Or just one burning blender, actually…
While I was making fresh hummus on Sunday, my 1o-year-old Hamilton Beach blender started to smell… well… shall we say overly warm? Yeah, it died, leaving me with a half-blended batch of hummus! So on a Sunday afternoon, I struck out for the distant West Side of Springfield, where I quested for over an hour for the perfect blender. I had no idea this was going to be such a gruelling ordeal. And the worst part? I found the one I ended up buying at my very first stop but balked and insisted on driving to three more stores to compare prices, features, etc., growing more and more aggravated with the lousy selection I found. I wound up with a PowerBlend Duet™ Blender/Food Processor.
That’s right. Be jealous, suckers.
It was a bit pricey, I admit, but I (obviously) put my small kitchen appliances through hell, so I grudgingly parted with the money. I’ve used it three times already (hummus, grating carrots, and refied beans), and it works beautifully. It’s much quieter than my ancient Hamilton Beach, and it has great settings and blinking lights! (Yes, it really takes that little to make me happy. The benefit of being easily amused is that you’re amused more often.)
Next on my blender agenda? Salsa, black bean dip, and a super secret project coming soon to a blog near… this one.
