Browse equipment for home cocktail-bar equipment: blenders for mixing cocktail components, juicers, ice generators.
With the help of similar accessories, the problem of placing bottles and glasses in the cramped conditions of the apartment is easily solved.
Choosing a blender, pay attention to its convenient design. Buttons must be large, embossed, with inscriptions, distinguishable in poorly lit room
Squeeze oranges, lemons, grapefruit is the easiest way to use citrus juicers
Decoration of cocktails, just like their preparation, requires experience and definite skill
I have a rich experience in creating cocktails.From Moscow to Petushkov drink these cocktails, still not knowing the name
the author, drink "Khananan Balsam", drink "a tear of Komsomolskaya",
And correctly make that they drink. We can not wait for mercies from nature.
Achetoba take them with her, it is necessary, of course, to know their exact recipes;
I, if you want, let you give these recipes. Listen.
Venedict Erofeev. "Moscow-Petushki"
Accepting guests- ancient ritual in cultures of all nations. "We have to bring the guest to the guest of bringing", "what is rich, those and glad" - here are just two of the many Russian proverbs reflecting the tradition to feed-drink visitor. However, to meet friends sch) or, for example, a bread-salt today is somehow not accepted. Avot Tasty cocktail, cooked and exquisitely decorated by the owner by himself, will undoubtedly please the guest.
It is difficult to imagine a birthday, a new year or any other holiday completely without hot drinks. Moreover, many prefer not alcohol "in its pure form", but a variety of cocktails cooked from two or more components. Such drinks are good for taste, and extremely festive, all sorts of colorful straws, umbrellas, decor made of fruit and other Aesthetic artifacts look like a real decoration of the table.
Cocktails are usually served in bars and restaurants, but they can be prepared at home. This will require a certain skill and a set of such devices as a blender, shaker, juicer and some others. Of course, to build on all the rules, even a simple cocktail is more complicated than just "pouring on the glasses." But it is not for nothing that they say: "Half of the taste." In addition, the preparation of cocktails is fascinating culinary art. Inesley there is a desire why not experiment?
Attention, rack!
What is required for cocktail bar equipment at home? First, the place to work the bar. Its square should be large enough so that there are no problems with the placement of the blender, juicers, glasses and the necessary dishes for the preparation of cocktails. It is desirable that the rack is located near the washing or dishwasher. Often this structure is placed on the conventional boundary of two zone-kitchen and dining room.
A bar table top made from a different material contamination is preferred. The choice is determined not only by hygienicness (any contamination should be easily removed from the surface), but also an attractive appearance. This was stated in detail in the article "Kitchen Top".
As for home appliances, a refrigerator is required for the storage of cooled ingredients and the preparation of ice, as well as a blender to mix the components of the cocktail and the juicer. These can be universal or specialized devices. Thus, the owners can freeze ice in the "total" kitchen refrigerator, and can be purchased extra for a bar. As a rule, such a refrigerator is small and mounted under the bar. It has its own resonant solution, because many products (for example, cheese, meat and fish) have a characteristic smell that can absorb fruits, ice cream or water from which ice makes. Akobtail, smelling fish, is able to inspire except for the exterior. Therefore, odorous products need to be isolated from the rest, as far as the volume allows the volume of equipment, and the cocktail components are best stored in a separate refrigerator.
The choice of equipment for the home bar, unlike the professional bar, is determined exclusively to the tastes of the owners and depends on what drinks they prefer. Thus, professional bars in cafes and restaurants are almost always equipped with horned coffee makers, to handle some skill. At home, the owner is free to install a fully automatic espresso coffee machine or a device for making coffee in Arabic. Milk cocktails alumens will certainly appreciate the advantages of special mixers that do not necessarily include a bar in a cafe or restaurants.
Some recipes of the most popular cocktails are the composition specified in parts (h.)
Dark rum-1h. Orange juice-2h. Pineapple juice. Syrup Maracuy - 1ch. Fresh lemon or lime-1 / 2h. Mix in a shaker and serve in a big cocktail glass | 
2 lines lime 3-4 twigs of mint Rum- 50 g Cane sugar Soda water Light and mint to smoke, add sugar, rum, soda. Decorate mint | 
Tequila - 1ch. COINTREAUAU-1CH. Lyme juice - 1ch. Mix in a shaker, half filled with ice. Serve in a glass of "Margarita" with a salted edge |
Decide with a blender
Blendors of the pitched type were once invented precisely for the preparation of cocktails. Today, however, with their help, many housewives prepare juices, pasta, vegetable puree and other dishes. Therefore, along with specialized bale blenders (this is, as a rule, professional technique) There are universal models for the kitchen. Professional bale blenders produce Kenwood (United Kingdom), Hamilton Beach, Kitchenaid (USA), Saro (Germany), Gaggia, Dihr (Italy), Wan Nien (Taiwan). Among the subjects of household appliances can be mentioned blenders from Bosch, Braun, Siemens (Germany), Bork, Vitek (Russia), Delonghi (Italy), Panasonic (Japan), Philips (Netherlands), Tefal, Moulinex (France). The cost of household models is $ 30-150, professional technique is more expensive - from $ 80-90 to $ 200-300 or more.
Choosing a blender, pay attention to the volume of its bowls, the material from which it is made, the convenience of its design. It is best that three or four portions of the cocktail be placed in it. The recommended container of the cup is not less than 1l, and blenders are filled with 1,5l with a capacity of 1.5 liters, for example HR1720 from PHILIPS, MX-J210GP from Panasonic, BL-78B1 from Akira (Singapore). The MX2000 models from BRUUN, MMB1000 from Bosch with a bowl by 2l are considered to be record holdmen for the capacity among household blenders.
The containers of most household and some professional blenders are made of polycarbonate or similar transparent shockproof plastic. More expensive and reliable material is considered tempered glass, which is used, for example, in WNNJ-BL models from Wan Nien, RV500 from Kenwood. And the "highest material chic" are metal bowls used in professional devices. It should be noted that the differences in the strength of the plastic and glass bowls are not particularly noticeable in everyday life (unless, of course, use them strictly by purpose). It is unlikely that the plastic bowl will crack from careless circulation. Although over time, its surface will inevitably cover with small scratches and slightly lindings. But from the point of view of the owners who want to recreate the atmosphere of this Bar, blenders with stainless steel bowls are the most "correct." That is why sometimes the preferences of professional models are sometimes given, although there is much more convenient to use transparent capacity in everyday life. After all, through its walls it is easier to control the process of mixing a cocktail.
A jug blender, many years ago specially invented for cooking cocktails, and today remains in demand
Catering juicers are often used to prepare freshly squeezed juice.
Blender for a cocktail bar should still grind ice. This will be useful for the so-called Frozen ("frozen") cocktails ("Margarita", "Daikyri"), in which the ingredients can be said to be grinding with ice to a porous state. When buying, be sure to check if this feature is available in the selected model, since it is not in all household blend. Pay attention to the "gearbox". Empty devices can provide one or more knife rotation rates. Usually there are two or three, in the MX2050 model (Braun) - as many as five, and in Blender 6797 (Tefal) - as well as 12! The greater the number of speeds, the easier it is to choose the desired mode of operation. We are even more convenient than the function of smooth change in the rotational speed of knives, which is available in the MB91101 model (Siemens). Also, for short-term mixing of delicate fluids in blend, a pulse mode is provided, providing operation only when the start button is pressed.
Bowls of many blenders for convenience are equipped with a graded scale. More help is easy to determine how much liquid is contained in the container. Rate "Readability" of the scale: it is necessary to distinguish well not only in daylight, but also at rhythmic flashes of the home disco.
Check the cover device: it must fit tightly to the bowl so that when the blender does not spray anything and did not appear. Well, if there is a hole in the lid, it will allow in the process of making a cocktail to add ice, syrups, juices into the bowl. Especially I would like to note the MMB1000 blender cover (Bosch). There are two times a cup-shaped recess with a small hole so that the fluid added is mixed up to the contents of the bowl gradually. Thanks to this, mixing occurs with maximum efficiency.
For safe operation, the bowl handle must have a convenient streamlined form. In general, in good technique, it does not happen. It should be envisaged and the legs with rubber linings should be provided so that the blender does not "go", and the compartment in which the cable is cleaned. Even the buttons in many professional models make large, relief, well noticeable, so that it is not necessary to be distracted by their search.
Comparative characteristics of citrus juicers
| Manufacturer | Model | Power, W | Bowl volume, l | Reverse | Replaceable hemisphere | Price, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ufesa. | EX-7235 Citralia | thirty | 0.8. | +. | +. | twenty |
| Tefal. | 8309. | twenty | 0,6 | - | +. | twenty |
| Braun. | MPZ 9. | twenty | one | +. | - | thirty |
| Philips. | HR 2752. | 85. | No (direct juice feed) | - | - | fifty |
| Bosch. | MCP 3507. | 25. | 0.8. | +. | - | thirty |
| Siemens. | MC 91100. | 100 | No (direct juice feed) | - | - | 90. |
Juicy or milk?
An important components of many cocktails are citrus juices: orange, lemon, grapefruit. They are sold in the ready-made form, but freshly squeezed is much more tastier (and certainly one hundred percent natural). It is not surprising that juicers for citrus fruits are included in the equipment of many bars. They are a rotating ribbed hemisphere, which on top of the "wear" tool the fetus. These devices are characterized, first, simplicity of the design, and secondly, a very democratic price (from $ 15-20 to $ 40-50, with the exception of models of designer series that can cost more).Other juicers differ from each other. The housing is usually made of colored plastic (an exception is again the MC91100 model from the Siemens design series with an aluminum body). Of the technical characteristics, the user is most important: the capacity of the juice container (usually 0.4-1l; however, in some models there is no container), the speed of rotation of the hemisphere (usually 50-150 rpm), the possibility of reversing rotation. The increase in the spin speed increases the performance of the device, and the reverse allows you to press juice from fruits literally to the last drop. An important meaning is also the size of the working hemisphere - for greater press efficiency, some models (for example, EX-7235 Citralia from UFESA and 8309 from Tefal) are equipped with two replaceable nozzles - for conventional and large fruits.
Mix the components of a cocktail or squeeze juice from an orange can be used with kitchen combines that include the appropriate devices (a bench of the blender, the nozzle for citrus). This method allows to save money that otherwise will have to spend on a blender and juicer, especially if you already have a combine. But it looks like a similar device on the bar is unconvincing. There are also professional bar combines that combine the functions of the blender and juicer. Such is, for example, the model GM3 (DIHR, Italy). Its housing is made of stainless steel and corresponds to the stylistics of other bar equipment. However, the cost is impressive: about $ 900.
Another type of equipment found in bars equipment is mixers for making milk cocktails. They are produced by Johny (Greece), Hamilton Beach, Dihr. From ordinary mixers with the bowl, these devices are characterized by a high frequency of rotation of the working shaft (10,000-15,000 rpm). Due to this velocity, the air is more intensively mixed into the whipped liquid. Vitoga cocktail turns out to be more air and tasty than when mixed by a "non-specialized" mixer. Lord this technique can be found for $ 200-300.
Comparative characteristics of blenders with the possibility of ice rings
| Manufacturer | Model | Power, W | Bowl volume, l | Bowl material | Number of speeds | Pulse mode | Price, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch. | MMB 1000. | 500. | 2. | Plastic | 2. | +. | 55. |
| Braun. | MX 2050. | 525. | 1.75 | Glass | five | +. | 71. |
| Tefal. | 6797. | 400. | 1.5 | Glass | 12 | +. | 60. |
| Panasonic | MX-J210GP. | 400. | 1.25 | Glass | 2. | +. | fifty |
| Kitchenaid. | 5KSB3 EWN. | 500. | 1.25 | Glass | 3. | +. | 157. |
| Bork. | SB SAN 9955 BK | 600. | 1,3. | Glass | 2. | +. | 140. |
| Moulinex | DAB 34E. | 600. | 2. | Plastic | one | +. | 70. |
| Wan Nien. | WNNJ-BL. | 320. | 1.5 | Glass | 2. | +. | 82. |
| Hamilton Beach | 1G908. | 190. | 1.25 | Plastic | 2. | - | 180. |
| Kenwood. | RV 501. | 500. | 1,2 | Stainless steel | There is no data | There is no data | 243. |
| Siemens. | MB 91101. | 450. | 1.5 | Plastic* | one** | +. | 135. |
| * - the outer hull is made of aluminum; ** - Smooth knife rotation regulator |
Ice is important!
An important component of many beverages-ice prepared in the bar. Americans drink with ice straight and everything in the world: Coca-Cola, juices, chilled tea, not to mention alcohol. For all these drinks, exclusively dietary ice is suitable without any extraneous taste and smell. You can cook it yourself: in special molds poured water, after which they are placed in the freezer. This method is low, but also a lot of trouble with molds: you have to follow so that they do not accidentally turn over, so that there is no lacquer in them "dived" a non-a piece of yeast or some other inhabitant of a "communal" freezer. Much more convenient in this regard, special devices are ice generators (ice generators). Household Items are included in the package of some of the most "advanced" refrigerator models, such as RS-21KL (Samsung, Korea), IK300 (Gaggenau, Germany), SBSES7051 (Liebherr, Germany).
Ice production is not such a simple task as it may seem from the side. After all, for a cocktail you need an absolutely clean and high-quality product. That is why the filtration system is so important for refrigerators with ice generators, which allows to clean the tap water from all unwanted impurities. When buying a refrigerator, you need to clarify whether the filter system is included in its package. It is present, for example, in the model IK 300 (Gaggenau). Weather refrigerator exists and continuous freezing system. That is, the cooked ice is not stored, but is constantly updated and at any moment is fresh. Hospital, the cost of such a refrigerator exceeds $ 9000, while, for example, the RS-21KL (Samsung) model will cost approximately $ 2500. It should be noted that in general, all refrigerators with ice generators belong to fairly expensive and large models, since the ice generator itself is not cheap and volumetric. Therefore, budget refrigerators with ice generators are not available.
However, if there is no way to "generate ice" at home, use the "Ready decision". Greeting supermarkets can be purchased food ice in cubes (approximately $ 1), which is quite worthy to take an honorable place in your cocktails.
The editors thanks the company "Business Rus", "M. Video", "Sumyazagrokomplekt", supermarket "RE100", Bartelean Association of Russia, representative offices of Akira, Bosch, Bork, Panasonic, Philips, Ufesa, as well as Bar Vision for help in the preparation of material .