A handheld blender is a magic wand for your kitchen, useful for puréeing soups, emulsifying sauces, and whipping up smoothies An immersion blender's compact size and versatility make it a handy tool.

Q: I recently purchased a stick blender. The mechanism suctions itself to the bottom of the pot and it’s pretty hard to move the thing around. If I tilt it so I can move it around then I get splashed ...

A countertop blender is useful for nearly everything, from crushing ice to whipping up pureed sauces. However, there are times when hauling your blender out of the cupboard is a bit of a hassle.

Whether you call it an immersion blender, a hand blender or a stick blender, before it was invented in the 1950s, professional chefs had to do much by hand. They spent hours pressing food through fine ...