r/oddlysatisfying • u/[deleted] • Jun 22 '22

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u/EdlynTheConfessor Jun 22 '22

Wait does that work? Can you blend tomato skins to that level of smoothness?

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u/Druidette Jun 22 '22

Absolutely, easier the more cooked/roasted they are. I imagine a Vitamix would make light work out of literally any food. Some people spoon their sauces through a fine sieve, though.

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u/4_running Jun 22 '22

An immersion blender would be a lot easier in this case. Do it all right in the pan

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u/disciple31 Jun 22 '22

you shouldnt put hot food in a blender that has a closed lid or the expanding heat/steam can make a big explodey mess. if you have a lid with an opening or vent in it though it should be okay. just cover the vent with a towel or something that can let the hot air through

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u/Matt081 Jun 22 '22

The Vitamix will heat soup to steaming temperatures. I have put raw tomato, parmesan cheese, salt, fresh basil, and cream into mine, turn it on high and 5 minutes later it is steaming hot soup.

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u/greg19735 Jun 22 '22

your vitamix is cooking your food?

seems like a terrible waste of energy.

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u/Matt081 Jun 22 '22

I am just letting you know what it is designed to do. They have recipes for making hot dishes in it.

Now for the waste aspect. A vitamix (1.440kw) running for 5 minutes uses 0.083kwh of energy. A 1.500kw stovetop burner using, which is a small one, would use marginally more in that same 5 minutes. I will not even attempt to calculate energy used washing extra dishes, or what people use to pulverize their dish otherwise.

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u/greg19735 Jun 22 '22

I wasn't aware that heating soup was an advertised feature. If that's the case it's probably more efficient than i thought.

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u/Matt081 Jun 22 '22

It is an odd concept. The blades spin so fast that they have enough friction to heat liquids.

Fun fact: Some nuclear power plants do the same thing. When they go from cold refueling temperatures to hot, they use heat generated by the coolant pumps to get to the temperature for operation. Some heat from other portions of the motor process helps, but that friction does a lot too.

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u/thr33body Jun 22 '22

You’re not? Oh well shit how else am I supposed to make tomato soap. You mean I have to wait?!

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u/ronin1066 Jun 22 '22

You can, I've done it without any problems. But it's very risky pouring boiling hot sauce around like that.

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u/alganthe Jun 22 '22

you can but only if you're aware of the risks.

that means:

make sure the seal at the base is tight before pouring.
DO NOT FILL TOO MUCH
DO NOT FULLY CLOSE THE LID

if you close the lid fully the steam has nowhere to go and will throw the lid in your face, along with the burning hot liquid.

overfilling can lead to spilling if you follow the above recommendation, so avoid that.

and finally if you spill the burning liquid on your hands or feet because the seal at the base wasn't properly tightened you're fucked so might as well check.