Hand Blenders: Reviews

Updated April 2008

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Best hand blender overall

Reviews say that the KitchenAid KHB100 is one of the few hand blenders that purées as well as a full-size blender. Owners say that the KitchenAid is lightweight yet powerful. The steel shaft resists staining, and the… large pulse button is comfortable for sustained use. The KitchenAid stick blender even has a longer cord than most other models. This blender has nine speeds, so reviews say it excels at tasks where it's important to start slowly and gradually increase speed.

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Cook's Illustrated: Cook's Illustrated tests nine stick blenders ranging in price from $13 to $90, pureeing pasta sauce, broccoli soup and pesto.

Real Simple: Real Simple devotes just a paragraph to hand blenders. Editors give the KitchenAid Immersion Blender their top rating. They ...

Amazon.com: Well over 100 owners posting to Amazon.com give the KitchenAid KHB100 high scores. Owners say that the KBH100 is powerful, ...

Epinions.com: Epinions makes it easy to see how many users have written reviews of a given handheld blender. Six owners posting here say that ...

Cooking.com: Among those stick blenders garnering more than five reviews, the KitchenAid and Cuisinart Smart Stick CSB-76 models earn the ...

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Best basic immersion blender

Cuisinart SmartStick CSB-76

*Est. $30 and up Compare Prices

The Cuisinart SmartStick CSB-76 doesn't do as well as the KitchenAid KHB100 at chopping nuts and herbs, but reviews say it's great for sauces and smoothies. Like the more expensive KitchenAid hand blender, it has a… dishwasher-safe stainless steel shaft. Its deep hood helps channel food to the extra-sharp blade. The only major downside in reviews is that it has just one speed.

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Food & Wine Magazine: Food & Wine says that it tested 76 small appliances for its nine-category roundup, but we aren't sure how many immersion blenders ...

Amazon.com: The Smart Stick CSB-76 earns an average rating of 4 1/2 stars out of 5 in over 100 reviews posted to Amazon.com. Most owners are ...

Cooking.com: This cookware e-tailer allows owners to post brief reviews of their hand blenders, and many do. Among those blenders garnering ...

Epinions.com: There are only three reviews here for the Cuisinart Smart Stick CSB-76, so Epinions isn't the best destination for user reviews.

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