Wednesday, March 3, 2010

I Don't Recommend....

.....making whole wheat pancakes in the blender. Have you seen the recipes where you make whole wheat pancakes from whole wheat kernels, in the blender? I have been reassured by numerous recipes/blogs/testimonials that it really works and doesn't do a thing to your blender!

My blender didn't get that memo.

My Cuisnart blender.

Which wasn't a cheap blender to begin with.

I hit the ON button, and within a minute I had smoke and blender parts shooting through the kitchen. I stood in the kitchen, staring at the smoking mess for a good five minutes, contemplating my reaction options (cry, shout, scream, laugh). In the end, I took a deep breath, threw it in the trash, started rationalizing the money I would spend on a Blendtec, and got out my trusty Krusteaz Pancake Mix.

2 comments:

K said...

So sorry you ruined your blender! My parents gave us a wheat mill for Christmas one year (kind of an odd gift). At any rate, I must say freshly ground wheat from the mill makes awesome bread/pancakes. It's kind of "little red hen-ish" but it works.

The JNJ Hasleton's said...

Thanks for the heads up. I always planned on using my blender. Sorry.