Cuisinart disaster with broth - What did I do wrong?

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anna_x

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I finally got one on a sale last year and have only used it to slice and dice so far.

One of my favorite soups says to "blend 3 3/4 cups corn and 1 1/2 cups chicken broth in processor until thick, almost smooth puree forms."

So in went the corn, then the broth, and THEN the broth leaked all over my counter and floor. I dumped it back into a pan and used my hand-held immersion stick to blend it up as I've done in the past.

Is it supposed to leak? If not, how can I prevent that from happening?

TIA

 
Ann, I have one from the 80's. The blade sits on a stem>>>

and if liquid is higher than the stem opening, it dribbles out. Or, if it's really liquidy, it will seep out of the top seal.

Not sure what your model looks like.

With mine, I would have pureed the corn, then added the broth slowly thru the tube opening. When the volume neared the top of the stem opening, I would have stopped, poured it into a pot or bowl and added the rest of the liquid, since the pureeing step was complete.

Or--more likely--I would have just used my stick blender as you did.

 
you would be better off using a blender with this type of stuff, just make sure the liquid isn't

hot or it will shoot all over the place. learned that one the hard way. also, if it was used maybe there is a problem with it leaking anyway? have you tried other wet ingredients?

 
I got it at the Tuesday Morning overstock store. I agree

about using an ordinary blender as the corn was at room temperature at the time.

This begs the question -- if any ordinary blender does so well, why spend the money for a processor?

 
I use my processor for chopping, grating, mincing, etc. it's also great for

throwing together a pie crust and other types of dough (not huge amounts like for bread). it's just great for those kinds of things and you can't use the blender for them smileys/smile.gif

 
Here is a way around that problem....

Put the corn in the processor and process it. Then add maybe a cup or so of broth to it and process again. Then, dump that into a pot with the rest of the broth in it and stir.

 
Look to see if there's a line on the outside of your bowl that indicates the maximum fill line...

I have a small Black and Decker, and it has two lines - a Max Liquid Level, and a Max Solid Level.

I found out, like you, why that Max Liquid Level is only halfway up the bowl...

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Live and learn, babe...live and learn. Meanwhile, kept that stick blender.

That's probably how ALL of us learned the "Leak Limit".

 
I agree with Randi. Think of the position of the blade and the amount of area

Some items are liquid enough to be pureed from the base. So a blender works fine.

But a processor can "knead" by moving the contents around the bowl. It can chop/puree/knead/slice, so you can make a fairly complicated meal with one tool.

I'd use mine more often if I had room to leave it on the countertop. But I have to lift it out...which means it only comes out when the process fits.

 
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