A handheld blender is a magic wand for your kitchen, useful for puréeing soups, emulsifying sauces, and whipping up smoothies An immersion blender's compact size and versatility make it a handy tool.

Q: I recently purchased a stick blender. The mechanism suctions itself to the bottom of the pot and it’s pretty hard to move the thing around. If I tilt it so I can move it around then I get splashed ...

Best hand blenders 2026, tried and tested in a real kitchen - These handheld appliances will help you whizz up soups, sauces and smoothies from scratch ...

Katie Brown is an editor for Food & Wine specializing in kitchen product reviews. An avid home cook and baker, she has tested countless kitchen tools, appliances, and cookware over the years. My mom’s ...

Growing up, my mom always kept an immersion blender in our drawer of small kitchen appliances. We only used it to puree mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving — the rest of the year it collected dust. But ...

From Panasonic to Ninja, these are the best soup makers you can buy ...