Mixers, blenders, meat grinders and other household appliances make the cooking process rapid and less laborious. Review of the market for small household appliances.
New years old have become kitchen sets based on submersible blenders equipped with additional nozzles
With the help of the press, it is convenient to press juice from fruits with plenty of small bones.
The presence of a wall holder allows you to compactly place a mixer with all its nozzles
Additional nozzles (mill, grater for cheese) turn a blender in a multi-functional device
The mixer, equipped with a stand and bowl, it is convenient to beat large volumes of the products prepared, and the holder provides operation in automatic mode.
In electronic scales there is an opportunity to weigh products without taking into account the weight of the dishes
Most often, the combines are used for processing vegetables and fruits.
The more nozzles, the wider the circle of the possibilities of the combine, but for nozzles you need to find a place of storage
Reversing rotation function increases the efficiency of the juicer for citrus
The concept of TEFAL- "from the kitchen on the table" is suitable for mini-combines: Food is preparing and served in the same dish
Blenders of a pitched type are indispensable for the preparation of soft drinks
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The higher the meat grinder, the easier it is to pick up dishes for the minced meat
To facilitate cleaning a glass of blender made completely collapsible
Bowls of these combines are made of glass. They can be used as ordinary dishes - put in microwave oven and wash in a dishwasher
In the blend, a stepped or smooth adjustment of the rotational speed of knives is used.
Home, but good restaurant quality cooking has long ceased to seem like most Russians with some difficult dream. There would be a desire and some amount of money, and how many exotic products today can be purchased without much effort. And with recipes problems will not arise: cooking books are sold at every step. One trouble-notorious lack of time to prepare lunch "as it should".
Doctors nutritionists have long been taking alarm. In their opinion, the food is fashionable today "on the run", in a variety of snack bars, brings more harm than good. But the warnings of the doctors disappear, no one wants to mess with cooking. The only way to force people to end the sandwich diet is to make the cooking process rapid and as less time as possible. It is this task that numerous mixers, blenders, meat grinders and other appliances are designed to solve. Let's try to get acquainted with her closer and find out what she is suitable for.
Among all the varieties of small kitchen machinery, kitchen combines, meat grinders, centrifuge juicers and mixers are most successful. Less known blenders, slicers and special juicers for citrus. About the appointment and device of meat grinders know, probably all. Mixers (and this is, in fact, the engine, on the shaft of which the replaceable work nozzles are attached to the mixing of liquid and tough products. Blenders are used to prepare cocktails, mixing and grinding products (more on the characteristics of their design it will be going below). Centrifuge juicers are designed for grinding vegetables and fruits and squeezing juice from them, and juicers for citruscoys, respectively, for pressing juice from oranges, grapefruits, and such fruits. Kitchen combines combine the functions of several above devices in themselves. Sludges are designed to cut a certain type of product with neat slices.
Feel yourself combiner
Kitchen combines are divided into three types: simple devices that can perform several processing operations for vegetables and fruits; The technique is more complicated with a wider range of functions, including operation with meat and dough; Finally, semi-professional machines, characterized by high performance, power and reliability. The Other classification was adopted by Veverop: there are combines there (they are also called kitchen processors) and kitchen machines. Differences are purely constructive. The combine is a device that consists of a stand with an engine mounted in it, which various nozzles are put on top. The kitchen machine is a stand with a bowl in which nozzles are lowered, strengthened on the working part of the combine (along with the suspension engine). Kitchen machines - technician more serious, more expensive, which is less common at home. From domestic kitchen machines, you can mention MUM4486 models, MUM 4756EU (Bosch, Germany), PowerMix F417 (Krups, Germany).
The simplest kitchen combines in their capabilities are not far away from advanced vegetable cutters. Performance in such combines are small - it is limited by the engine capacity (200-400W) and a small capacity of the bowl (0.5-1.5l). Cordable mini-combines include models of ADG 543 (Moulinex, France), Rondo 500 (Tefal, France). Among the advantages of such devices can be noted low weight, compactness, low price (no more than $ 50-60). With a simple design, these cars are easy to disassemble and collect, and their modest sizes simplify the solution to storage. Kprimmer, glass bowl in the PD5305 Brio model! (Ufesa, Spain) has a capacity of only 0.8l, which is possible for large culinary production, and it is not enough, but it is placed without any problems in a microwave oven.
The combines more comprehensive have more opportunities. Complies usually enter the juicer (centrifugal and separate for citrus), mixer, blender, dough kneading devices, various grabs and bruises for vegetables, special containers for grinding coffee and all sorts of spices (the so-called dry mill). An example of such multifunctional combines can serve as Multisystem K 3000 from Braun (Germany), Odacio 3 Duo Super Maxi Press from Moulinex, MCM 5380 from Bosch. Among the additional functions it is especially worth allocating a meat grinder that is included in the package of not all models. The meat grinder, in particular, equipped with HR 7752 combines from Philips (Holland), MUM 4655 and MUM 4756EU from Bosch, MK-8710p from Panasonic (Japan).
It is not surprising that many consumers assess the usefulness of the combine according to the number of devices that it is capable of replacing. The wider range of functions, the greater the nozzles, the better. Alas, such an approach is not quite faithful. The fact is that the number of functions is calculated by all manufacturers in different ways. Someone simply considers nozzles (like Braun and Philips), and someone is the number of product processing methods (Bosch, Siemens, Germany), when with the help of one nozzle can be carried out several operations. In the last embodiment, the number of stated functions comes to several dozen.
Some manufacturers seek to equip their combines with the maximum possible number of nozzles. For example, in the package of ODACIO 3 Duo Super Maxi Press from Moulinex, 13 points (large and small graters, large and small churches, 4 types of whites for whipping, etc.). Other manufacturers (Bosch, Kenwood, Siemens) limit the number of basic nozzles, but they produce individual additional, which can be purchased to an existing combine. Among them are very specific, such as, for example, a fitting for cooking homemade noodles or ice cream (Kenwood, United Kingdom), a separate press for berries (Bosch). This is quite expensive accessories: one nozzle will cost $ 10-50, and their full set will cost even more expensive than the combine itself. But such a selective approach is definitely convenient, for the owner himself selects the configuration for its combine. Someone, for example, will calmly live without nozzle for cooking homemade noodles. Moreover, there is always the opportunity to replace one or another nozzle if it broke or simply lost.
| Model | Mark. | Power, W | Used hits | Adjusting speed, from and to, rpm | Bowl volume, l | Additional accessories | Price, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA-5200. | Ufesa. | 450. | Beaching nozzle, knife grinder, small grater, large grater, shocking nozzle | 6 steps | 2,2 | Knife Storage Case, Pusher Shovel, Non-Sewing Rug Stand | 75. |
| Kaleo 3. | Tefal. | 500. | Cytrus juicer, 4 disc for cutting-grater, | 2 steps | 2,2 | Measuring cup, pusher Disk for beating, nozzle for cooking | 120. |
| Essence HR 7754. | Philips. | 800. | 3 Tanks for batch, grinding, adjustable Disk for cutting, Volumetric bonus, nozzle for kneading test, Juicer, blender, Citrus press | The combine automatically selects speed for each type of work. | 2.5 l of dry products, 1.5 liters of liquid | Pusher with a hole, brochure with recipes | 150. |
| FP 886. | Kenwood. | 650. | Knife for grinding, 2- for bobbing, disk for froth potatoes, blender, mini-chopper, whipping whip, nozzle for dough | 1 step | 2.9 | Splash protection cover for cooking mixes, pusher, blade | 160. |
| ODACIO 3 Duo Super Maxi Press | Moulinex | 800. | 13 nozzles bundled | 5 steps | 3.0. | Removable knobs, recipe book | 200. |
| F417. | Krups. | 500. | Hook and Corn For Test, Bumping Corn, Discs for rubbing, cutting and shredding, 2 grids for meat grinder, blender | 8 steps | 4,2 | Stainless steel bowl and transparent cover with window | 200. |
| MUM 4756EU. | Bosch. | 600. | Meat grinder with 2 discs with holes 3 and 6mm, blender, 3 cutting disc, whipping curled, hook for dough, citrus press, universal cutting with the possibility of chopped food emissions | Stepless, 25 ... 12000 | 3.9 | Stand for accessories * | 250. |
| Multisystem K 3000. | Braun. | 950. | Test nozzles, cracks for grater, shredders, cutting slices, whipping curled, shallow cutting of vegetables, universal and liner blade, blender, knife grinder | Stepless, 50 ... 10 000 | Bowl of stainless. steel for kneading 4 kg test | Combine Storage Container, Recipe Brochure | 330. |
| * - You can additionally purchase a press for berries, disk-julienne, Disk for Potato Fries |
In addition to the number of nozzles, the kitchen combines differ also with the rated power of the engine (more about it will be told in the head of meat grinders), the volume of workers' bowls, the material from which they are made, and the number of high-speed processing modes of products. Bowls for mixing ingredients must be fairly spacious. There is some difficulty: some manufacturers indicate the full volume of the cups (that is, the maximum possible), the only useful volume with respect to one type of product type. The useful volume is always less complete, since it is important to leave a place to ensure that the liquid does not spill or the test in the bowl is not kneaded too much. Because of this, it is difficult to immediately say that the best one with a full volume of 3l or with a useful 2l. The commendable pedanticity was demonstrated by Bosch and Philips, which indicated for their models and useful volume of workers, and the limiting weight loading of liquids, flour and test.
When choosing a kitchen combine, it is worth paying attention to its "gearbox". Typically, the speed switches of the motor shaft rotation rotation are used for each position. Number of speeds may vary from 1 (FP 886 models from Kenwood, Masterchief from Moulinex), up to 12-14 (Moulinex, model Al20R7 K700 from Braun). The most perfect is the mode of smooth change of speed in a wide range of rotation, from several tens to several thousand revolutions per minute (Rondo 2500 from Tefal, MUM 4756EU from Bosch, Combine Iber Gourmet from IBER). This option allows you to select the optimal speed for each product being processed. But it should be remembered that the smooth change in speed morely meets the needs of the most experienced culinary culinary needs, which clearly imagine that and how to mix, beat or grind. If experience is not enough, it is better to use a combine with several fixed rates of rotation of the shaft - so less risk to spoil the prepared dish. Simplifies the task of choosing the speed and the SMART Control- "Intelligent Management" function (in the model 1650 Essence HR 7754 from Philips). More to the unit automatically selects the speed for each operation performed, it is sufficient to set the type of product and the method of processing it.
Kitchen "With all amenities"
Ergonomist engineers are constantly working on the perfection and practicality of the combined design. Significant changes were undergoing working bowls - the holes appeared in their lids to add oil into the mixed products without stopping the combine. In the early time, manufacturers lead an active fight against the formation of splashes, which (when processing products in a bowl without a cover) often pollute the clothes and surrounding items. Thus, in the PowerMix Premium model (Krups) so that there is no mixing fluid during mixing, the rotational speed increases smoothly (Soft Speed Control function).For the first time, a patent for an electric mixer was obtained 120 years ago. November 17, 1885 American Rufus Eastman proposed its design device for mixing food and liquids using an electric motor. However, until the mid-twenties of the last century, electric mixers were distinguished by emergency cumbersome and more like industrial paint mixers with an electric motor on a separate chassis and belt transmission. The devices acquired a modern appearance and dimensions with the advent of compact electric motors (the thirties of the last century). At about the same time (or rather, in 1922), the first blenders were created, which were first used to prepare cocktails, but very quickly won popularity as a device for making diet vegetable mixes for children and hospitals. Already then mixers and blenders have become relatively cheap and affordable. So, in 1937. The price of the Miracle Mixer model was $ 29.75 in Chicago.
However, more prosaic parts, such as the length of the electrical cord, are important for ease of work. Most combines (and other kitchen appliances) are equipped with sufficiently short cables with a total of 100-120 cm (record holder in this respect model HR 7605 from Philips with a cord in 140cm). Such savings is explained simply: in Europe is considered the norm when several electrical outlets are built into the kitchen countertop. When the outlet is always at hand, it makes no sense to equip the combine multi-meter cable. The shorter the wire, the smaller the chance of randomly tipping the instrument or in the table to push it off the table.
Among other devices that increase the comfort of use of the device, you can mention a closed container for storing nozzles (FP 570 models from Kenwood, to 3000 from Braun, Odacio 3 Duo Super Maxi Press from Moulinex). MUM 4 (BOSCH) visits are not used containers, but open stands. They are more compact than containers, but keep them will have to be protected from dust shelves.
What else should pay attention when choosing a combine? It is necessary to check whether the nozzles are well removed and put on, they are tightly held in their nests. It is important to assess the quality and strength of the nozzles themselves (at least on the eyes). They can be very different, depending on the direct purpose. For example, nozzle to knead test. An aqueous case is a powerful (about 3mm thick) stainless steel hook, in another plastic whisk for liquid dough. Note that during operation most often broke the nozzle. Combine caps, as well as holes in them, should be closed tight, but without effort. Well, if the unit has sufficient stability and does not turn over when the slope is 20-30. An additional advantage will be the presence of legs with vacuum suckers fixing the combine on a smooth surface, such as in Essence HR 7754 models (Philips) and FP 650 (BINATONE). AB Combine PA-5200 (UFESA) For greater stability, even a special rubberized rug, which is included in the package.
Details of kitchen combines should not have deep furrows, cracks and other reliefs that make it difficult to care for products. By the way, therefore, the "muddy", the streamlined shape of the hull is so popular with the manufacturers of this technique. Further other designers from Moulinex went: removable handles were used in the ODACIO series models. Such a container is convenient to wash, and it takes less space.
Along with relatively simple combines and kitchen machines, there are also more complex. The books include, for example, the heated devices of Thermomix (Vorwerk, Germany) or Iber Gourmet (IBER, Spain). The only negative of such a technique is a high price that is $ 1300-1400.
With mixed feelings
Mixers belong to household appliances with which Soviet housewives met a relatively long time ago. Even in the seventies, this "miracle technology" (mainly produced by the Latvian company StraumE) was in the USSR for many linedly shortages. Today, the market contains mainly imported mixers - from producers Bork, Bosch, Braun, Siemens (Germany), Binatone, Kenwood, Scarlett (United Kingdom), Philips (Holland), Delonghi (Italy), Moulinex, Tefal (France), Ufesa ( Spain), Unit (Austria), Zelmer (Poland). The average cost of such an instrument is $ 20-30, the cheapest will cost $ 7-9.
Mixers also differ in power consumed - from 200 to 400W. The higher the power, the more universal the device can be considered. So, the mixer for 200W is able to beat the liquid dough, for example, for pancakes, but with a more dense test it will not cope. An indirect sign of performance and universality of the instrument can serve complies. If they are elegant designs of plastic and wire, then, most likely, they will not cope with high load. In the "Right" nozzle mixers are easily fixed in jacks with clips, and are released using a special key.
Some mixers are equipped with a rotary stand-bowl. More convenient to produce semi-finished products is much more convenient, especially when it comes to relatively large volumes, it's no need to keep the device on weight. In addition, the rounded form of capacity allows to achieve the most homogeneous mixing of products. All mixers with a bowl are 10-12% more expensive than their fellow, not burdened by such an advantage. KRYMERA, CUCINA HR 1560/63 model (Philips) in retail costs $ 32-33, and a similar mixer with a Cucina HR 1561/63 bowl - already $ 35-36. Mildrels M 830 (Braun) are used by the cups of a special "curled" form, due to which the products are not sprinkled.
For processing different types of products, mixers have several speeds of nozzles. Empty Models The number of speeds can be from 2 (model Easy Max Compact from Moulinex) to 10 (Models HM 7201, SM 7201 from Bork). Most often there are three-speed mixers, such a number of speeds is enough to process any semi-finished products. But in the most "advanced" models, you can detect the so-called pulse mode (MFQ 2700 from Bosch, Cucina HR 1561/63 from Philips, 8142 from Tefal), at which rotation at the selected speed is performed until the button is held in a recessed position , without fixation. There is also a "turbo" (ROBI 281.6 models from Zelmer, BV 7633 from UFESA, KF 205 C from Delonghi), similar to impulse, with the only difference that the engine in this case gives maximum turns.
Fans of cocktails are dedicated
The general name "blender" combines two types of devices, different in their design and destination. Corde type includes devices of a pitched type, to the second submersible. Blenders of a pitched type are a glass or plastic jug, fixed on the engine compartment. A crossed knife is placed in the gentle part of the working bowl. The main purpose of similar devices - mixing and cooking cocktails and other beverages. You can also grind a barrel, cooking puree from vegetables or rub cheese if the blender is equipped with appropriate nozzles (mill, grater for cheese), such as the AY47R1 model from Moulinex.In some blend of a pitched type, you can crush the ice, but for this, the models are suitable only with a sufficiently strong bowl. Ktakov include blenders with a glass work capacity (DAA7 from Moulinex, MX 2050 from Braun), as well as devices with shock-resistant plastic bowls, like the MMB 1000 models from Bosch, MB 91100 from Siemens, SB 206 from Kenwood. Even more suitable for working with ice, a stainless steel bowl used in the PB 501 model (Kenwood), but such a blender already refers to semi-professional technique.
Comparative characteristics of bench-type blenders
| Model | Manufacturer | Power, W | Number of speeds | Full volume of bowls, l | Price, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLG 400. | Binatone. | 400. | 2. | 1.5 | 40. |
| HR 1754. | Philips. | 500. | 3. | 2.0 | 45. |
| Magiclean. | Tefal. | 400. | 3. | 2.0 | 45. |
| AY45RJ. | Moulinex | 550. | one | 1.5 | fifty |
| MMB 1000. | Bosch. | 500. | 2. | 2.0 | 60. |
| MX 2050. | Braun. | 525. | five | 1.75 | 62. |
| F577 | Krups. | 400. | 6. | 1.5 | 105. |
| MB 91101. | Siemens. | 450. | Smooth speed adjustment | 1.5 | 110. |
| PB 501. | Kenwood. | 500. | 2. | 1.5 | 180. |
Choosing a bench-type blender, it is important, first of all, pay attention to the design of the bowl, its full and useful volume. Bowls with a useful volume of less than 1.L may not be sufficiently suitable for some culinary creations. In addition, blenders, like mixers, differ in the number of operating speeds. As a rule, the function of smooth adjustment of the rotational speed of knives is not provided. The exception is MMB 2000 (Bosch), MB 91100, MB 91101 (Siemens). Extractive blenders include additional nozzles for grinding coffee, nuts and spices (dry mill, as in the BLG 400 model from Binatone).
Another type of device-submersible blenders, they externally resemble a pin for potatoes. Inside the case, the cavity in which the knife is placed. Such devices are used to grind products, in particular for making mashed potatoes.
Comparative characteristics of submersible blenders
| Model | Manufacturer | Power, W | Mass, G. | Note | Price, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS 2752. | CLATRONIC, Germany | - | - | Rechargeable blender (powered from two AA batteries) | 7. |
| HB San. | Bork. | 200. | - | 2 speeds, stainless steel knives | fifteen |
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| Submersible hand blender | Tefal. | 200. | - | Removable working rod- for ease of cleaning it | 22. |
| Spiralio Adg2. | Moulinex | 300. | - | Removable plastic rod, cup for mixing with a capacity of 0.75l | 25. |
| MSM 5000. | Bosch. | 260. | 540. | Convenient winding of cable | 25. |
| HR 1357. | Philips. | 300. | - | 4 Speed, Removable Metal Panel, Glass-Shredder, Measuring Bowl with Lid, Bumping Ward, Filter for Juice, Wall Mount | 60. |
| BP 4515 Brio. | Ufesa. | 600. | 500. | Ice ring is possible, in a set - a glass of beaming with measuring divisions, a bowl with a shredder, possibly mounting on the wall | 70. |
| MR 5550. | Braun. | 500. | - | Soft Handle Soft Grip, Whip Creek, Shredding Handle, Glass for Mixing and Measurement by 0.5l with Sealed Lid, Wall Mount, Smooth Speed Adjustment 1000-11600OB / min | 72. |
It should be noted that similar multifunctional sets are available on the basis of mixers. They have about the same characteristics and differ from the blenders only forms. Here, as they say, everyone decides himself that he likes it more, "the item in the form of iron" (mixer) or the "subject in the form of a bottle" (submersible blender). Ergonomics Ergonomics Horizontal Horizontal Pen is preferable to work easier with it. But to stir and produce other similar operations more convenient to blender.
To the last drop
Juicers are popular in two categories of our fellow citizens. Crupe include numerous owners of summer cottages, annually processing the fruits of their rich harvest. The second category includes fans of natural juices that are preparing them all year round, but in small quantities. Depending on the tasks set before them, the juicers are selected - by their performance. For seasonal workpiece of juices, devices are suitable for continuous mode to recycle tens of fruit kilograms, such as the JUICE MASTER model produced by the Swiss company Rotel (the calculated productivity of carrot juice to 55l / h). It should be noted that such juicers such as Juice Master, CE 2047L (VEMA, Italy), 1220 (Omega, USA) belong to a serious technique that can make significant loads. Hence, high demands on the reliability of their design (body and working mechanism are made of stainless steel), and, accordingly, the price in some cases exceeding $ 1000.
If the tasks before the juicer are not as large-scale, you can do with models with less productivity, for example, MJ 171 (Panasonic), MP80 (Braun), JE 800 (BINATONE), BKA1 (Moulinex). The cost of such devices varies within $ 50-120. Competition overseas models is the domestic "Slav" and "Sadovaya" (worth about $ 30), which relate to the so-called continuous juicers: they do not provide built-in containers for collecting juice and pressed pulp (the owner chooses the dishes of the required size). Relief imported appliances have a special bowl for juice. And almost all foreign models (with the exception of juicers for citrus, they are still ahead) are equipped with a reservoir for the pulp. In terms of volume, the tanks are rarely exceeded 1l, therefore, to create serious stocks of the juice, such devices are not allowed, it is too often to stop and remove the accumulated waste. Domestic juicers of continuous action in this regard is easier to operate, but lose in terms of convenience and hygiene. It is necessary to carefully select the dishes for pressed waste and very gently substitute it under the outlet nozzle, otherwise the kitchen will definitely turn out to be dispaired by plating mezgi.
It is not enough that the juicers differ in power and performance, the spinning process itself can be carried out from them unequal. It all depends on the type of vegetables or fruits. On the quality of the press (that is, the percentage of the extracted juice from its maximum content) is directly affected by the speed of rotation of the centrifuge and the diameter of the filter cells holding the flesh. Unbend juicers have a speed adjustment function. According to manufacturers, it allows you to select the optimal processing mode for each type of fruits (the device is not invented, which would be equally well pressed the juice from both fresh carrots, and, for example, from tomatoes). Well, if manufacturers indicate which percentage of juice is extracted by their machine from the main most popular fruits. For example, for juicer BKA1 (Moulinex), the level of extraction of juice is: for apples - 70.5%, for carrot - 65%, for tomatoes - 61%. To increase productivity, several high-speed models are provided in some models. Universities MJ 171 (Panasonic), JE 800 (Binatone), JE-550 (Kenwood) There are two velocity of the centrifuge, and in AAV6 (Moulinex) - as many as 4.
The most "problem" detail of any centrifuge juicer is its filter, which is delayed grinding the flesh. He can be clogged by the mezgoy, to deform and even rush under the blows of the bones and accidentally falling into the juicer of solid items. It is necessary to monitor its safety. Some manufacturers (for example, Braun) do not recommend washing the filter in the dishwasher to accidentally damage it. It is best to clean the mesh with a soft brush under the jet of water. The filter was clogged, testify more dense, similar to liquid cashee, juice at the outlet of the juicer, as well as the overall drop in the productivity of the unit. In this case, you do not need to slow down the car, it is better to stop, remove and rinse the filter, otherwise the engine may suffer from long overload. Significantly simplifies life a system forced filter purge used in Rotel juices. Thanks to this system, the grid is not clogged, and the fruit can be put on fine bones and peel. In addition, it is allowed to prepare different juices one by one, and their tastes will not be mixed.
A few words about the rules for processing fruit. Producers of juicers recommend using fruits and berries of approximately the same ripeness. Very big bones and even seeds need to be deleted. Small berries should be thoroughly rinse so that the car does not fall into the car, pebbles and other litter.
A serious problem for all juicers is the preparation of juice from berries with a large number of very small bones (raspberry, strawberry, currant). Such bones instantly clog the filter grids. The most effective method for such a berry is a press with the help of a special press supplied in the form of an additional nozzle to Bosch meat grinder models and Bosch kitchen combines with a meat grinder function. Specialty pressing press for berries for sale, but this is a professional technique that will cost several thousand dollars.
The special class of devices includes citrus juicers (HR 2744 from Philips, EX 7233 from UFESA, BKB4 from Moulinex, CJ 200 from Binatone). These devices are a rotating ribbed cone, to which you need to wear a half orange or lemon on top and without excessive effort to press. They differ simplicity of construction and low cost ($ 20-30). The need for them arose due to the fact that the classic centrifuge juicers do not cope with those fruits whose lobes are covered with dense and durable films that clog filters. Among the few additional options for citrus devices, it is worth noting the possibility of rotating the working cone in both directions (Ex 7233 models from UFESA, BKB4 from Moulinex, MZP 9 from Braun). Reversible stroke allows squeezing the juice literally to the last drop.
Meat grinders: True and imaginary values
When choosing a meat grinder, most buyers pay close attention to power. People feel: powerful means good. But what is behind this concept regarding a specific model, you can not always understand immediately. Many producers resort to some flaws when large-in-font indicate maximum electrical power. At the same time, they do not specify that this is the indicator recorded when blocking the motor, in fact, when it stops (electricians call this short-circuit power parameter). Creative processing efficiency, let's say, not the most gentle beef named numbers do not have any relationship. Much more important for the consumer the rated power of which we do not always say (which is not surprising, since the rated power can be several times lower than the power during blocking). Information about practical understanding of power is usually placed from the bottom of the machine. It is necessary to flip the meat grinder and examine the inscriptions Motor Locked Power (power to lock the engine) and NOM. POWER (this is the consumer who is interested in the rated power). As practice shows, so that the meat grinder is guaranteed to cope with meat of any housing, there is enough 450W of the rated power.Comparative characteristics of auger meat grinder
| Model | Manufacturer | Power Nominal, W | Power when blocking, W | Note | Price, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC-149. | Scarlett. | - | 1000. | Lattice nozzles 3, 4 and 7mm, nozzle for sausages "Kubbe" and home sausages, long (1.2 m) cord | fifty |
| MGR-900. | Binatone. | 400. | 1000. | Reverse, 3 stainless steel lattice nozzles with holes of different diameters, nozzles for the preparation of sausages "Kebbe" and home sausages | 53. |
| Mg-450 | Kenwood. | 440. | 1400. | Handicap-lattices 3, 4.5 and 7mm, nozzle for sausages "Kubbe" and home sausages, long (1.4m) cord | 90. |
| MWF 1550. | Bosch. | 500. | 1550. | 2 Additional lattice nozzles with holes 3 and 6mm, storage of nozzles in the housing of the meat grinder | 100 |
| MK-G20Pr. | Panasonic | 120. | 800. | Lattice nozzles 3, 5 and 7mm, nozzle for sausages "Kubbe", a shutdown system when overheating | 115. |
| DKA2. | Moulinex | - | 1400. | Block key (you can not remove the head of the meat grinder without pressing the key), the function "Reverse", 5 drum nozzles for vegetables, cheese and slices of ice, nozzles for sausages "Kubbe" and home sausages, built-in compartment for storing nozzles | 120. |
| 8574. | Tefal. | 800. | 1500. | 2 lattice nozzles 4 and 7mm, nozzle for sausages "Kubbe" and home sausages, compartment for storing nozzles | 130. |
| HR 7752. | Philips. | 800. | 1000. | Protection of the engine from overload, all-metal working chamber and auger, metal knife, lattice nozzle for medium and large grid, nozzle for making sausages. Performance of meat grinder - 1.3kg per minute | 130. |
| Power Plus. | Braun. | 800. | 1300. | 3 lattice nozzles with a diameter of 3, 4.5 and 8mm, nozzle "Kubbe" | 140 1300. |
To some extent to compensate for the lack of rated power, the option of the reversing (reverse) rotation of the motor shaft can (occurs in the meat grinders DKA2 from Moulinex, MGR-900 from Binatone, 8574 from Tefal, SC-149 from Scarlett). It guarantees that when the power shortage for the processing of a particularly rigid piece of meat, the knives will not embroider tightly and the piece of car can be removed back.
When choosing a meat grinder, it is necessary to pay attention to the maximum possible height of the dishes substituted under it. Otherwise, when processing a large mass of meat, the hostess will have to suffer a lot with different bowls, without the end of them by changing them and catching out of the minced device. Way relationship is successful Bosch meat grinder design (MWF 1501, MWF 1550 models) and braun (Power Plus 1300). The maximum height of the utensils used with them is 140 and 150 mm, respectively, a small pan will rise under the meat grinder.
Also pay attention to the attached to meat grids nozzles. Most models are equipped with a set of three "rings" with different hole diameters. Often the set complements the shock-like, the nozzle for sausages "Kubbe". Passing through it, the mince gets out in the form of a hollow sausage. The cavity can be chopped in something (usually chopped vegetables), it turns out something like a missile vice versa. There are such a kind of nozzle and for cooking homemade sausages (MG-450 pixels from Kenwood, 8574 from Tefal, SC-149 from Scarlett). It is especially worth noting the meat grinder DKA2 from Moulinex, which, along with nozzles for the Kubbe sausages and home sausages, includes sets of metal drums for cutting vegetables, rubbing cheese and even crushing ice.
Choosing a meat grinder, pay attention to the presence of an engine protection system from overload. The principles of production Bosch and Braun are provided by special plastic fuses placed between the screw and the engine shaft. They may be useful in the case of ingestion of the bone and jamming of the entire mechanism. The fuse will break, but the engine will be saved. By the way, many buyers in vain in vain rushing to be disappointed, seeing some "plastic details" in their meat grinder. Plastic, in their opinion, unreliable, easily breaks. But after all, the task of such a fuse is just that it consists in time to break.
Another defense system solution offers Panasonic. EEA MK-G20PR and MK-G30PR models used a thermocontrol device that turns off the power grinder when overheating of the motor. The device will not only work in the case of jamming the auger knife, but also secures the engine with dangerous and long overloads arising, for example, in the process of processing the housing meat.
With accuracy of gram
Accurate weighing of the ingredients in many cases is an indispensable condition for competent compliance with the formulation of a dish. This task, manufacturers of technology propose to solve with modern kitchen scales, both mechanical and electronic. Mechanical scales cheaper, but electronic is often more convenient in operation. The same electronics offers a large number of additional features. Among them is the ability to reset the display of the display with a consistent weighing of several products in a row (for example, berries and sugars when cooking jam). This allows you to weigh all the required products in the same container, without shimmering them from the dishes in the dishes (this function is in the weights of the Giga series, Triple the German company Soehnle, in the MKW 0180 models from Bosch, BC 9615 from UFESA). Of course, the zeroing occurs in mechanical scales (model BC 9605 from UFESA, the Palazzo series from Soehnle), but for this you need to move the movable scale and produce serious calculations in the mind. Avt What mechanical scales do not know how to accurately calculate the energy value of the products, the percentage of cholesterol, carbohydrates, fats and proteins in them, as it makes, for example, the Food Control series model from Soehnle. True, there are such scales about $ 200, which is an order of magnitude more expensive mechanical models.
When buying weights, you need to pay attention to two points: what permissible weight they are calculated and what is the accuracy of the measurements produced. The best samples are measured with the 1G error (MKW 0180 models from Bosch, BC 9615 from UFESA). At the same time, the estimated weight of weighing from various models ranges from 2 to 5 kg. If the scales are intended mainly for use in autumn, in the season of home billets, and we are talking about a significant number of vegetables and fruits, it is best to choose models that allow weighing up to 5kg. The requirements of the usual home cooking or baking are most correspond to small scales, but with high measurement accuracy.
In conclusion, I would like to talk a little about household chief suther sash (sausage, meal slices and dams). Models of household churrents offer Krups, Ufesa, Bosch, Siemens, Zelmer. Between themselves these devices differ mainly in the thickness of the product cutting (from0 to 17-18mm). The leader in this parameter is the F372 model from Krups, capable of issuing slices with a thickness of up to 22mm. When choosing chrometers, you should also pay attention to the features of its device. For example, CF 7691 (UFESA) and F213 (Krups) models are folding, it is easy to remove them to be stored, shovel somewhere away. Mas 9101 (Bosch) uses an ergonomic pallet with a width of 170mm (a sufficiently solid amount of sausage, bread or cheese fit on it). For convenience in the work, the pallet is not horizontally, but with a tilt by 10. The retail cost of household chief slices is an average of $ 30-100.
Modern kitchenware for the most part very comfortable and multifunctional. However, even they do not fulfill all technological operations that would like to shift cooks on them. So, a non-unrealized dream remains a machine capable of cutting products with cubes (let's say, salad sausage). No, people still have to work a lot with their own hands. But this may not be so bad - that, like not the golden hands of a real master, creates genuine masterpieces of cooking! A high-quality kitchen appliances helps only better reveal to true talent.
The editors thanks the representative offices of the companies BINATONE, BOSCH, BRAUN, KRUPS, MOULINEX, PANASONIC, PHILIPS, SIEMENS, TEFAL, UFESA, M. VIDEO, "VIDEO", "BATTY", "SUPRAGROKOMPLEKT" for help in the preparation of material.