Blenders are also known as liquefies or liquidizers. It is used to mix liquids and soft food. They are of great use while making various soup purees, making liquid fruits and the various tasks of emulsifying and smoothing sauces. They work best while blending various drinks which include making milkshakes and smoothies, along with making the cocktails of alcoholic beverages. Thus the blender comes to great use in a bar, be it at your home or somewhere you can meet new people! The blades can turn 118,00 times per minute!

A food processor’s main work is to shred, chop, slice, grate or mix either the soft or harder foods. The food processors entered the kitchens around 1970’s. Since then it has been popular with homemakers as they do efficiently perform tasks which would have took a longer time if done by hands manually. Many of the models have discs and blades which are interchangeable. All can be used to slicing, shredding, grating or kneading the dough, although the S-shaped blade meant for chopping is mostly used to do the trick. This appliance is excellent in pureeing the vegetables and fruits, grating the cheese, cutting the butter into crusts of pastries, grinding the stale bread into small crumbs, or kneading for bread dough.

Similarly the hand blenders or the immersion blenders were started being used in your homes around 1980’s. 20 years previous to this they served only at the restaurants. They are wand shaped and they bring the pureeing and emulsifying power of that of the blender to your container or the pan you choose. The advantage from a standard blender is that you are able to work with a larger amount of food. The models meant for home use is not as powerful as the stand blenders.

The narrow and fairly tall container of blenders, their angled and short blades and the speed of the motor is what makes it special. It was invented by F.J. Osius around 1930. “Produce fluent substances” was said about the machine in its patent. Osius sowed the appliance to the biggest band leaders of the time, Fred Waring. He took such an interest to it that he opened a company to sell the product taking it all around the country wherever he traveled along with his band. He also took along a portable bar so as to demonstrate the prowess at mixing the drinks. Burt Wolf said in ‘The New Cook’s Catalog’ that Fred once used it to make around 400 daiquiris cocktails in a single party.

Comparing the two appliances, one would find the food processor to be more of a versatile nature. Due to the narrow shape of the blender and the blade’s design, is more suitable for processing liquids and solid food. Depending on its power, and the shape of the blades, a blender is sometimes able to shave or crush ice to make excellent frozen drinks. The work bowl of a food processor is wider and the specially designed sharp blades are great for chopping vegetables and fruits.

They can also perform a wide variety of tasks depending upon the accessories that have been included with the machine. While the food processor too will be able to cream soups, it will not be as silky as you would have got using a blender. The speed is slower than that of thee blender but the pulse controls allows you to adjust the various processes. If you try grating with a blender, you would get a watery and unmanageable pulp behind. On the other side where food processors are able to puree, you will not be able to get the liquid form.

Both these appliance are for those who get a very little time to prepare their dinner. They make it an easy task, along with giving one the option of great variety. To conclude, it can be said that if you can afford both the appliance, it would be great, but if you are to choose between them, you should definitely pick up a food processor.