food blenders

[Coldicote]

I am thinking of ordering an electric food blender from Argos. It is described as having a 'pulse function', but does anyone know what that means please? I could do without the fancy descriptions - a blender is a blender. Thanks.

[Mamyalynne]

'Pulse' just means it stops/starts, I have no clue what advantage this is.

[Mamyalynne]

Pulse setting

This helps you to fine-tune blending time. There's no lag time between when you push the button and when the blender starts or stops.

Still no wiser LOL

[Coldicote]

Thanks Mamyalynne. I'll wait a while to see if there are any more answers and LOL in the meantime! I don't feel like spending £27.99 without being sure what I'm buying. The Catalogue No. is 420/1537 if anyone's interested.

[ummmm]

Even cheaper blenders have a pulse action I think.

It is handy. Sometimes when you put chunkier food in and turn it on the food sits above the blades. When you pulse it it makes the food jump up and down making it hit the blades.

[Coldicote]

Thank you ummmm. You say, "when you pulse it....." I take it that is some extra feature you can switch on?

[ummmm]

On the one I have you have 3 button....Pulse, speed 1 and speed 2. That's it. You hold down the pulse button and it stops starts itself. I suppose no different than pressing one of the speed buttons on and off.

[TonyV]

As um said pulse just chops for a seconds, then stops so food drops back down into blades, normally used if you want something roughly chopped rather than blended

[pastafreak]

From the Kenwood website-

"What is a Pulse Function?
The pulse button is used when you need short bursts of power at the optimum speed. This is controlled by the user which means you control how long the machine is run for. It is a useful way of avoiding over-processing. For example , it can be used for an extra burst of blending at the end of a mix to smooth the mixture a little more."

[Coldicote]

Internet seems to be playing up a bit at the moment. I've tried to reply but the system didn't work in its usual way. Once again thank you very much for these helpful replies. I'll sign off now ... 'bye.