My Do-It-All Handheld Immersion Blender Is 20% Off Right Now for Prime Day [CNET]

If feels like at least once a week I’m pulling down my immersion hand blender. This was one of the best things I ever bought for the kitchen, and it’s on sale for Amazon Prime Day right now.

An immersion hand blender is a beautiful thing, and the one I picked up for my own kitchen pretty much exactly two years ago on an Amazon Prime Day sale is not only still going strong — I also noticed it’s now 20% off today during this year’s Amazon Prime Day sales, for about $80 instead of $100. After years with an earlier version of the Braun hand blender (which I passed along to a nephew), I upgraded to the Braun Multiquik 5 immersion hand blender, which has more tools, a more powerful motor and higher-quality construction on the blender wand.

While Braun also makes an immersion hand blender with nine tools (it includes an “ice crush knife,” among the ore common attachments), it’s significantly more expensive ($228 with Prime and no sale at the time of publishing). Besides, the five-piece hand blender I have feels like enough tool for most people’s needs. 

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So what does this on-sale Braun hand blender come with and how do I use it? Glad you asked. The short answer is that the main component is a sturdy stick blender with a stainless steel blade. There are three power settings that are super easy to control with a big, comfy button on the main immersion wand. You click the corded wand (which houses the motor) into place with various attachments, including the main blender tool, a whisk attachment or a vegetable chopper, which acts like a mini food processor.

There’s also a tall, narrow plastic beaker that helps contain anything you want to zhuzh (joojz?), like the really nice herb-oil-lemon-chile sauce I made over the weekend. 

All the attachments clean well, pack up easily in its box, and live comfortably on top of the fridge or, in my case, a standalone pantry unit in the kitchen. 

Here are some ways I’ve cooked with the Braun Multiquick 5 immersion blender:

• Whiz up soups and sauces directly in the pot on the cooktop (I’ve never scratched the bottom).
• Blend marinades, custard bases, small salsa batches and more sauces in the included canister, which also has graded measurement markers on the side.
• Quickly whisk egg whites for baking and cooking, especially smaller quantities where I don’t have to break out the dedicated beaters or wrestle the stand mixer onto the countertop.
• Chop or pulverize onions, garlic and herbs in the 1.5-cup vegetable chopper attachment before adding it to the main recipe. This is another good option for making my favorite summer condiments like chimichurri or otherwise breaking down ingredients in smaller quantities than warranted by my heavy duty (and just plain heavy!) full-size food processor.

If you wind up with this immersion blender or similar, I hope yours gives you as much satisfaction as mine does. For even more kitchen buys worth your money, here’s my new favorite cookware on an up-to-25% off sale, a rubber mallet that’s surprisingly versatile in the kitchen and a Ninja Foodi Grill with a big price drop for Prime Day.