# Have you used an immersion blender? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436 "2026-03-14T03:26:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436/21 "2026-03-15T14:13:28Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Never clean the blades while the motor part is attached. That’s probably good advice but I generally clean the blades by turning the blender on under running water. Zip zip clean! ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436/22 "2026-03-15T14:23:25Z")
Not in my experience, but I also use the blender to ground liver to make _**[Leberknödel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leberkn%C3%B6del)**_ and this easily gets some long fibers wrapped around the axis of the blades. Those can be hard to peel off. So it probably depends on what you use the blender for. I am sure for potato soup your method is fine. YMMV I myself consider the hand blender the second most dangerous instrument in my kitchen, right after the mandoline. But I never had an accident with either so far: whenever I did cut myself, it was with a knife. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436/23 "2026-03-15T14:37:10Z")
I splurged and bought an All-Clad. Expensive, but I could probably puree a Volkswagen with it. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436/24 "2026-03-15T14:58:24Z")
Am I the only one who calls it a boat motor? My main use is when I make a big batch of pasta sauce. I don’t mind the tomatoes to be a bit chunky but my kids didn’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436/25 "2026-03-15T15:59:48Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Am I the only one who calls it a boat motor? Mine is always referred to as The Evinrude. When I looked into getting one I decided to try a cheap one in case I never use it. The brand is Brentwood (never heard of it before) and it turns out that I use it at least a couple of times a week. It is now five or six years old and going strong. > [@Staggerlee](#): > > We had one a few years back where the housing at the end for the blades was plastic, and this warped terribly after blending hot soup. So you’ll want to avoid getting one as crap as that. I made sure I got one with a plastic blade-end so I can use it in non-stick pots, and it hasn’t warped from the heat yet. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436/26 "2026-03-15T20:55:23Z")
America’s Test Kitchen recommends the Braun immersion blender. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436/27 "2026-03-15T22:05:42Z")
These are heaped high at better thriftstores in case you want to try something for tennish bucks. And I say do it, I’m converted myself: I didn’t understand their supreme utility at blending hot soups and sauces until relatively recently. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-an-immersion-blender/1028436.md?page=1)