Things Which I Have
Dec. 4th, 2007 10:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xiphiasI have a blender which could blend a rake handle, if I had to. Yep, I got a Blendtec Blender -- the one demonstrated here.
According to Lis, I'm not allowed to do any of the "Don't Try This At Home" ones.
Our last blender, well, I stopped using it after the unpleasant "wires burning" smell started. I figured, when your blender is catching on fire, you probably should a) replace the blender and b) with a more powerful one.
For a while, now, I've been looking at two blenders: the Vita-Mix and the BlendTec. For the most part, they're both similar: they are blenders made for Tim Allen's character on "Home Improvement". A few weeks ago, when I was at Costco, a representative from Vita-Mix was there, and gave a demo of that product. I didn't buy it. But then, this past week, a representative from BlendTec was there, and I watched the demo of THAT product.
Frankly, the demos were almost identical. They both made smoothies, they both made soup that cooked itself just from the friction of the high-speed blades. I think the recipes may have even been the same.
But I did end up purchasing the BlendTec, even though I didn't purchase the Vita-Mix. There were a couple factors: the main one was that the Blend-Tec is shorter, and will fit on our countertop, while the Vita-Mix is too tall. But "Will It Blend", I confess, was a factor, too.
I also have eight shot glasses lined up, each mostly filled with water, with some oil floating on top, and wicks that we bought at the craft store. Because I decided that I wanted an oil hannukiyah this year, and I wanted to make it myself. And that the one![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vonbeck and I made out of old Red Bull cans last year was cool, and all, but the shot glasses would look prettier.
According to Lis, I'm not allowed to do any of the "Don't Try This At Home" ones.
Our last blender, well, I stopped using it after the unpleasant "wires burning" smell started. I figured, when your blender is catching on fire, you probably should a) replace the blender and b) with a more powerful one.
For a while, now, I've been looking at two blenders: the Vita-Mix and the BlendTec. For the most part, they're both similar: they are blenders made for Tim Allen's character on "Home Improvement". A few weeks ago, when I was at Costco, a representative from Vita-Mix was there, and gave a demo of that product. I didn't buy it. But then, this past week, a representative from BlendTec was there, and I watched the demo of THAT product.
Frankly, the demos were almost identical. They both made smoothies, they both made soup that cooked itself just from the friction of the high-speed blades. I think the recipes may have even been the same.
But I did end up purchasing the BlendTec, even though I didn't purchase the Vita-Mix. There were a couple factors: the main one was that the Blend-Tec is shorter, and will fit on our countertop, while the Vita-Mix is too tall. But "Will It Blend", I confess, was a factor, too.
I also have eight shot glasses lined up, each mostly filled with water, with some oil floating on top, and wicks that we bought at the craft store. Because I decided that I wanted an oil hannukiyah this year, and I wanted to make it myself. And that the one
vonbeck and I made out of old Red Bull cans last year was cool, and all, but the shot glasses would look prettier.