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The blender I swapped for a broken lamp became my new favorite kitchen tool
I went to that swap meet in Austin last month with an old lamp that barely worked. Some guy handed me a blender that looked like it survived a fire, but I figured why not. Got it home, cleaned off the crust, and discovered it's one of those industrial ones from a diner that closed down. That thing chews through frozen fruit like nothing, and my morning smoothies went from chunky to creamy in two seconds. I even tried making my own peanut butter, which worked way better than I expected. Has anyone else scored a surprisingly good deal from swapping with someone who clearly just wanted to get rid of their junk?
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nancycooper13d ago
Oh wow, that's a great find! I have to ask though, did you check the bottom for any kind of identifier or serial number before you started using it? I've seen stories where those industrial blenders have weird safety switches or need special voltage adapters, and I'd hate for you to blow a fuse trying to make peanut butter. Also, how bad was the crust situation? I'm picturing something caked on so thick you had to use a razor blade, but maybe I'm being dramatic.
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alicehernandez13d ago
The serial number thing actually made me reconsider my whole approach to secondhand appliances, because I used to just plug stuff in and cross my fingers nothing exploded. I always thought identifiers were just for warranty claims and never bothered checking, but after reading about voltage mismatches on a different thread last month I realized how dumb that was. Christopher943 saying it was just burned batter makes me feel better though, that's way easier to deal with than mystery crust from some 80s industrial kitchen.
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