From the kettles, to microwaves, to kettles, an appliance exists for just about any conceivable task in the kitchen. While these are useful in their own way, you cannot overlook the importance of a good quality countertop blender; stick blender and food processor in one’s kitchen. Since their introduction to the wider market many decades ago, today’s blenders and food processors feature much more than a simple 1-speed motor and simple on-off button. This article studies the advantages of each type of appliance, and the most well-known manufacturers of each.

Health conscious consumers agree, blenders are a vital part of their kitchen armoury. Not only do they retain many of the vitamins and nutrients that are often lost when cooking, but their ability to easily blend ingredients ensures that all sorts of health shakes can be whipped up in next to no time. Many of today’s largest makers even go to significant lengths to illustrate these positive health benefits.

The essential functions of today’s domestic food processor include chopping fruit and vegetables, grinding nuts and seeds, kneading tortilla and bread dough, shredding salad, mixing soup and grating cheese.

Finally, let us take a look at the machine with the oldest pedigree. Mixers are used for whipping, mixing and kneading ingredients. The motorised version of this instrument can either be hand-held or attached to a stand, with the stand mixers being the more robust of the two. The more elementary manually operated type, which was invented in 1870, is still in use today. Unlike blenders, mixers do not have blades per se (they are more like arms or sturdier whisks and are blunt), function at slower speeds and do not break down larger food items. With these items in your inventory, it’s easy to sit back and enjoy a nice glass of wine – preferrably from a plastic wine glass.