Blender or What?? on board

[JPA Cate]

Pelagic, I think it depends on what you want to do with the blender. We've lived w/o ice on the boat for years, so don't need to do ice, but I'd do it with a hammer with the ice inside a clean dish towel. For everything else, it is sharp Chinese cleavers, dicing, chopping. I used to have a hand nut mill, liked it, but too big for the first boat, so it went away, and hand chopping works okay.

Had some friends who had to keep their blender top together with 5200 and safety wire.

I do hope someone can refer you to a current brand that is good.



Ann

[rbk]

Originally Posted by amiller

Hand crank blender from GSI for big projects and ice.
Vortex Hand-Cranked Camping Blender - 2 Speed | GSI Outdoors

We also have the wand style small blender for immersion work.

+1 the great thing about these is it will crush ice but being hand powered it is infinitely variable speed for making salsas, dips, batters etc. The immersion blenders (stick) are great but they do not crush ice.

[Pelagic]

Thanks all.
We used the blender to make spicy soups like carrot/squash or potatoe/leek, Bloody Mary, Smoothies, Salad dressings etc.
Crushed ice is not a big deal as we can use a hammer. We do use a veg/fruit juicer a lot at the house, but it takes up a lot of space, so not sure it will go onboard.

Researching after Delancy's suggestion, I researched what they call "immersion blenders" and wonder if ones like these will last?

https://youtu.be/C1HB8Tl_Q0U

[rbk]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Thanks all.
We used the blender to make spicy soups like carrot/squash or potatoe/leek, Bloody Mary, Smoothies, Salad dressings etc.
Crushed ice is not a big deal as we can use a hammer. We do use a veg/fruit juicer a lot at the house, but it takes up a lot of space, so not sure it will go onboard.

Researching after Delancy's suggestion, I researched what they call "immersion blenders" and wonder if ones like these will last?

https://youtu.be/C1HB8Tl_Q0U

We’ve had our kitchenaide immersion for 3-4 years now without issue. For what you’re using it for it would be perfect. It can turn a head of boiled cauliflower into a creamy soup base in minutes. Add some beer and old cheddar mmmm.

[Tayana42]

We’ve been using one like that on board for 4 or 5 years. We are vegetarians and so do lots of vegetables, soups etc. we are happy with ours.

[john61ct]

Wirecutter says this immersion blender is the best value

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RF7QJW

[boatpoker]

Magic bullet. Been using almost daily for 3 yrs. now, very useful.

[Simi 60]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Researching after Delancy's suggestion, I researched what they call "immersion blenders" and wonder if ones like these will last?

https://youtu.be/C1HB8Tl_Q0U

Ours never did but we used them for more than blending softened vegetables.
Always flogged out at the weak point which was blade attachment.
Tried a few different brands.


We have one of these as well and highly recommend.
Has no problem chopping raw vegatables, we even turn diced raw meat into fresh mince
Again, tried a few different ones but stripped gears and smoke release killed them.
This one has lasted for years with no sign of giving up.
https://au.russellhobbs.com/products...lassic-chopper

[artisanmach]

[DeepCut]

Ninja!
Very happy with it.

[senormechanico]

Originally Posted by john61ct

if you need ice crunching power and have the room IMO can't beat Vitamix

We used to take our Vitamix with us.
It got to be too much of a chore to schlep it to the boat, so now we have a S 55 small version permanently on the boat.
It gets used a lot.
Happy wife, Happy life.

[john61ct]

Gentlemen, we have boat drinks

https://youtu.be/3FRnc3BdxAY

[IslandHopper]

Originally Posted by DeepCut

Ninja!
Very happy with it.

Yep, Nutri Ninja Auto iQ Pro, brilliant blender/juicer, great for sauces, soups, smoothies, frappes and cocktails etc etc....

Great in the morning, chuck in a your fruit selection and a heap of ice

[conachair]

Originally Posted by Delancey

Save space, try a stick blender. Usually can run off of a very small inverter.

And just fit in a cordless drill when the motor burns out

[valhalla360]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Researching after Delancy's suggestion, I researched what they call "immersion blenders" and wonder if ones like these will last?

We've have multiple units (boat, RV, travel bag)...never had one fail.

Then again, we've picked them up at garage sales & flea markets for under $5 so even if we had to buy a replacement every 2-3 years, it's not a big deal.