Is it powerful enough to puree/stir a ripe banana (in place of mashing it with a fork)?
1378901
I love this mixer. It is very convenient but I have have never tried to puree a banana.
1408438
Yes. I use it to make smoothies. It makes short work of frozen strawberries and frozen bananas as well.
2155364
I have not used it to puree but all the rest of its options work wonderfully. I've had several processors over the years, (some more expensive) & this is the best yet...easy to put together, easy to clean, easy to store & easy to operate with positive results. I would buy it again!
380185
I never tried banana in the juicer, and probably wouldn't, there isn't much to juice in them. Apples you could juice it, as well as kale. It's not a very efficient juicer for apples though. I would mainly use it for leafy greens like kale. But IMO, I would get a motorized juicer if your budget allows for time, effort and efficiency!
2170091
It is powerful enough to blend those things you mentioned, however, my experience was that the Smart Stick doesn't hold a charge very long, and as it is losing it charge, it is less powerful. I was hoping to take mine fully charged on a camping trip to blend bananas and after the first day, it lost enough power that I couldn't not even blend a banana. If you keep it charging when not in use, I imagine it would work just fine for your purpose.
2106914
It will not dice, it will do a an uneven chop to a puree. This machine is great for baby food, home made salad dressings. Because of well the oils blend slowly there is no separation between liquids.
1234299
It will chop it, but not puree it. If want want to puree, get yourself magic bullet. If you want to finely chop, this can do the job. Thanks for shopping with Karenville Mall!
1975900
No. The blades spin too slowly, it purees, I guess you can approach something like a badly blended smoothie if you run it for a long long time, risking burning the cheap motor. For fruits and smoothies its all about rpm, and this is a chopping device, not a blending device. And don't even think about throwing ice into this, food processors only handle what you can cut with a knife.
1482249
I would say yes, it can do that. It has about a 2 inch blade and head and the mixer has a high and low speed options. If the meat has been tenderized in the soup, it should what you need. We have run the mixer for minutes at a time with no overheating. Again, it is bigger than appears in the picture and is somewhat heavy. No comparison in power with the regular stick blender you would buy at a store. Hope this helps. Doug
1446439
Works great on banana chunks. The slices would be too thick for drying for banana chips though.
1028802
I owned it for very short period of time. I guess it should be able to do puree. Our problem was it was very loud
1806445
I would expect it would but I've never made baby food. I've used it to puree garbonzo beans (chickpeas) to make hummus and cooked chicken livers to puree for pate. There are two speeds and a pulse mode that should make short work of just about anything you can throw at it.
1645035
Yes, this could work well for that purpose. Keep in mind the cup capacity of this appliance. You won't want to fill it to the top with your sauce. As long as you do that, you should be fine. I've been able to get smooth purees-- it's great for that.
1178329
Yes. For processing raw veggies it takes a little more time, but works great for small batches just fine.
165621
I don't think I would ever use a whisk... and I use this thing for a lot of stuff. I make protein drink smoothies, even with ice, although I've heard that crushing ice may shorten the life of the blender. I make salad dressings and puree my husband's soups right in his soup mug. I've mashed potatoes with it, but I like my potatoes pretty stiff and it labored a bit with that job. It's not an all-purpose tool, it's great at what it does, but I still need a mixer. But... probably not a stand blender. I love it cuz I can zoom together my protein drink, whir it around in a mug with a little soapy water in it, run it under the faucet, and it goes back in the drawer.
1665192
gave mine away as baby gifts. Dont think those really puree. You might be happier using a blender first and then adding the stringy food with fruit/ or something else to put through the grinder. Just speaking from experience of the similar one I had when my children were babies---years ago.
666595
It does mash bananas if that is what you want. Bananas do not juice well half comes put the side for juice some comes out the waste side. But it still has a lot of liquid in it. I usually juice my other fruits and veggies then blend them with a banana in the blender. Avocado and bananas do not juice well.