Thread: February 2021 Loaders - Downsizers

Originally Posted by Leez

It can do it, but you've got to do the drizzle thing while the blender is running. And then you have to get the mayo out from around the blades, which is messy and tedious. The immersion blender is superior for this in my view.

But I've found this little gadget very helpful for getting stuff out of the vitamix:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MTG282G

Thanks, Leez!

If I can find one that is reliable for the long haul -- as in, has internal parts that do not break under strain, or internal parts that are plastic, or cheaply made in general......and is within my budget, I'll likely spring for one.

I want to make homemade butter, too. And whipped cream. Both those things also require emulsification -- emulsification that has to be done with an immersion blender, lol.

Dangit. Hahaa...

Well, at least I get to fulfill my lifelong dream (since like the age of 12 lol) of having one now!

Aaahhh, the benefit of being "a grown-up"....you can buy things you once wanted your mom and dad to buy you when you were a kid. AND you can eat chocolate cake for dinner, each and every single night! Nobody can tell you 'no,' right??

(Ofc, yes...your scale will tell you 'no' if you do that, of course. But don't tell that to my inner 12-year old. ...lol)

Originally Posted by GonnaLoseIt

Thanks, Leez!

If I can find one that is reliable for the long haul -- as in, has internal parts that do not break under strain, or internal parts that are plastic, or cheaply made in general......and is within my budget, I'll likely spring for one.

I want to make homemade butter, too. And whipped cream. Both those things also require emulsification -- emulsification that has to be done with an immersion blender, lol.

Dangit. Hahaa...

Well, at least I get to fulfill my lifelong dream (since like the age of 12 lol) of having one now!

Aaahhh, the benefit of being "a grown-up"....you can buy things you once wanted your mom and dad to buy you when you were a kid. AND you can eat chocolate cake for dinner, each and every single night! Nobody can tell you 'no,' right??

(Ofc, yes...your scale will tell you 'no' if you do that, of course. But don't tell that to my inner 12-year old. ...lol)

I make my whipped cream with a regular hand mixer. I have a Cuisinart immersion blender. If I recall it wasn’t expensive and it works great.

Happy Monday! Just a quick check in before I go run errands. .2 drop this morning. Hope everyone has a great week!

Originally Posted by justgitterdone

I make my whipped cream with a regular hand mixer. I have a Cuisinart immersion blender. If I recall it wasn’t expensive and it works great.

Neato! <3

Thanks for the rec.

FYI:

I'm testing out my latest anti-inflammatory tactic.

This will hopefully help me blow past this latest little stall.

Simeons allowed aspirin; this will hopefully be "the" thing that offsets any inflammation from Histamine Intolerance.

If it works, I'll be super happy.

Tracy, those last 5 lbs are a killer! Congrats on your progress so far and hope you get those last 5 off. How many more days do you have? When I’m close to goal I usually have a looong stall...and it really sucks.

I had a .8 drop this morning. Honestly, I was shocked, but extremely happy.

Leez, I think I’m at a good dose with the slight adjustment up. It’s kind of weird because on past rounds I typically have to do a TEENY adjustment down, so strange that I’m adjusting up on this round. I do IM so supposedly I shouldn’t have to adjust at all. This was the first time I mixed with 20ml, I usually do 10. I didn’t like mixing this way because I had to refill the mixing syringe so many times to get the 20 ml so it made me nervous...I felt like there was more room for error so wondering if the mix is off slightly. If I mix that way again I think I will try to get a larger mixing syringe. I’m pulling to 55 right now, so I believe that means I’m injecting about 137iu?