Howdy gang. Was wondering about blenders. No complaints with a blender like vitamix. But what are hot sauce makers using to blend sauces in large quantities? Thanks for your advice.
salsalady said:I blend the raw ingredients to the desired consistency. Then cook.
One sauce has some fine ground ginger and mandarins. Also some small bits of carrots that are visible in the sauce. I can pulse each ingredient to the desired consistency.
Other sauces the chiles are fully blended until completely smooth with no visible seed bits.
When everything is all in one pot, you can't customize it. If that works for the sauce, immersion blenders are a great cost effective option.
I've used the blendtec blender for batches up to 10 gallons and it doesn't take that long. Again, I am only blendering the ingredients with just enough liquids to keep it moving. Then add the bulk of liquids to the pot and simmer away!
I've not had success using food processors, ninja or immersion blenders with raw ingredients to get a really smooth product.
Cooked sauces run thru the FP, immersion or blender will get things pretty smooth. As stated, it is a pita to run hot product through a blender. Flaming volcanos for sure. Been there, made that mistake!
It all depends on what the final product needs to be.
When looking at larger batches, processors might have to look at other things. Maybe a commercial food mill, or grinder.
Yep. Usually it is " blendering the snot" out of something.The Hot Pepper said:You said blendering lolllll
salsalady said:Yep. Usually it is " blendering the snot" out of something.
And you guys were heading way out to left field!
salsalady said:(Let's not scare off Texas Holdem... )
Yes, Tex~ it's a different thinking. Works for some things, maybe not for others.
Thinking way down the road, chiles can be bought in season, ground up to the consistency needed for the sauce, then frozen or preserved in batch sizes for use as needed.
Good to know! We are not as crazy as we sound. Well, at least not me....Texas Holdems Chilli said:Takes a fair bit to scare me off