Stick Blender

Blend… with the stick blender.

Stick blenders are inventions used in cooking, to purée or mix food ingredients.
A ‘stick blender’ is also known as a ‘hand blender’, ‘wand blender’, ‘immersion blender’, ‘boat motor’, ‘Bamix’ and ‘Bermixer’.
Stick blenders are roughly cylindrical in shape, and are usually held by one’s hand on the upper section, which is generally made from plastic, while the blades at the base are usually made from stainless steel.
Stick blenders are portable tools that blend food, especially soup, in the container that it was cooked or made in, and as such, they do not require large or special mixing bowls.
A stick blender differs from a mixer, in that due to its small fine blades, it performs a cutting action, rather than beaters that just mix the ingredients, however, some hand blenders can be purchased with extra attachments to make the appliance more versatile.

The invention of the first stick blender, known as a ‘Bamix’, made from the French words ‘battre et mixer’ (beat and mix), is attributed to Roger Perrinjaquet, an inventor from Switzerland, who patented the idea in 1950.
Stick blenders are commonly used to make well-blended and puréed soups, beverages, and sauces, and they are also often used to make home-made puréed baby food.
Stick blenders became increasingly popular as people were made aware of them, and various companies now produce this handy kitchen tool, and the price of the blenders is determined by brand, quality, features and power.
The length of stick blenders can range from 25.5 to 30.5 centimetres (10 to 12 inches), up to 90 centimetres (35 inches) in length, and the long ones are usually used in commercial kitchens where large quantities of food are cooked.
Stick blenders are usually powered by electricity, although they may be cordless, in which case they will generally have a charging station included.

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