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The discussion centers around whether to blend curry bases while hot or after cooling, with participants sharing their experiences and preferences. Most agree that using a stick blender can be safe when blending hot, while a goblet blender is better used with a cooled base to avoid accidents and burns. The consensus is that personal preference and safety considerations should guide the choice of blending temperature, with many recommending caution when using goblet blenders.

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Offline RubyDoo

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Cool b4 blending?
« on: January 08, 2013, 07:25 PM »
I notice that some base recipes suggest that the base should be cooled after the spice stage and prior to the addition of extra water, blending then reheating to raise froth/ separate oil.

Comments, experiences appreciated.

Is this necessary or do some include it purely for H & S reasons? In this day and age.
Personally I have blended whilst hot and do not see this as a problem especially if I let down after with HOT water prior to blending.
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Re: Cool b4 blending?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2013, 07:32 PM »
Stick blender : hot; goblet blender : cool.
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Re: Cool b4 blending?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2013, 07:57 PM »
Quote from: Phil [Chaa006] on January 08, 2013, 07:32 PM
Stick blender : hot; goblet blender : cool.
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Which in English is?  ;). Blend it hot?
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Re: Cool b4 blending?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2013, 08:04 PM »
Which is? Don't melt your blender. ;)
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Offline chewytikka

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Re: Cool b4 blending?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2013, 08:22 PM »
Just good common sense advice to let it cool before blending.

However, I blend hot and also sieve hot. I wear disposables, apron and gloves.
I like a bit danger ;D and after 40 years cooking, I'll not show you the scars, ouch :o
cheers Chewy
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Re: Cool b4 blending?
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2013, 08:40 PM »
So no reason that would adversely  affect the base to blend hot or cold?

Melt the blender? Maybe a toysrus one ;).  ;)
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Re: Cool b4 blending?
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2013, 09:33 PM »
I got burned quite badly some time ago whilst blending hot base, the stick blender created some sort of vacuum effect and a fair amount of very hot base shot out of the pot and landed on my bare arms  :o it was bloody hot !!
Blending when cool would be a safer bet if you have time.
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Re: Cool b4 blending?
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2013, 10:47 PM »
Quote from: RubyDoo on January 08, 2013, 07:57 PM
Quote from: Phil [Chaa006] on January 08, 2013, 07:32 PM
Stick blender : hot; goblet blender : cool.
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Which in English is?  ;). Blend it hot?

I'm sorry, I wasn't being intentionally opaque/cryptic : I was just extremely pressed for time.  What I meant was : if using a stick blender, where the only parts to contact the base are stainless steel, by all means blend hot, modulo the H-and-S caveats that others have expressed later in the thread; but if using a goblet blender, then I find it far safer to allow the base to cool first.

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Re: Cool b4 blending?
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2013, 11:10 PM »
Yes phil, ive experianced blow out with a goblet blender in the past, now opted for a hand blender, far safer and save's the mrs moaning that half the base sauce is all over the kitchen! and i have to clean it up, >:(
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Re: Cool b4 blending?
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2013, 07:44 AM »
Know what you mean about the goblet type. Always start those hot with a cloth over the top but the lid partly released.
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