing all of the benefits of high air volume.

The end result is low air volumes for both the blower and fan dryer units. This causes equally low rates of air exchange throughout the whole tank, blender, and conveyor system. The net effect of such low air volumes at high air temperatures in regard to the heaters is that air temperature spikes can occur in certain areas. These become dry while other internal surfaces of the tank, blender, and conveyor system remain moist, thereby remaining at ambient temperature longer and not drying at the same rate. These temperature extremes can also cause damage to rubber glands and seals within the tank, blender, and conveyor circuit. Because electric heater elements have a typical surface temperature of 1200ºF, safety considerations increase if the electric heater coils or the heater controller has any type of malfunction.

High-speed belt drive blowers with electric motors ranging from 3 to 50 hp offer several advantages over the direct-drive blowers. They occupy the same smaller space of direct drive while having higher horsepower than the direct-drive blowers and fans. Because hot air is generated by recycling the natural blower heat, they do not require heaters. It is also possible to connect multiple tank, blender, and conveyor tube ports from one blower simultaneously, but care should be taken to make certain that the airflow is balanced to ensure that the drying time is equal.

As discussed earlier, the optimum design for drying tanks, blenders, and conveyors is by use of a pressurized air circuit in order to achieve the smallest temperature variance throughout. Since this pressure must be maintained along with an air exchange rate of 1–2/min, there must be some means of restricting exit air.

There are certainly a number of variables among the wide range of manufacturers of tanks, blenders, and auger conveyors, but the common denominators for defining an effective drying system usually prove to be very much the same.

The first step is to determine the maximum continuous air temperature to which the entire circuit can be exposed. Although there are certain systems where Teflon seals and gaskets can handle greater than 200ºF, a more common acceptable maximum is 150ºF continuous air temperature. Just as with the high-temperature solutions, operators must take care to avoid bare skin contact with metal surfaces at 150ºF. However, food safety personnel endorse the 160ºF air temperatures for the 15–30-minutes drying cycle as it supplements the sanitizing process.

Next, to minimize air temperature gradients within the entire tank, blender, and conveying system, the drying air must be pressurized at all times to between 0.8 and 1.0 psig. Air molecules mix better at these slightly compressed levels, and the “hot spots” that are common with the low-pressure blower, fan, and electric heater systems are greatly reduced.

The last piece of the drying formula, with the air temperature at 160ºF and the internal air pressures at ~1.0 psi, is to obtain a total air volume exchange rate sufficient to meet the drying cycle time objective. The more air exchanges, the faster the drying time. With a wash temperature of 150ºF, the air volume exchange rates are as follows: with one air exchange per minute, the drying cycle is approximately 30 minutes; with two air exchanges per minute, the drying time is generally 15–20 minutes.

However, if the CIP temperatures are lower than 140ºF or the target drying time is less than 15 minutes, the horsepower and size of the drying system will make a portable dryer less practical.

For additional information please refer to http://nis-co.com.

Oleg Tchetchel

Industrial Applications Engineer

Canadian Air Systems

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Rachel Peterson asked:


If you are into making your own baby food then you are likely using a blender. There are numerous healthy blender recipes that are quick and easy to make. Once you have made the pureed blends of baby food, cover immediately and refrigerate (for no longer than 3 days) or else place in freezer. Baby food recipes are not difficult and are fairly basic.

Fruit – usually good for 6+ months

Wash the fruit and cook in a small pot of boiling water until it is soft. Then transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Make sure there are no seeds or skin in the puree. If you are using ripe and soft fruit such as a banana or a peach then you can usually skip the boiling step and just put straight into the blender. Always make sure the puree is free of any chunks, seeds or skin pieces. If you are using frozen fruit, thaw it slightly before you blend.

Vegetables – usually good for 5+ months

Once babies reach the age of 5 months they can typically handle pureed carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, beets, spinach, peas and green beans. You will want to either steam, boil or bake the vegetables first before you transfer to the blender to be pureed. Remember that babies should not be fed corn nor should you add any salt, sugar or fat to your blender recipes.

Blender or Food Processor?

If you are considering making your babies first foods from scratch then you may be wondering whether it would be better to use a blender or a food processor. If you use a blender you will definitely need to make sure that your fruits or vegetables are soft before you blend them. A food processor gives you the added versatility of being able to grind up your veggies first and then puree them. However a blender is really all you need and it typically costs less, takes up less room and is easier to clean. However your choice will depend on your own personal preference.

Making your own baby food does not have to be difficult and it allows you to provide healthy and fresh food for your infant. Using a simple blender will make the process quick, easy and very rewarding.



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AshMcC asked:


I was wondering if you needed to buy a certain type of blender for foods. I know that most blenders can handle making a basic smoothie with ice, fruit, cream, etc. But can they handle breaking up leafy greens, celery, carrots, etc? Any suggestions for products that do this well?

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Blendtec asked:

Everybody knows that the iPhone can make phone calls, play movies & music, surf the web, and a lot more. But, Will It Blend? That is the question.

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DreamingofU asked:


I am looking to buy a blender in the $50 range that will make nice, smooth blended drinks. Is it possible for $50 or will I need to spend more?

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Dan B asked:


Daughter on a health kick. Went to a Home Show and saw a blender demonstration - the Vita Mix 5200. Blended apples and seeds, strawberries with leaves, and zested oranges to a fine, delicious mix. They wanted $449 - wow! THe VM5200 has a 2 horsepower (15 amp) motor. Will a decent 3.0 amp mixer do the same for $300 less?

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fruitpunch03 asked:


oh and if u can give me the websites where u found them that would be great. thank you!!!
for all you who dont know what gender blender is, its when the girl pretends to be a guy or a guy pretending to be a girl

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Rachel Peterson asked:


If you like to make quick and easy foods then a blender or a food processor are a great help.  If you are like me and have ever wondered which one is best to use for certain recipes, then it is good to know the differences between the two.

The Blender

Using a blender is best when you want to liquefy already mushy food.  For example it is great for making smoothies, dips, baby food (when it is being made out of already mushy foods) and all types of drinks.  It is also good for crushing ice.  I use the blender often when making soups, purees, creamy dips and yummy drinks.  It can easily blend soft foods, liquids and ice.

The Food Processor

A food processor is a very handy machine to have around when you want to work with solid foods.  It is great for grinding, dicing, chopping, shredding, kneading dough, pureeing as well as liquefying.  A food processor does a lot and it does it very quickly.

You will want to use this great kitchen appliance if you are making any recipe that requires a lot of chopping or mixing.  It can literally cut your preparation time in half.  Usually they only have one speed but often has a selection of different blades that allow for different chopping or pureeing methods.  The food processor offers much more versatility than a simple blender… it also tends to take up much more space in the kitchen.

Bottom Line…

Whether you are partial to using a blender or a food processor will typically be personal preference.  One thing that is for sure is that there are no shortage of new kitchen gadgets and there are all different types of small kitchen appliances.  It is possible these days to get a blender/food processor all-in-one.  So in other words you don’t have to settle for just one or the other, you can usually get them in one nice and neat little package.

Once you start to use one you will likely use it for everything as it adds convenience and saves times.  Besides the fact that they aren’t always very fun to wash, they do make cooking a fair amount easier.



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