Editing Blender (section)

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{{Short description|A Kitchen Appliance used to crush food or make liquid}}
{{About|the kitchen and laboratory appliance|the 3D graphics software|Blender (software)|other uses}}
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[[File:ElectricBlender.jpg|thumb|An electric blender]]

A '''blender''' (sometimes called a '''mixer''' (from [[Latin]] ''mixus, the PPP of miscere eng. to Mix)'' or '''liquidiser''' in [[British English]]) is a [[kitchen appliance|kitchen]] and [[laboratory]] appliance used to mix, crush, [[purée]] or [[emulsion|emulsify]] food and other substances. A stationary blender consists of a blender container with a rotating metal or plastic  blade at the bottom, powered by an electric motor that is in the base. Some powerful models can also crush ice and other frozen foods. The newer [[immersion blender]] configuration has a motor on top connected by a shaft to a rotating blade at the bottom, which can be used with any container.