Use a spoon for general all-purpose mixing and stirring. Most people prefer sturdy wooden or plastic cooking spoons. For liquefying or blending mixtures or chopping small amounts of nuts, herbs or bread crumbs. Most batters or doughs are too thick for a blender. For blending, pureeing, chopping, slicing, dicing, grinding, pulverizing and shredding many foods.
Some food processors mix and knead dough.
For liquefying or blending mixtures. This smaller, less-powerful blender may not perform as well as a regular one for some mixtures. For all but the thickest batters. We used a handheld mixer for testing recipes. For mixing small amounts of sauces and dips or chopping small amounts of vegetables, nuts and herbs.