hand blender thing

[stormsma]

yup mine does the job too!  Just got to persevere sometimes, make sure you cut up squash/sweet pots quite small so the dont ping back out when they hit the bottom  try stopping the blender every now and again and stir it all up so the lumpy bits are at the bottom then whizz again!

[Amalthea]

Yeah, but I mix my papaya and softer fruit/weg first, then add in the tougher ingredients when there's more liquid/mush already in the blender

[critterkeeper]

i normaly mush everything up individually then make up a few blends of different recipes .
maybe the way to go is like you say with a slush base & add the harder stuff into it

[Amalthea]

I am mean and make one batch up... That's what they get til it's gone, then I make a different one up

[stormsma]

lol! me too!   

[wjohnw]

I throw all the ingredients in, the order they get put in changes - whatever gets weighed out first goes in first lol but i guess that things like sweet potato and butternut get put in last as they have to be peeled etc. lol but you should have too much trouble if you add the softer fruits/veg then add some of the harder stuff.

[Amalthea]

Also, if you're really struggling getting it going, adding a bit of water helps

[helen88uk]

could you add gliderade instead of plain water to help it mix?x

[Doctorbenny]

i used a potato peeler on sweet potato blended no problem

[critterkeeper]

well i did as instructed on the last batch & did the papaya etc first & added the more solid stuff into it
all went well