RE: [CH] information request

T. Matthew Evans (matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu)
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:50:01 -0400 

Frank --

I will reply to the list as I would like to hear what others have to say.

My advice would be to find a restaurant supply store (Sysco has nice ones)
and buy a bar blender with a clamping lid and gasket mechanism.  The entire
setup is stainless steel, allowing you to pour boiling liquids in right from
the stove.  Also, the motor is stronger and the blades are sharper -- you
don't have to worry about burning this sucker up.  Now, you won't get many
features (most models have only three speeds -- off, liquefy, and
obliterate) and the price will be relatively steep (say, $200 or so) but
this will be the last blender you ever buy.  Also, with the clamp-on gasket
lid, you can grind chiles to your heart's content.

Matt

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T. Matthew Evans
Geosystems Group
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355
URL:  www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
[mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Frank J. Hashek
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 2:43 PM
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
Subject: [CH] information request


Please give me advice on my pending new blender purchase.  Yes, it is on
topic, as my primary blender usage is for salsa and margaritas, both
essential in the rite of worship of El Grande.

My primary criteria are:
	1) performance, both power and proper movement of that being blended so it
gets processed completely
	2) durability, my Oster is presenting ever stronger and more frequent odor
of electric overheat, smells like capsaicin extract tastes {:-(
	3) price, I will pay more for something that meets the above criteria, but
not solely for a brand name

Feel free to e-mail me privately if you want to avoid list clutter, probably
few people care that I am purchasing a blender.

See some of you at Open Fields

Blue skies,
Frank