KitchenAid KHB300

Owners and experts agree that the KitchenAid KHB300 is the best hand blender with attachments, a good pick if you want to do more with your stick blender than immersion blending. The four-piece chopper attachment is perfect for chopping small amounts of herbs, vegetables, fruits, cooked meats, nuts and cheese; it also comes with a stainless-steel whisk and 3-cup plastic mixing jar. Owners are enthusiastic about this hand blender's nine speed settings and extra-long power cord. KitchenAid offers this hand blender in several colors and backs it with a limited one-year warranty. The less expensive KichenAid KHB100 (*Est. $50), which is identical to the KHB300 but only comes with the plastic mixing jar, receives a good number of favorable reviews. More professional reviewers prefer the lightweight Cuisinart SmartStick CSB-76 (*Est. $30) for blending liquids and soft foods, but this hand blender has just one speed and doesn't come with whisk or chopping attachments.

We found the best professional reviews of the KitchenAid KHB300 at The Washington Post, where its performance in four separate tasks is compared to 11 other hand blenders. Editors at Bon Appétit magazine pick the KitchenAid KHB300 as their favorite, but do not reveal how many models were included in the test. We read numerous owner reviews on Cooking.com and Amazon.com, where it's highly ranked by the majority of users.