Stick blender

badjak

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I'm in the market for a new one.
Old one has sticky buttons that I've not been able to unstick.
It works fine for what I do. It's 300 watt, and has 2 blades (well, one, but fixed in the middle, so they seem to call it 2).
2 speeds

I bought another one but it's a disaster.
250 watt, 2 blades, 2 speed, so not much difference.
It can hardly blend tomatoes!

Anyway,
I use the thingy for soups and sauces.
The heaviest would probablybe raw onions, before they release some liquid. Adding more liquid might make it easier, but then the result is not what I want.


So...
For a new one, do I go for much higher wattage, stay with around 300, 2 blade, 4 blade?
What should I look out for?
I got confused as some of the commercial kitchen blenders are only about 170-200 watt

I don't want to spend a fortune...
Small amounts go in mortar & pestle.
Tough stuff as well, or in the (very basic, very old, but still happy) food processor
 
It's a minefield out there now since every company has got onboard with planned obsolescence.
I use three criteria.
- The longest guarantee and customer service it could come with.
- The most amount of power I can get because the higher the power the less stressed the motor, which often (but not always) results in better longevity.
- The reviews from long term users.

If you have anywhere you can physically look at the things then I'd be inclined to do that.
I wanted to buy my son a nice prezzie of a kitchen aid hand mixer.
Went to an actual shop to get it (rather than ordering online), picked it up, felt it's poor build quality and bought a different more powerful one at a quarter of the price with a better guarantee.
Hadn't even considered it until I saw it in the shop.
 
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Guaranty and customer service here are close to non-existing.
I may buy online and get it brought in as I would get much more value for my money. But yeah, that means not seeing and feeling it.
I tend to look at the percentage of 1 and 2 star ratings when buying.
Currently looking at these 3 (just as an example for what fits my budget)

https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/gp/aw/d/B007KIVCIO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A17D2BRD4YMT0X&psc=1

https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/gp/aw/d/B01B7HVW8S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A17D2BRD4YMT0X&psc=1


https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/gp/aw/d/B07PM48VN7/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A17D2BRD4YMT0X&psc=1
 
badjak said:
Guaranty and customer service here are close to non-existing.
I may buy online and get it brought in as I would get much more value for my money. But yeah, that means not seeing and feeling it.
I tend to look at the percentage of 1 and 2 star ratings when buying.
Currently looking at these 3 (just as an example for what fits my budget)

https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/gp/aw/d/B007KIVCIO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A17D2BRD4YMT0X&psc=1

https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/gp/aw/d/B01B7HVW8S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A17D2BRD4YMT0X&psc=1


https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/gp/aw/d/B07PM48VN7/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A17D2BRD4YMT0X&psc=1
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They all look like decent choices to me.
I prefer more power like the last option but that's difficult to offset against going with a known and reasonably well trusted brand like Bosch.

Will you ever be using it in a non stick pan?
That can make a difference to the type of stick end you go for.
 
Looking at the Arendo, last one, store on Amazon the products that do show a review are all 4+, but that's not all the products they sell so that's perhaps just what they choose to show.

Both of the Bosch brands have a bit more, 25%, more power than my counter top blender, Oster, which has lasted for several decades so far.

I'd go with either of the Bosch.
 
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