So the night I went into labour I was madly making hamburgers and testing out my latest kichen gadget. Oh how I do love a good kitchen gadget and the very kind people at Braun sent me their latest hand blender, The Multiquick 7, to have a play with. How lucky am I?
This a cordless blender which comes with it’s own little chopper bowl (you can see it in action here). This baby blends, purees, chops and dices and being cordless it’s great to use in the kitchen as it’s safe. Nothing worse than trying to blend hot soup in a saucepan with the cord trying to get in the way – I usually have to wrap my cord around something to keep it out of the way. Not anymore! It comes with it’s own stand and unlike my current blender which is hiding in the back of the cupboard with the cord wrapped around it, this one can take pride of place on your kitchen counter because it looks so smart.
There were a couple of recipes to try out and a delicious big hamper delivered with my new Multiquick 7, so here is one we made (before I went into labour) and enjoyed…………
Grilled Beef Burgers with Tomato Salsa
I love the vegies snuck into these burgers and the kids ate them all up as did the big kids of the house! You could substitute chicken or turkey mince and they’d be delicious too.
750g minced beef steak
1Tbsp each of rosemary, thyme, dijon mustard, tomato paste
2Tbsp grated parmesan
10g chopped parsley
30g fresh breadcrumbs
1 carrot chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 stalk celery, chopped
Chop all of the vegies, onions, garlic, herbs, parmesan and bread using the Braun Multiquick Cordless chopper.
Combine all ingredients for the burger together and form into mixture, Shape into discs and chill for about 30 minutes till firm. Preheat a heavy pan or BBQ and lightly oil the surface. cook for about 10 minutes turning twice and allow to rest for 3 minutes before serving.
Tomato Salsa
750g fresh tomatoes, blanched and peeled
1 spring fresh thyme leaves
1 clove garlic
2Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Chop the tomatoes using the Braun Multiquick Cordless chopper. Warm olive oil in a frypan and add the garlic and thyme. Add the tomatoes and cook gently until they have broken down and the excess water has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper and add a little sugar to taste. Blend to a smooth consistency with the Braun Multiquick Cordless hand attachment.
You’ll see me using this baby on my blog a bit more as I’m having so much fun with it and it’s available in stores now with a retail price of $249.95. Definitely one to add to the Christmas list!
Oh you lucky girl Corrie! It seems like you will be getting a lot of use out of that, must write down the recipe and cook some up too.
So do I. I wouldn’t mind having it. Cordless, perfect, easy and quick. Congratulations!
I have a non-cordless Braun
The cordless one must be awesome though!!! I want.
You are SUCH a gadget tragic!
Wow…love kitchen gadgets! I’m thinking homemade baby food would be a snap too? Thank you for a lovely (and yummy!) post!
Yumbo, they look fantastic. We use our Braun mixer & blender (larger hand held which has all the attachments) all the time, has lasted 14 years & counting!! Love Posie
Love mine too – I use it A LOT. I love how it’s cordless, takes nearly no time to charge and is really powerful, I’m totally addicted to using the processing bowl. You may have noticed this on my blog of late..eeek 😛
I have one of these – well an older version and I swear by it, comes in handy for so many things which is good as I thought it would be redundant once I’d finished having to mush up entire meals when weaning my daughter. Those burgers look yummy! xx