PUI, anyone?

[kentauros]

Okay, a little over a week ago, I used some Christmas money and bought me a VitaMix (click the link to find out what it is if you don't know ;))

So, it shows up today, or rather, I had to get it from my neighbor as FedEx delivered it to him, which is fine. It was a big box, yet lighter than I would have thought for a 2.2-HP motor inside. Read all the pertinent stuff, like, yes, how to set it up and use it. I've seen this thing in action at a friend's house and even used it myself; it's not to be trifled with as a household appliance.

Now, one recipe catches my eye as I kind of have the ingredients for it anyway. That's "Orange Sorbet" and I can at least make another citrus version, with limes. I had twenty limes leftover from using only the zest in my annual Christmas-Biscotti bake-a-thon and had to use them up before a lack of zest caused them to go bad. Didn't pay any attention to how long it took, but it was probably half an hour of slicing and peeling all twenty. Got that done for future use.

Okay, a little about the VitaMix's power. You can make "ice cream" or frozen treats using ice cubes, because this thing is so damn powerful that nothing has time to melt before the ice is pulverized into almost powder. The sorbet recipe called for two oranges, a couple tablespoons of sugar and four cups of ice. Now, all I have are ice cube trays, and they make fairly large cubes. Everything goes into the container in order and you turn it on, variable speed control up to 10 and then on to High.

Gah! The videos don't do justice to what it's like to handle this thing. You have to use an additional tool, a plunger-like stick that goes in through the lid. You think it's going to be turned into black plastic puree by what's going on inside that container, but it can't reach the blades. That doesn't stop the feeling that this machine could puree the rest of you right quick and you're pushing ice cubes down into it at the same time!

I hope I can get used to that aspect of it, as I do want to make plenty of smoothies that my old Oster couldn't handle. Hopefully that fearful respect will settle down in time.

Now on to the PUI-part. That sorbet was tart! It was past the point where you could just add more sugar and blend it all together. This is sorbet now, and sorbet consistency, i.e., thick. Now, what can I use to water it down and add more sugar? Oh, I know! Vodka! :P (and a little water, too.)

Now, I'm at the two-beer-pint glasses of this stuff later and this post has taken twenty minutes to create!

Yes, it's excellent for making mixed drinks, too

[Swede]

1. Vodka vixes everything.

:toast:

[kentauros]

2. Yes it does

though the lime-heartburn is hitting now...

[Swede]

3. Walk it off,damn it.

:beer: