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Title: Product review : (Lidl) Silvercrest Power Blender SSMP 2000 A1
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on January 24, 2018, 02:04 PM

I (rather foolishly) managed to burn out my previous jug blender (a DeLonghi, I think) while making gravlax p

Title: Re: Product review : (Lidl) Silvercrest Power Blender SSMP 2000 A1
Post by: George on January 28, 2018, 11:27 AM

Phil - thank you for the review and tip-off, As a result, i just bought one, I recently bought a 500w blender from Aldi for only

Title: Re: Product review : (Lidl) Silvercrest Power Blender SSMP 2000 A1
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on January 28, 2018, 11:45 AM

Hallo George -- The jug is not glass (it's made of Eastman-Tritan (http://www.eastman.com/Brands/Eastman_Tritan/)

Title: Re: Product review : (Lidl) Silvercrest Power Blender SSMP 2000 A1
Post by: George on February 04, 2018, 07:50 PM

I've now got my power blender up and running and, I agree with you - this thing is a heavyweight beast. But it's possibly a bit OTT because neither my Kenwood Major blender or standalone Aldi blender (500w for only

Title: Re: Product review : (Lidl) Silvercrest Power Blender SSMP 2000 A1
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on February 04, 2018, 08:03 PM

Well, maybe it will significantly reduce the time needed to liquidise a new batch of base -- that is my hope ...
** Phil.

Title: Re: Product review : (Lidl) Silvercrest Power Blender SSMP 2000 A1
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on February 21, 2018, 08:21 PM

Used mine in earnest this evening, George, to make a mango lassi^[1].  Very impressed.  The "ice-breaker" mode makes short work of smashing the ice cubes, and then you need only the lowest power setting in blender mode to produce the lassi.  Went down very well after an egg-and-anchovy sandwich !

** Phil.
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[1] Equal parts tinned Kesar mango pulp, Rubicon mango juice and Greek yoghurt.  Ice cubes as required/desired.