An immersion blender is an ideal tool for soups, sauces, milkshakes, salsas, smoothies, batters of all sorts, and even making mashed potatoes. Compact and easy to clean, they’re convenient enough for everyday use. We’ve prepared a stirring list of our favorite immersion blenders below.
Great value
Not just a hand blender, but also comes with whisk and milk frother attachments. Why buy jars of baby food when an immersion blender makes it simple to make your own? From apples to carrots to squash, mix your fruits and veggies with a little water and pour into ice cube trays and freeze. Each cube is a one-ounce portion of homemade food. The easy push-button design on the ergonomic handle makes it simple to use. The sturdy copper motor is built to last.
Buy: Mueller Austria Ultra-Stick 500 Watt 9-Speed Immersion Multi-Purpose Hand Blender
8-inch shaft for deep pots
Reach the bottom of the soup pot with the extra-long hand blender on this Cuisinart model. Great for smoothies and milkshakes, the tall mixing and measuring cup is an ideal size. The whisk attachment can whip those egg whites into a frothy meringue. Our favorite attachment is the chopper and grinder. It takes the place of a food processor by allowing you to use the immersion blender’s power to prep your food. Grab the comfy handle and mix in that green or protein powder in seconds. Make remoulades and aiolis to accompany your next dinner. This 300-watt immersion blender does it all.
Buy: Cuisinart CSB-179 Smart Stick Hand Blender
Every home chef needs one
Making short work of tomato sauces, this professional-level Vitamix blender is fast. Before you immerse this blender in your broccoli or veggie soup, remove a few cups so you can have two different textures. Making leek and potato soup? Once you’ve used your immersion blender, add in some potato flakes for extra richness and thickness without making a roux. One of the advantages to using an immersion blender is that you only need one hand to operate this powerful tool. The LED light display is easy to read. It’s a powerful and sturdy appliance you would expect from Vitamix.
Buy: Vitamix Immersion Blender
Ready for any job
With precision speed control, you get extra flexibility in this mixer and blender. This corded hand blender lets you mix up a single, or up to three-cup, serving in the included BPA-free blending jar. It’s even got a lid for saving a little of that milkshake for after dinner. Helping you create the perfect creamy guacamole, hummus, and other dips is this immersion blender’s specialty. The variable speed lets you mix soups and sauces without spinning them out of the pot. It’s got a little pan guard on it so the blender won’t cause any accidental nicks and scratches. Plus, the ice color is really appealing.
Buy: KitchenAid KHBV53IC Variable Speed Corded Hand Blender
Triple accessories
We love the extra stuff included in this Breville immersion blender. A three-cup chopping bowl lets you cut cheeses and nuts down to size. The tall lidded 42-ounce jar lets you stir and store soups, sauces, and smoothies, and it has an anti-slip mat at the bottom. Holding the sharp blades is the bell-shaped base. This design is great because it avoids the suction sometimes caused by using certain immersion blender styles. Importantly, it also avoids the mess sometimes associated when breaking that suction.
Buy: Breville BSB510XL Control Grip Immersion Blender
Cyndi Mathews is a contributing writer to Florida Travel & Life, an online brand that inspires active, affluent travelers, providing them with insider information on discovering the best of Florida. Informative and engaging, the website showcases travel destinations, arts and cultural venues, vibrant dining scenes, recreational activities, the great outdoors and the revitalized real-estate market. Cyndi recently published her first book and enjoys traveling to Florida in her sailboat.
