Commercial immersion blenders can be a real blessing in the kitchen. Immersion blenders allow you to mix directly in the bowl, glass, mason jar, or what have you. You’re saving on dishes, but you’re also saving the time that it takes to transfer whatever you happen to be making over to another glass.
Commercial immersion blenders start at around $70 and can go up as high as $1150. The price difference is dependent upon the size of the shaft and the power that the blender has.
What Size Shaft Do you Need For Your Immersion Blender?
If you were planning on specializing in alcoholic ice cream drinks for your patrons that were served in mason jars, you would really only need about a 12” immersion blender to mix them up. We’d recommend something like the Waring 12” Variable Speed Immersion Blender. It would be a bit taller than the glass and produces the power that you need.
If, though, you were going to mix large amounts of soup stock in stock pots, you would want to consider some of the larger shaft sizes. The size of the immersion blender should be just a bit longer than the container. You can get an immersion blender that’s nearly 2 feet long in the Robot Coupe MP600 model. With 12,000 RPM, it can help you through even the roughest soups purees!
How Much Power Does Your Immersion Blender Need?
If you’re anything like the gearheads that we’ve got at the office, you’d probably say that the more power the immersion blender has, the better. The power that you need is truly dependent on the functions for which you’re using the machine.
If you’re only doing small and dainty stuff like mixing vegetables in small quantities, then a lower powered machine will do the trick. On the other hand, if you’re blending massive amounts of things which need to be chopped, you’re better off with a higher wattage for your blender. Some of the blenders come with variable speeds, which allow you to customize the blender to your needs.
After answering these two biggest questions, you can more easily decide which commercial immersion blender that will work in your restaurant. Now, don’t forget that your restaurant will grow, so you will want a blender that will grow with you.
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