This is one of my absolute favorite kitchen tools. It is truly one of those $50 investments than can change your life (at least the cooking part of it). There are other hand blenders for sale out there (some for less money), but I'm hooked on my KitchenAid. Other people complain that their hand blenders don't have enough power, while I don't think I've ever set mine on the highest speed--and I've blended everything from thick soups (no more making a mess and burning myself on hot soup transferring it to a blender!) to homemade dog & cat food. It's a snap to clean, doesn't take up much space, and is easy to grab out of a drawer. See my "Summer Harvest Soup" post (find it on the FarmgirlFare.com sidebar under 'Previous Posts: Food Stuff With Recipes') for an example of what it can do.

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Product Description

Give yourself a hand with this powerful tool for blending all of your culinary creations. A must-have for every kitchen, this high-quality, easy-grip hand blender is ergonomically designed to make even your toughest jobs a breeze. Additional features include: variable speed control, blender attachment and a resilient beaker. So portable, it makes the perfect companion for the frequent traveler. Model KHB100.

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Product Details

• Brand: KitchenAid

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Customer Reviews

I LOVED this thing UNTIL......
So much easier than off-loading hot soup into a food processor or a blender. Very simple to use, makes pots of carrot soup, potato soup, zucchini soup (you get the idea) faster and with less mess than I had thought possible. HOWEVER, IT BECAME UNUSEABLE AFTER ABOUT 7 USES. THE PLASTIC DISK BEHIND THE BLADE CAME LOOSE. IT SLIDES DOWN THE STEM AND GETS IN THE WAY OF THE BLADE, BECOMING A LITTLE MORE TATTERED WITH EACH USE. I just hope that I have made at least $50.00 worth of wonderful soup and that my family hasn't gotten a wierd disease from ingesting small chunks of grey plastic. I am editing my previous review but Amazon won't let me change the number of stars from 5 to 2.

Great hand blender for softer foods
The 2 piece design is great but as I experienced with this hand blender.... I have only used it 5 times and the plastic ribbed socket that drives the metal shaft for the blade has been rounded off b/c its so soft. So What this means is that the design is partially great, stong motor, strong blade but the weakest point is the plastic that drives everything. If you are making soup or something soft then it will never be a issue, if you intend to hit bits and pieces of frozen fruit then you will run into probelms. Again I love the handblender but I am very very disappointed that they would use plastic to drive a metal shaft.

Wow, incredible product
I used my new Kitchenaid immersion blender for the first time today. Compared to my other major name brand blender this one is superior in every aspect. Power, size, ease of use and durability. As a former chef and still loving the kitchen,
I am in total awe of how incredible this product performed. The attachments that were included for the price is fantastic. Delivered prior to my expected date as well. Kudos.