Homogenizing without a juicer?

[rawlapalooza]

What exactly is homogenizing and can I do it with a vitamix or food processor if I don't have a juicer with homogenizing attachment?

Thanks

[rawlapalooza]

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[Rawkinlocs]

What are you attempting to homoginize?

Most things that suggest using a Champion Juicer, etc. with a "blank" or "homogenizing" plate can be made in a food processor. Like the banana ice creams for example...just as you can take frozen bananas and run through the juicer, you can put them in the food processor and get the same result.

Here is a definition I got online of homogenizing:

Homogenizing is process in which a mixture is made uniform throughout. Generally this procedure involves reducing the size of the particles of one component of the mixture and dispersing them evenly throughout the other component. Probably the most familiar example of a homogenized product is commercially sold milk. In milk that has not been homogenized the globules of fat range in diameter from approximately 1 to 20 micrometers (millionths of a meter), or 40 to 800 millionths of an inch. This allows them to separate out from the rest of the milk if it is allowed to stand. After homogenization the globules are reduced to a range of sizes clustering closely about 1 micrometer and remain stably dispersed through the milk. Homogenization is usually accomplished by pumping the milk through a small opening at high pressure. Milk that has been homogenized is better suited for shipment in paper containers but deteriorates more rapidly than unhomogenized milk.

[rawlapalooza]

Thanks Rawkinlocs,

I'm thinking about trying a samosa recipe and it says to homogenize the ingredients, nuts vegetables etc.

thanks for your answer. I guess I'll just trying blending everything up in the vitamix.

[Rawkinlocs]

Thanks Rawkinlocs,

I'm thinking about trying a samosa recipe and it says to homogenize the ingredients, nuts vegetables etc.

thanks for your answer. I guess I'll just trying blending everything up in the vitamix.

Now keep in mind that the Vitamix may OVERblend the ingredients and yield an undesired result! I know Vitamix claims that it can take the place of many appliances including the food processor, but trust me...there are just some things that are better done in a food processor!