February 10, 2011

Blendtec... My Kitchen Favorite

Sometimes it is worth spending extra money on a kitchen tool that will enable you to eat healthier meals while making food preparation simple.  For me, it must be extraordinary and something I will use routinely in order for its cost to be justified.

A Blendtec blender is one of those tools.

I have been amazed at how much use this appliance gets and equally amazed at the number of things I use it for.  I primarily bought it because I had been wanting to grind my own wheat.  A quality electric wheat grinder is too pricy for me, and it only does one thing... grinds grain.

What have I done with my Blendtec?

SMOOTHIES: I can make breakfast smoothies for my family of four in less than one minute.

FLOUR: The most satisfying thing I've used this blender for is grinding my own flour.  I have been astounded at the difference between fresh-ground wheat flour and store-bought wheat flour.  You would have to taste it to believe how delicious it is!  Nothing has been removed, and nothing added.  And it only takes 50 seconds!

SOUP:  This blender has a soup setting.  My favorite is from the Blendtec recipe book... tortilla soup.  I love putting all that beautiful, raw produce in there with some spices and a little cheese, hitting the "soup" button, and filling four bowls with hot soup in just a matter of a couple of minutes.

ICE CREAM:  I gave away my electric ice cream maker because I can get fabulous ice cream in less than one minute with this appliance!

MAYONNAISE:  I love making homemade mayo in this blender.  It's so easy that I stopped buying store-bought mayo.

It can do so much more.  I have yet to try making my own nut butter, which it is capable of doing, too.  The Blendtec blender comes with a fabulous recipe book.  You can purchase directly from Blendtec, but I recommend you wait until a Costco near you has a demonstration.  They cost a little less and you get a much longer warranty, not to mention no shipping charges.


If you want to watch part 2 of the demo....


From Home Base does not receive any compensation from Blendtec.  This is a product that I love and feel is worth recommending.

2 comments:

Shanygne said...

may have mentioned this, but we planning to get one for my birthday this year! I.am.SO.excited!!

From Home Base said...

You will probably try things you've never tried before because they are so fast and easy. I never imagined myself making mayo instead of buying it. But it's so easy in my Blendtec.