by Charles W. » Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:41 pm
Anybody know much about immersion blenders. We're on our second Cuisinart immersion blender. The first had a bad plastic gear design, so they sent us a knew one. We've been using it for a year and the new gear design is solid. My family likes to make smoothies, often with frozen fruit. Last week my daughter overstressed the motor--it smells a bit.
I stopped by the Dine Company today and they have a Waring with a blade assembly about the same size. It is slightly bigger and has two speeds. It is a one-piece design that probably uses plastic gearing as well. Oddly enough, the Cuisinart has a 200 watt motor, with the Waring a 120 watt motor. The larger Warings are way too big and expensive for what we need.
Waring: Power: 120 volts, .8 amps, 60 hertz, 100 watts
I was thinking of getting the Waring, but I'm not sure it will actually be any better. Thoughts?