Topic: Cool b4 blending?

[RubyDoo]

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.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Stick blender : hot; goblet blender : cool.
** Phil.

[RubyDoo]

Stick blender : hot; goblet blender : cool.
** Phil.

Which in English is?  . Blend it hot?

[fried]

Which is? Don't melt your blender.

[chewytikka]

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
cheers Chewy

[RubyDoo]

So no reason that would adversely  affect the base to blend hot or cold?

Melt the blender? Maybe a toysrus one . 

[emin-j]

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  it was bloody hot !!
Blending when cool would be a safer bet if you have time.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Stick blender : hot; goblet blender : cool.
** Phil.

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.

** Phil.

[stevejet66]

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,

[RubyDoo]

Know what you mean about the goblet type. Always start those hot with a cloth over the top but the lid partly released.