Topic: Blender Danger

[emin-j]

Hi all , A word of warning  I tried out my new 10 litre stock pot on Friday made 7 litres of finished base  ;D BUT  After leaving it to cool for a couple of hours I went on to blend the cooked ingredients with my hand blender , after a minute or two when the Wife was by the side of me washing some dishes the blender caused an eruption of base sauce and about a cupful flew out of the pot covering my forearm and splashing over my Wife's back !  Boy was that HOT !! Luckily my wife did a First Aid course some years ago and shouted ' quick put your arm under the cold tap ' so I plunged my arm into the sink and let the cold water run on it ! Phew my arm was Beetroot coloured  Then a good dusting of Bicarb to take the sting out and my arm is on the mend . The Wife was OK after the initial shock ! But take heed and let your Base Sauce cool properly before blending .

[chinois]

Yikes, sounds painful! Glad everyone's okay  ;D
Despite this i've always heard it's best to blend while hot. Ingredients dont blend so well/smoothly when cold. It also puts (a lot) more strain on your blender. If using a cheap stick-blender it shouldnt be kept on continuously for very long. Putting it in the freezer for 5 mins so the motor cools down can be a good idea.