Your blender may be a multi-talented appliance, but even it has limits.
(Think: dull blades, exploding lids and busted containers.)
Extra-Hot Liquids
Putting hot liquids in a blender is a huge no-no.
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When pureeing hot liquids, using animmersion blenderis your safest bet.
Potatoes
Thick and starchy foods, such as potatoes, don’t typically fare well in a blender.
Potatoes that aren’t so much “mashed” as they are “wallpaper paste.”
Best to stick with your ricer or masher for that highly sought-after fluffiness.
“I know this because it happened to me!”
Bones
Bones should never be put into a blender.
Beans should always be cooked before blending toootherwise, they’ll dull the blade.
Another high-fiber food that doesn’t do well in the blender is cauliflower.
“Cauliflower rice is best made in afood processor,” says Greebel.
“The way a blender chops makes it mushy rather than the desired consistency of cauliflower rice.”
“Soften nuts by soaking them prior to pureeing at home,” says Penner.
“For fresh nut butter, stick to the industrial machines available at grocery stores.”
