Reddit reviews Hamilton Beach 59770 Turbo-Twister 2-Speed Hand Blender

These are immersion blenders. I'm a fan of this one because the buttons are on the top which makes them easier for me to use with my thumb.

I will absolutely ship you one. Well, not entirely. I will absolutely get Amazon to ship you one just like I have. :D You can PM me your info or... make an Amazon wishlist and PM me your wishlist (that way I won't see your address. You just never know about me.)

ETA: More descriptive immersion blenderness - It's a blender you just stick in the pot. Like, for your pea soup: cook it all up, turn off the heat, stick the immersion blender in, turn it on, and swirl it like you're stirring with a spoon. It'll blend up everything into a nice smooth soup. My favorite use is with boiled cauliflower: I boil it, drain it, add sour cream, chives, cheese, cream, salt and pepper, then immersion blend. When I'm done, I can serve my fauxtatoes right out of the pan into bowls.

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It is mashed Cauliflower. I boil a head of cauliflower. Drain it, add butter, salt, pepper and garlic powered to the whole thing and use this. Sometimes I boil some garlic cloves with the cauliflower.

You need this hand blender!! I seriously love mine.

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The hand blender is much better. If you do the jar/thermos method, you just have to ensure you have a good lid.

This particular hand blender is the best for making BPC in my opinion. Other blade encasements cause the liquid to spin up the sides of the mug and make a complete mess. This particular one sucks down to the bottom of the mug and pulls the liquid down. Much cleaner. http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-59770-Turbo-Twister-2-Speed/dp/B00008IH9S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1404425361&sr=8-2&keywords=Hamilton+Beach+hand+blender

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The folks at Modernist Cuisine discovered the sweetest of tricks, which is that the addition of sodium citrate to melted cheese stabilizes it and keeps it from re-hardening. This means that you can make a sauce or dip that has the consistency of alfredo or nacho cheese or Velveeta or cheese whiz, from any cheese including delicious high quality ones, and get a stable, creamy result that still maintains all the delicate nuance and strength of flavor of the good cheese you used to make it. You can also use a variant of this recipe to make American cheese style slices that melt easily but taste like, well, real, good cheese.

on Amazon:

sodium citrate, enough for a long time, $15 and free shipping

a digital scale that measures in hundredths of grams, $36.60, free shipping

immersion blender, $15.83 and free shipping.

This puts you at roughly $66. If you decide you want to throw a few more bucks into it, or he already has an immersion blender or something, get him some nice cheese to melt.

... If you wanted some non-food-related ideas, I love this product and have just been waiting for the right occasion to give this to someone.

I think smoothies are a really great idea. A blender works, or an immersion blender like this one! Also, you should definitely check your local goodwill and craigslist - you can definitely find a working microwave for $10-$20, and that is definitely worth it if you can save a lot of time making oatmeal, reheating dinner, and heating breakfast things!