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Blender stick

ok burnt out my blender stick already. Anyone recommended one that is not made with plastic parts that fail with hard use? Love them for making sauces and green lighting shrimp sauce? This one that burnt was a quisinart. 
Plumbers local 130 chicago.     Why do today what you can do tomorrow

weapons: XL, Minie, old gasser, weber, v10 Bradley smoker and sometimes talent!

Bristol, Wisconsin 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Mine is a Hamilton Beach. I bought it at a garage sale 15-20 years ago - for a buck. No idea how old it is. Pretty sure it's mostly plastic though. Still going strong. I use it fairly often. I recently bought an Oster beehive blender for heavier duty. Haven't used it much, but so far so good. No way I'll ever waste $400 on a Vitamix.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    I have an old, old Cuisnart. For modern ones, you're going to have to go high end for quality. They've become disposable appliances.
  • Roadpuke0
    Roadpuke0 Posts: 531
    Thanks. I guess the disposalable is the life we live. If it does not break how can we sell you a new one.
    Plumbers local 130 chicago.     Why do today what you can do tomorrow

    weapons: XL, Minie, old gasser, weber, v10 Bradley smoker and sometimes talent!

    Bristol, Wisconsin 
  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    I've got an older version of the 5 speed KA.  Works like a champ, breaks apart for easy cleaning.  Mine didn't come with all these gadgets, just the two blade and a mixing cup I think.

    http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KHB2561CU-5-Speed-Hand-Blender/dp/B005QIYKVG
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

  • 500
    500 Posts: 3,194
    Cuisanart Smart Stick. Works fine. 
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
    Member since 2009
  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,759
    Anyone here wanna be a millionaire?
     
    Crowdfund a project to design/manu/sell a cordless blender.  There IS one on the market, but it's a frickin $250!!  That's ridiculous, the last cordless grass clipper I bought (with more metal mechanisms than any stick blender) cost me $26.  
    I still can't believe this market segment is not served.  Somebody, please, go for it!  

    Counting to ten only makes it Premeditated.

    Ogden, UT, USA

  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,938
    I have an old, old Cuisnart. For modern ones, you're going to have to go high end for quality. They've become disposable appliances.
    Mine is a cuisinart too, has to be over 20 years old, very solid.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    I have a thunderstick  that I bought from an infomercial 10 years ago.  I think it has a lawn mower motor in it. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,605
    Go find a restaurant supply store and buy a waring immersion blender and be done 125---500
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    caliking said:
    I have a thunderstick  that I bought from an infomercial 10 years ago.  I think it has a lawn mower motor in it. 
    I love appliances that are multi use - make a puree or weedwhack the yard - genius!
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
    I've got a Waring. Much heavier duty than my old Oster. Very fast and powerful, altho' considered the "light duty" model. Mine is a few years old, but one that looks just about the same sells for $75 at Amazon.
  • Sweet100s
    Sweet100s Posts: 553

    http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-immersion-blender/

    First place I go when in need of a gadget is wirecutter.com
    sweethome seems like a related site for the home products