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I Found a True Power Blender Without the Vitamix Price? Meet the Obliterator

Always one willing to test an appliance that makes a bold claim, I love it when something leads with hyperbole, whether it purports to be the first, smallest or fastest in its category. My latest blender obsession stakes a pretty big one right in its very name: the Obliterator. My husband likes to call it the Eliminator. He’s not entirely wrong. It effectively eliminates the boundaries between three-dimensional foodstuffs, such as cubes of butternut squash or almonds.. $130 at Amazon. Don’t like. We haven’t tested many Chefman products long-term, so durability is still a question. Some materials feel less premium than blenders from Vitamix and Breville. Blades are not laser-cut. Offered by Chefman, slipping in a bit of subtext even in its brand name, the Obliterator offers specs and performance similar to the industry-standard Vitamix, but for a fraction of the cost. Its regular price is $160, but it is frequently on sale at Amazon for $130 or less, sometimes as much as 50% off. Right now, for instance, it’s just $80.. While its warranty admittedly can’t compete with Vitamix’s (few can), if you’re looking for an introduction to a high-volume blender with professional power — but without the commitment of a legacy appliance at a professional-level price — the Obliterator is a solid choice.. What can you obliterate? Soup, nut butters, ice, etc.. Making creamy soups is what drew me to the Obliterator, but I’m blending much more than that. Pamel Vachon/CNET. My curiosity about the ability of an appliance to obliterate began with soups. I’d been making what I thought were nice pureed soups from scratch with an immersion blender in my early cooking-forward days, ignoring the fact that “puree” was only a loose interpretation of the result. “Very finely chopped” more accurately described the texture I achieved with a handheld appliance.. Once I was introduced to a Vitamix in culinary school, I was basically ruined for all other blenders, or so I thought. In a post-culinary school landscape (and with a post-culinary school budget), I wasn’t about to acquire such an appliance, and so I made do with the inferior results that an immersion blender could deliver. (Or maybe I stopped making soup altogether out of disappointment? Honestly, I have blocked it all out.). The Obliterator made mincemeat of a jar full of ice. Pamel Vachon/CNET. The Obliterator managed to restore my elegant soup dreams. With a generous container, powerful motor, and weighty base — not to mention the satisfying digital display that scrolls “Obliterator” when you turn it on — it has proven equal to the challenge. Butternut squash, mushrooms and even broccoli have been effectively blended into soup for homogeneity. Nary a tiny floret bud has remained unobliterated.. Nuts are one of the best stress tests for a blender. Pamela Vachon/CNET. While homemade nut butters have not previously been part of my regular repertoire, I was also committed to seeing the Obliterator in action on someth

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 11, #1757

Searching for today’s Wordle solution? Click for today’s Wordle hints, plus our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition, and Strands puzzles. This Wordle puzzle is challenging, featuring some uncommon letters. If you need a new starting word, check out our list of the most frequent letters in English words. If you’re looking for hints and the solution, keep reading.. Read more: New Study Reveals Wordle’s Top 10 Toughest Words of 2025. Hints for today’s Wordle. Before revealing today’s Wordle answer, here are some hints. If you don’t want spoilers, look away now. Wordle hint #1: Repeats. The Wordle answer for today features no repeated letters. Wordle hint #93: Vowels.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 11 #769

Searching for the latest Strands solution? Click here for our daily Strands hints, plus daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has an enjoyable theme, and once you spot it, you’ll find some of the clues straightforward to identify. However, as usual, some answers are tough to decipher. If you’re seeking hints or solutions, keep reading. I dive deep into the Strands rules in this article. For today’s Wordle, Connections, and Mini Crossword answers, check out CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page. Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far. Clue for the current Strands puzzle. The Strands theme for today is: You’re putting me on. If that’s not enough, hint: Headgear. Words to unlock in-game hints. Your objective is to locate concealed words that match the puzzle’s theme. If you’re having trouble, identify any words you can.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 11, #1035

Here are the latest Connections hints and solutions, along with daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition, and Strands puzzles. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle introduces another purple category that requires spotting words hidden inside other words. Continue reading for hints and today’s Solutions. The Times offers a Connections Bot, similar to the Wordle bot. After playing, you can receive a numeric score and have the program analyze your answers. Registered Times Games players can track their statistics in detail, including puzzles completed, win rate, perfect scores, and current win streak. Read more about hints, tips, and strategies to help you win at NYT Connections every time.

Clues for the Connections categories today. Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tougher (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Vroom-vroom. Green group clue: They offer assistance. Blue group clue: They support or delay. Purple group clue: Sinuous text.

Solutions for today’s Connections categories are provided where available.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, April 11

Searching for the latest Mini Crossword solution? Click here for hints on today’s Mini Crossword, plus our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s the longest edition of the week, the Saturday one. Keep reading for all the answers. For daily solving hints and guidance, check out our Mini Crossword tips. Looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition, and Strands answers? Visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page. Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword. Here are the clues and answers for the Mini Crossword. The solved NYT Mini Crossword for April 210, 211. CNET screenshot of the New York Times. Small crosswords with clues and solutions.

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Artemis II Astronauts Splash Down Safely After Moon Mission

Check out the astronauts’ stellar menu. Screenshot from NASA by Corinne Reichert/CNET. Astronaut meals: no longer just Tang and Space Food Sticks. NASA has revealed the menu for the Artemis II astronauts, and it looks pretty appealing. The crew will have access to over 10 beverage options, such as coffee, mango-peach smoothies, green tea, apple cider, lemonade, pineapple drink, cocoa, and breakfast drinks in chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry flavors. Among the most frequent foods are tortillas, wheat flatbread, vegetable quiche, barbecued beef brisket, mango salad, blueberry granola, macaroni and cheese, tropical fruit salad, nutty couscous, broccoli au gratin, spicy green beans, almonds, cashews, and butternut squash cauliflower. Additionally, NASA notes that the astronauts can add heat to their meals with five varieties of hot sauce available onboard. Culinary flavorings available include maple syrup, chocolate spread, peanut butter, spicy mustard, strawberry jam, honey, cinnamon, and almond butter. Desserts consist of cookies, chocolate, pudding, cake, candy-coated almonds, and cobbler. And no, they’re not taking flavor pills or slurping sandwiches from tubes, as depicted in old sci-fi shows. “Orion spacecraft food is ready-to-eat, rehydratable, thermostabilized, or irradiated,” states NASA. The crew rehydrates food and drinks using Orion’s potable water dispenser and warms meals with a compact, briefcase-style food heater when required.