THE FOOD BLENDER [INFOGRAPHIC]

A must-have in the Food Bender The blender has been and is a popular and kitchen appliance. Foods and liquids placed in it are blended or chopped based on the speed set by the operator. Today's food blender can chop ice, make peanut butter, grate cheese, heat soup, and perform many other useful functions. How Food Blenders Work The kitchen food blender is a motorized small appliance. A blade inside a jar is connected to a motor shaft. By varying current to the motor, the blade's speed is controlled. Preventive maintenance can reduce the repairs Window needed to keep a food blender running for many years. The two most important steps an operator can take are not to overload the blender and to keep the seals tight. By www.blendersreviewed.com Applications Cap Usable for various of purposes Rubber Seal Mix and crush ice in alcoholic cocktails Reduce small solids such as spices and seeds Jar Make smooth purées of cooked vegetables and meat Handle Blade Crush ice and other ingredients in Frappucinos and smoothies Rubber Seal Blend mixtures of powders, granules and liquids thoroughly Applications in science Blenders also have a variety of applications in microbiology and food science. In addition to standard food-type blenders, there are a variety of other types of of blenders for laboratoy uses. Shaft 10 Motor Speed Controller Switcher Manteinance Preventive maintenance can reduce the repairs needed to keep a food blender running for many years. The two most important steps an operator can take are not to overload the blender and to keep the seals tight. The story at a glance Don't overload the blender! The first electric blender was devel- oped in 1922, spe- cifically for making Keep the seals tight! malts and milk shakes at soda fountains. 1932 1922 Poplawski, recelved patents for a ma- Blenders begin to be sold to drug store soda fountain to make Horlick's chine that would reduce fruits and vegetables to a liquid. malted milk shakes. 1933 1923 The Stevens Electric Company intro- Fred Waring, a popular musician, duces the first liquefler blender. financed and released the Miracle Mixer" in 1933. 1937 1938 L. Hamilton, Chester Beach Osius renames product the Waring Blendor after his financial backer Fred Waring. and Fred Osius improves inventor Poplawski's blender, and released a new version. 1937 1946 Fred Waring redesigned the appliance John Oster pur- and released his own blender in chased Stevens Elec- 1937, the Waring Blendor. tric and the first Vitamix introduced a new model with Osterizer® blender a stainless steel jar, instead of the Pyrex glass jar used by Waring. was introduced. Tips on model choice ENGINE POWER The more power in the engine, the more force is generated to the cutting blades. For kitchen stan- dard usage, pick a 1 - 1.5 horsepower machine. NUMBER OF BLENDER SPEEDS Modern Available models offer a range from a single speed Blenders up to 14 speeds. Just one or two speed blenders are very easy to operate and are often very du- rable. CONTAINER MATERIAL AND CAPACITY Blender jars come in 3 types of materials, glass, plastic, and polycarbonate. Glass Plastic Polycarbonate jars jars jars Glass blender jars are strong, can withstand a variety of tempera- Plastic containers Polycarbonate blender jars are sturdy, can wont crack when you drop them, but they handle extreme tem- tures, and are dish- tend to be more diffi- peratures, and are washer safe, but can crack easily. cult to be cleaned. dishwasher safe. But they are the most expensive type. Sources: eainearticles.com - wikipedia.com - home.howstuffworks.com - Ideafinder.com 0€