The Cook’s Kitchen

Have you ever read through an incredible recipe only to get to the part where it says to transfer portions of the heated food into a food processor or blender and decide it’s not worth the effort?  Well, I have done that on more than one occasion.  Imagine all of the incredible, creamy soups I’ve been missing out on all this time?  I received the Braun MR430HC Multiquick Deluxe Hand Blender & Chopper and have found pureeing soups to now be the easiest task with this kitchen tool.

The hand blender is easy to assemble without reading the instructions.  Once plugged in, you simply place the end with the blade into the soup and press the green button.  It will only blend while the button is pushed, which I think is a great idea.  If you were keep the power on while lifting it completely out of the hot liquid you would not only have a mess on your hands, but it could also  burn your body or someone else’s. 

The pieces come apart as easily as they are attached for quick and easy cleaning.  This kitchen tool is not over-sized so it will not take up as much room in your kitchen as a blender, which is a definite plus for those people who are already short on storage space.

The immersion blender is not a one-trick pony by any means.  It can also be used to make smoothies or even whipping egg whites, and this model comes with it’s own cup for measuring your ingredients and then blending.  It can also be used as a mini-chopper rather than pulling out your food processor.

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