Cool Design and gadgets Lastest news*: I've been using the KitchenAid KHB100OB. Its a bit bulkier and more expensive

This thing worked great for 2 years. It is perfect if you are looking for an easy way to puree soups and other "soft" items. If you are looking to make smoothies with frozen fruit, I do not recommend this hand blender. It is not powerful enough to durably blend frozen fruit. The motor just isn't strong enough. After a few tries trying to blend blackberries, the jacket where the attachment meets the motor became stripped and the attachment would no longer turn with power.

Cuisinart's warranty basically means nothing because it'll cost $20 in shipping to send it back. Might as well buy a new one. I've been using the KitchenAid KHB100OB. Its a bit bulkier and more expensive than the Cuisinart but it has worked well with the same frozen fruit that broke my Cuisinart.

Overall, this is a great budget item if you are looking for something convenient to put in a pot and puree. But, unless you can throw frozen fruit to soften it up a bit, this will break if you try to blend hard items. Maybe not as quick as mine, but it will over time.This thing is powerfull, easy to use, and easy to clean. I am completely satisfied with this purchase. I was amazed the first time I used it and I now look for recipes that I can create with this. It is an enjoyable experience.

Edited for additional information on 14 October 2010:
After using this hand blender heavily, it developed a high pitched grinding noise when running. To fix this and restore the original operation, just squirt a small amount of WD-40 down the inside of the shaft. Run the hand blender for a few seconds in the normal, upright operating position while the WD-40 works into the bearings. Once it reaches the bearings, the noise will immediately disappear. Try not to use too much WD-40 as you don't want excess oil leaking through the shaft into the food. I'm attaching a picture of me squirting the oil in the product images so you can see where to apply the squirt of WD-40 I purchased the Cuisinart SmartStick immersion blender in brushed chrome about three months ago. My chief motive in writing this review is to make life easier for other weekend cooks out there. :-)

Pluses:
- Powerful and effective
- Dependable performance to date
- Blends liquid and solid ingredients together in one pot in short order
- Has completely replaced my blender and food processor for soups, stews and sauces
- When making purees, eliminates the need to blend in batches (a real time saver)
- Handier to access in my cupboard than hauling out blender or processor
- A breeze to clean (just eject the blade and pop it into the dishwasher)
- Takes up much less room in the dishwasher than processor or blender parts

I haven't experienced any cons, but I was a little nervous at first about using the stick blender in my nonstick dutch oven or my crockpot. This is an implement that doesn't mess around and I don't want to damage my cookware! But I find it's easy enough to move around in the pot without bumping anything and it draws the ingredients in from the sides and bottom.

Today I used it for a chile colorado recipe that called for processing solid ingredients in a food processor with a little liquid to form a paste, then adding the paste to a pot with the rest of the liquid. Instead I quickly pulverized and blended onions, garlic and chiles with all of the liquid and spices, in one step, in one container - saving time, mess and hassle.

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10/31/2012

I've been using the KitchenAid KHB100OB. Its a bit bulkier and more expensive

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