Venus..you can never have enough small kitchen appliances and should grab all the good stuff when it's out there ripe for the pickin. Not enough room? The secret is Rubbermaid storage bins and totes or fascimile thereof. So easy to stack n store treasures in..hahahaha. Cook'n'Stir blenders show up occasionally on Ebay though often in rough looking shape. They were manufactured around 1969 for a few years as a stand alone blender like mine or as a built in countertop unit called the Ronson Food Matic similar to the Nutone Food Center. The stand alone blenders only sold for a few years, Ronson collapsed in N.America but the Food Matics continued to be manufactured up until around 1988-9 and available at appliance stores that promoted high end ranges etc. The "hot plate" on the in counter untis was removeable and needed to be plugged in to a wall outlet unlike the stand alone blender.
They're a super solid machine - all heavy metal construction, 10 speeds, 1/3 hp motor and a 2 speed mechanical transmission that gives a fun solid "clunk" when switched from stir to blend. Must be done while not operating though or goodbye blender. The temperature dial is like an oven, up to 400 degrees and the indicator above it states "cooking cycle started" this lights up when it reaches the selected temperature and cycles on/off while in cooking mode maintaining the temperature. Just as a blender it's probably tops as well, where most blenders are either very narrow at the bottom of the jar and all have small little blades, the Cook'n'stirs jar is actually about 6 inches diameter at the base, wider than the top and the blades are about 5 inches across, more like a pot, the glass jar has not bottom it clips onto the aluminum base/blade/handle and has a rubber gasket to prevent leaks. . Hmmm I'll post a pic of it apart so you can see what I mean.
Bsically though, this is the ultimate blender, well designed, extremely well built and rock solid plus it actually works as well as the claims they made. Too bad they don't make them anymore.
They're a super solid machine - all heavy metal construction, 10 speeds, 1/3 hp motor and a 2 speed mechanical transmission that gives a fun solid "clunk" when switched from stir to blend. Must be done while not operating though or goodbye blender. The temperature dial is like an oven, up to 400 degrees and the indicator above it states "cooking cycle started" this lights up when it reaches the selected temperature and cycles on/off while in cooking mode maintaining the temperature. Just as a blender it's probably tops as well, where most blenders are either very narrow at the bottom of the jar and all have small little blades, the Cook'n'stirs jar is actually about 6 inches diameter at the base, wider than the top and the blades are about 5 inches across, more like a pot, the glass jar has not bottom it clips onto the aluminum base/blade/handle and has a rubber gasket to prevent leaks. . Hmmm I'll post a pic of it apart so you can see what I mean.
Bsically though, this is the ultimate blender, well designed, extremely well built and rock solid plus it actually works as well as the claims they made. Too bad they don't make them anymore.
