Would you recommend this pastry blender for cutting COLD butter into flour?
495336
Yes, I recommend this product. It works perfect. I love it. I've already bought two, one for me and one more as a present.
495337
I sent this as a gift to my grandson as the kind I have is no longer available; I do think that it will be good for cutting Cold butter into flour ( that is what my recipe calls for) and I have great confidence in OXO products.
495338
Yes, it does work, as long as butter is from the frig, not the freezer. I had one that had wire-like cutters & didn't work as well as this one. I've never had a problem with an Oxo gadget.
1849397
Yes. I freeze butter all the time and my homemade stuff is no different. Works great.
882989
I have had this mixer for several months now. Have made many batches of buttercream icing. Meringue, whipped cream, cakes from scratch, etc. I have been very pleased with it. It is also quieter than my kitchen aid was. I would definitely buy it if I had to do it again.
74703
I really don't know. I would first research how other people make nut butter, what kind of tool they use. If they say a blender then I see no reason why you could not use this for that then.
755588
Depends if your going to do nut butters. I think just blending ice and smoothies you would be fine with the other one. Its a great blender
1037598
Yes, it works just fine for both frosting and for cookies. Use the stiff frosting, if you are making it.
1361598
I have the earlier incarnation, also plastic, and still alive and well after a few decades. It works very well for pastry dough- pie crusts and tart shells. Cookie and bread dough- I doubt it. You might very well damage it using it for something that heavy.
619510
On YouTube there are videos of people doing it with various fp's. The length of time grinding is the trick there. I will say that I have easily over processed things with this unit. You could make cinder block butter with it. It is very powerful and the blades are super sharp and rigid. It cuts through ice w no problems.Hope that helps.
1709104
You will not be able to properly mix all of you ingredients with this tool. It works great for cutting butter into pie dough.
598845
Salsa, soup, and green drinks should not be a problem. Nut butter would be a challenge without adding a lot of oil to smooth out the mixture and working in small batches. A food processor would probably be a better choice. I have not tried to make dough, but it doesn't seem realistic. The blades would not be an appropriate tool. A stand mixer with a dough attachment would be a better choice.
478351
Have never used yet to make peanut butter, I would say no and a definite no for trying to crush ice.It is a VERY nice, heavy duty hand blender... makes great salsa, mashed potatoes, puréed.
428326
I use mine for spritz cookies..I was able to make a few..Just not that good at it..
1486140
You could, in a pinch, but you are better off with an actual flour sifter. Although the mesh is tight, a flour sifter is much tighter and would warrant much better results in baking. Best of luck!
1806443
Sorry, I don't know. I do know that I made a mistake when I wanted to grate carrots and had the blade at the bottom running also and just about had baby food in seconds. I don't think it's designed to be a blender but I bet it could do the job for you.
1951485
I would be shocked to know this would work with nut butters. I wasn't even able to make them with my old Breville Blender, which was a pretty powerful blender. I make nut butters in my high speed blender withno problem. This immersion blender is awesome for use on the stove or whipping up quick salad dressings . . .but I really wouldn't recommend trying it on nut butters. It's great on juicy foods or foods with liquid them, though.
817674
I have ground almonds to make a pastry crust. It didn't come out super fine but was adequate for my purpose. I think I'd depend on how fine you need it.
1041653
hmmm, I'm not sure quite honestly. What are you trying to make? There is not a lot of power to this so if you are trying to make things like frozen smoothies and stuff I would steer clear. If you are just mixing powdered items with liquids and minor stuff then this will do the job just fine.