One of the kitchen's most versatile, compact, and essential tools is the immersion blender, also known as a hand blender. This workhorse blends anything — from refreshing smoothies to hearty soups to ...

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To measure the success of each immersion blender’s ability to puree foods, we blended a premeasured amount of celery soup containing six 2-inch pieces of celery in liquid.

No matter how you slice it, there are limits to what blenders and food processors can do on their own. While some things, like purées and salsas, can be made using either appliance, food processo ...

The best immersion blender out there does a lot more than puree. Find out why our Test Kitchen chose this brand (and what fancy attachments come right in the box).

NutriBullet makes both full-size and personal blenders. Which Nutribullet is right for you and your smoothies and other foods? Read on for the best Nutribullet.

Best blenders Vitamix 750: available at Amazon Our favorite countertop blender, this model has a 64-ounce pitcher, which is large enough for households of four to six people.

A baby food maker simplifies the process of preparing nutritious meals for your baby. Here are our top picks of 2025.

When to use a blender. A blender’s wee blades are only at the base, so the design counts on the vortex to bring food on that slow descent to the blades.