Immersion Blender

**GimpToo** · 12-09-2012, 05:12 PM

Tried "Search" - nada . . . it's soup season and I don't want to pour hot soup mixture into a large blender that will just be added cleaning . . . what you got - don't need all the bells and whistles - just the immersion blender!! Thanks.

**gatorboy** · 12-09-2012, 05:22 PM

Cuisinart and the wife loves it...mostly for her fruit smoothies.

**krp8128** · 12-09-2012, 05:57 PM

I bought the red kitchen aid from target for the same purpose. It had good reviews and matched a few other appliances.

They have several color options: http://www.target.com/p/kitchenaid-2...4&term=blender

**reganized** · 12-10-2012, 07:38 AM

Blendtech FTW!

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**bagtagley** · 12-10-2012, 08:13 AM

Sport for a Bamix. My folks' first one lasted 15 years. They replaced it with something else that didn't work that well and crapped out after a few years. Just got the old man a new Bamix for Christmas.

I have one that's been going strong for 7-8 years. The thing is a tank.

**MMP** · 12-10-2012, 08:16 AM

Cuisinart works well for us and was inexpensive. It came with a small food processor attachment that you click the motor onto and it spins a blade. Pretty handy.

**oftpiste** · 12-10-2012, 09:05 AM

goodwill. see them there all the time and the one I got there works great for $4.99.

**The AD** · 12-10-2012, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by reganized

Blendtech FTW!

Does Blendtec actually make an immersion blender?

I just got a Cuisinart and it works great so far.

**BraddA** · 12-10-2012, 09:33 AM

Don't need anything fancy, really.
The real trick here is the chinoise.

**bushman** · 12-10-2012, 09:36 AM

I dont know the brand, but Big Lou uses one all the time. Yesterdays menu included basil parmesan tomateo soup made with a immersion blender, and garlic cheese bread. I think she has a cordless one too, never seen her use it though.

**The AD** · 12-10-2012, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by bushman

I think she has a cordless one too, never seen her use it though.

Wait, you're still talking about blenders, right?

**Mulletizer** · 12-10-2012, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by bagtagley

Sport for a Bamix. My folks' first one lasted 15 years. They replaced it with something else that didn't work that well and crapped out after a few years. Just got the old man a new Bamix for Christmas.

I have one that's been going strong for 7-8 years. The thing is a tank.

This. Buy quality, buy once.

**Pegleg** · 12-10-2012, 10:28 AM

Bought my Cuisinart in 2006 for $50 (including the mini-chopper attachment) and it's still going strong with use at least a couple of times a week. No need to spend more, IMHO.

Favorite uses other than soup:
- Quick hummus with a can of chick peas, clove of garlic, lemon juice, tahini and olive oil
- Quick neopolitan-style pizza sauce with a can of San Marzano tomatoes, a little olive oil and some S&P
- "Mayo"/"aioli" with silken tofu, canola oil, mustard, and garlic (plus any herbs you might like)
- Salad dressings (cilantro vinegarette - a bunch of cilantro, lime juice and/or cider vinegar, corn oil, agave nectar, garlic, and S&P - also really good on tacos)
- Enchilada sauce - toast dried ancho and NM chiles in a pan or toaster oven, soak in water, then blend with some cumin, Mexican oregano, roasted garlic, and enough soaking liquid to make a paste. Thin with chicken stock.

Probably the most useful small appliance in the kitchen, apart from the Breville Smart Oven (that thing rocks).

**Dantheman** · 12-10-2012, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Pegleg

Probably the most useful small appliance in the kitchen

For sure. Mine sees wayyyyy more use than my regular blender.

**MakersTeleMark** · 12-10-2012, 06:20 PM

My Braun has been kicking ass for over 15 years.

**Max Archer** · 12-10-2012, 06:58 PM

My dad's a pretty serious amateur chef (to the point where he had custom gas lines plumbed for a restaurant stove, etc.) and seems to like the Cuisinart he got a couple years ago. Their stuff is always pretty awesome anyway, my folks have had one of their big food processors for as long as I can remember and the little one I bought earlier this year (handy prep I think) blows away the POS ones I tried before it.