KOMPAS.com – Not all food and drink ingredients can be put into a blender. The blender referred to in this case is a standard blender, not a sophisticated one and usually the price is more expensive.
Even though it looks fine, these food and drink ingredients can cause the blender to break down more quickly.
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Not only that, you should use special tools if you want to grind food and drink ingredients. For example using coffee grinder or food processor.
Here are a number of food and drink ingredients that should not be put in a blender.
Food and drinks that make the blender spoil quickly
1. Hot food or hot drinks
Quoted from Real SimpleFriday (29/11/2024), putting very hot food or drinks into a blender can not only hurt yourself, but also damage the blender.
If you still want to puree quite hot food, use it immersion blender. However, if you don’t have one, cool the food or drink in a bowl first before putting it in the blender.
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2. Coffee beans
Even though technically a blender can be used to grind coffee beans, that doesn’t mean you can do it all the time.
Over a certain period of time, grinding coarse coffee beans can dull the blender blades.
Apart from that, the results of grinding coffee beans with a blender are also not as smooth and consistent as grinding coffee beans with coffee grinder.
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3. Potatoes
Potatoes should also not be put in a blender. After pureeing baked potatoes in a blender, the starch and liquid will create a candy-like texture gummy the sticky one.
If you want to make mashed potatoes (mashed potatoes) are smooth, use a masher like masher. Don’t use a blender.
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4. Meat