Kitchen

[Allegheny]

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.

[Etoile308]

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.

[Zhills]

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!

[SilleeMee]

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.

[deepwaterdotter]

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

[Effie54]

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@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.

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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. 

[QVCkitty1]

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.

[drizzellla]

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.

[spumoni99]

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.

[GenXmuse]

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.