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.

If you regularly make smoothies for breakfast or prepare soups or sauces for dinner, your blender likely does a lot of the work during the day. Cleaning and drying the blender jar thoroughly after ...