A stick blender is great for mixing dips, making creamy salad dressings, pureeing soup, etc. And it’s definitely worth the extra bucks for a good one. I thought it couldn’t make much difference, so I bought a cheap...

I highly recommend the Braun Multi-Mix. It has an immersion blender attachment, but also functions as a hand-held mixer and has a mini food processor attachment. I have both a monster Kitchen Aid stand mixer and a pro-size...

, sealer ring, two “add as you blend” covers) and then the glass container, blades, and bottom cover. These have to be cleaned every time I use the blender. You may find this fine, but it does mean for me I pull out...

tiramisù

Butternut Squash Soup

spicy carrot apple and ginger soup (vegan)

Salsa Mexicana

Janz Crackly Sugar Cookies

horseradish

I started using a food processor 20 years ago (and especially now, with arthritis in my hands, a pastry blender is so out of the question). With a light touch, it’s great for pie crusts, scones, and even quick puff pastry.

The blender worked – it was a tomato soup (someone posted a link on chowhoud to foodtv...) with carrots and onions and celery... Turned out great, but it wouldn’t have worked if i had doubled the batch like i had...

I also have a Cuisinart hand blender... paid about $50 for it at the Williams Sonoma outlet last Christmas. Best part is the stainless steel body—-you can use it in hot liquid. For regular home use this has worked very...

can anyone recommend a hand (immersion) blender? with or without added options/attachments. i want one that’s not too pricey, definitely under $30. if you could include a link or a place to get it, that’d be wonderful...

I made a chocolate frosting recipe in the blender once and was wondeing if it could be done with any recipe. Could I make buttercream in my food processor (I don’t have a standmixer and my hand mixer slogs through the...

I agree. Neither a hand blender (which are fabulous tools) nor a food processor will do the same job that a blender will do when it comes to really puréeing something.