clumping ground foam

[Anonymous]

I have had a nearly full shaker of ground foam sitting around for a while. when I tried to shake it out it came out in clumps. I have tried to break it up it still is lumpy. how do others overcome this.

[selector]

When no one is looking.........blender.

[hminky]

Make sure the blender is glass. A plastic blender will electorstatically charge the foam, and they become VERY active. I know this from experience.

Just a thought
Harold

[ralph13050]

Also make sure that you don't get caught when the blender motor starts smoking. I tried to save $3 a couple of years ago. Fortunately, when the motor started to smoke I was able to turn it off fast enough so it was still working the next time it had a legitimate kitchen chore to perform. When it burned up completely during Thanksgiving dinner preparations, I heroically jumped enough wires to limp through the day and purchased a new one on sale at Sears the next day. I looked like a nice guy, but next time I not going to spend $40 to save $3.

[selector]

The idea is not to put an entire bag of the foam into the blender. Put about 2" of foam in there, and do five or six 3-second bursts on high. Empty, and do another load. Maybe space out the process over three or four occasions to ensure the motor is not overheating.

[2021]

Either that or try to but a cheap blender at a garage sale.
Ron K.