topic Re: Immersion Blender in Kitchen

Immersion Blender

Allegheny — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:24:47 GMT

Am consider purchasing an immersion blender. I am thinking it would come in handy, but not necessarily a daily use appliance for me. I probably would use it when making gravy, soups, meringues, apple sauce.

Would appreciate suggestions/recommendations. I would like a quality product that has sufficient power. Thank you.

Re: Immersion Blender

Etoile308 — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:30:38 GMT

I have one and I never use it. In fact I never think to use it. I seem to use a blender or hand mixer instead. I think that's probably because of the cord, but I think a trade off of going cordless would mean less power.

One of the pluses is that they don't take up much space.

Re: Immersion Blender

Zhills — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:40:14 GMT

It's like my electric knife...don't use it often but when you need it...nothing else works! Priceless!

I've had mine so long it is "yellow" from old age!

Re: Immersion Blender

SilleeMee — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:58:44 GMT

My friend was just telling me about her Ninja immersion blender. She also was recently looking for one and looked at several brands. She bought the Ninja b/c of the outstanding reviews she read on several sites. Best Buy has the best price.

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deepwaterdotter — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:09:32 GMT

I use my Braun Immersion blender mostly for soup, sauces, and gravy. It has worked perfectly for more than 10 years.

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Effie54 — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:12:12 GMT

@Allegheny wrote:
Am consider purchasing an immersion blender. I am thinking it would come in handy, but not necessarily a daily use appliance for me. I probably would use it when making gravy, soups, meringues, apple sauce.

Would appreciate suggestions/recommendations. I would like a quality product that has sufficient power. Thank you.

I wish you lived near me....I would just give you mine. It's a Kitchenaid and has never been used. I purchased it a few years ago and never used it once.

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QVCkitty1 — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:18:19 GMT

I have had one for years and I use it far more than I ever thought I would. It is great for blending soups .It is so much easier to blend something in the pot rather than transferring it to a separate blender.

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drizzellla — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:32:22 GMT

I do not have one. In fact rarely did I run across a recipe that I had to use one.

But I did make potato soup recently. It said to use an immersion blender. Since I didn't have one, I used my potato masher. It did an excellent job.

The recipe said to use the immersion blender on half of the soup. I only used the potato masher on half of the soup. So there were still small chunks of potato while there was smooth creamy soup too.

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spumoni99 — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:35:37 GMT

I have one that I have had for at least 20 years, I dont use it often but when I do it is handy to have.

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GenXmuse — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:47:10 GMT

I use mine more than I thought I would to blend soups and sauces. Much less hassle than a full size blender you have to scrape and clean. Much less waste too because nothing is left on the sides.

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shoptilyadropagain — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:57:44 GMT

I bought a CHEAP one years ago from a box store. I think I paid $11 or $12 for it. The only thing I use it for is to blend salsa because I don't care for a chunky one. Mine came with a tall plastic glass that I pour the salsa into and then use my blender.

Just this past weekend, my blade unit fell on the floor and a small part of the plastic piece that covers the blade chipped off. I'm going to try it out before I buy another one.

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kate2357 — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:36:13 GMT

I have a Ninja immersion blender that came with other pcs I didn't think I would use, but I do. I use this blender at least a couple of times a month. The other one I would buy is the Vitamix item if you thought you were going to use it a lot. One of my dils has a Vitamix and she loves it and uses it often.

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judianne — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 21:29:24 GMT

l love my kitchen aid immersion blender ! lts great for cream soup that is so hard to get lumps out , also makes wonderful baby food , and is so easy to clean !

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wagirl — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 21:49:58 GMT

I had one for years---got it from HSN and I always used it until just recenty when I lost the stick with the blades.. I have it on my list of things to be replaced---can't remember what brand it was. It had 2 wands, and came with a nut ginder jar and a few tall jars and even a whipping container. Not sure you can actually whip cream with it tho. I looked at some from Cuisinart, Kitchen Aid --they come with different wattages depending on what you want to do with it and also different lengths--- handy thing to have.

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Yahooey — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 21:57:32 GMT

i bought a Breville a year ago in the summer thinking it would be handy for making pesto - basil has been a bust in the garden last year and this year...

Coincidence?

i have used it for soup and sauce but found it not smooth enough and used the vitamix - also something i use rarely since i stopped making a breakfast shake daily -

still appreciate the power and what it can do

i'm still glad i purchase an immersion blender

mine had some attachments- whisk and prep bowl

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cindyNC — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 22:20:08 GMT

@SilleeMee Thanks for that recommendation! It looks like a great kitchen appliance. My old one is on it's way out. I mostly use it for making ice cream treats for the dog.

It appears the Ninja has rubber on the bottom so would not scratch pots and pans.

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LizzieInSRQ — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:15:28 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
I use my Braun Immersion blender mostly for soup, sauces, and gravy. It has worked perfectly for more than 10 years.

Braun is the brand America's Test Kitchen picked in their testing.

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Allegheny — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 01:21:11 GMT

Thank you everyone. It is so nice to have so many opinions. Now I have a good idea which brands I will give a closer look.

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Rockycoast — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:56:25 GMT

I 2nd Braun Immersion stick blender as a quality, durable kitchen tool. We have had ours for over 10 years and it is still going strong. 6 settings, nice long cord and easy clean up. We use ours frequently. Mostly on the puree setting and then the mayo setting. Can't go wrong with a Braun imo.

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ID2 — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:17:06 GMT

I received an immersion blender years ago and it just sat in my drawer. I pulled it out to give it a try and I haven't put it down! LOVE it!