5 Best Immersion Blenders - 18 Tested - Summer 2022

The best hand blender that we've tested is the NutriBullet Immersion Blender. You can use this budget-friendly blender to blend hot ingredients for recipes like soups, sauces, and purees. It can also incorporate leafy greens like kale into a good green smoothie and does an adequate job of tougher tasks like making crushed ice and almond butter.

There's a whisk attachment included to help make things like whipped cream and salad dressing. While no part of the blender is dishwasher-safe, you can detach the blending arm for easier cleaning and storage. Overall, it offers a good value for the price, but it doesn't come with a jar, which is a downside when you don't want to blend directly in a pot or pan.

If you plan to use your blender every day and want something that can withstand heavy use, the Βamix Mono M133 is the best we've tested. It's much more expensive than our top pick, but it stands out for its excellent build quality. The blending arm and motor base are one piece, so you don't need to worry about the connection point breaking, and it's made of metal and quality plastic. Depending on where you buy it, it can come with a two-year U.S. warranty, which is longer than the typical one-year guarantee for blenders.

The blending arm isn't detachable, but you can remove the blades, and the blender comes with a few different blades for different purposes. The multi-purpose blades are for tasks like pureeing cooked vegetables, although they produce a less smooth puree with fibrous ingredients than the NutriBullet Immersion Blender. It also comes with a whisk attachment for whipped cream or salad dressing and beater blades for recipes like cake batter. It also comes with a jar that you can use for blending and storing what you make.

The Cuisinart EvolutionX RHB-100 is the best cordless immersion blender we've tested. Its battery-powered design gives you more freedom to move around your kitchen and could be particularly helpful if you don't have a lot of outlets near your counter. The manufacturer advertises its battery to last for about 20 minutes of continuous use, and like all immersion blenders, you can use it to process hot ingredients.

It makes a silky puree with fibrous ingredients like kale, so you can use it to make a smooth soup or well-blended green smoothies. While it doesn't feel well-built, the handle has a lock button to prevent it from turning on accidentally, which is a nice safety feature for a blender that doesn't need you to plug it in to start. There aren't any attachments like a whisk included, but there's a 30-ounce beaker you can use for blending. Unfortunately, no part is dishwasher-safe, but it's usually easy to clean by hand.

If you're looking for a blender with attachments for different cooking tasks, the KitchenAid 5-Speed Hand Blender is the best we've tested. This blender makes a decently smooth puree with fibrous ingredients and comes with a jar you can use for blending. There are various accessories included meant for jobs that regular blender blades often aren't as well-suited for. Aside from the 'multi-purpose' blade, which you can use to make satisfactory smoothies, there's an 's-blade' assembly that does an okay job of crushing ice, a 'frother/beater blade' for making milk foam or mixing batter, and a whisk for things like homemade mayonnaise.

The motor body has a 5-speed dial that you can use to fine-tune the blending speed. Unfortunately, it can be hard to turn when your hands are wet. You may also need to use a sponge to clean the blade assembly when working with sticky ingredients, but unlike the other blenders on this list, its jars and blades are dishwasher-safe.

The best hand blender we've tested for making crushed ice is the All-Clad KZ750DGT. This kind of blender isn't as well-suited for making big batches of crushed ice as most full-size models, but you may want a versatile immersion blender if you don't own a full-size model or need a small, easily stored blender for multi-purpose use. This one does a good job with small batches of about three ice cubes at once, so you can use it to make bar-quality ice to add to cocktails or to make frozen drinks like slushies.

It doesn't have an issue blending frozen fruit for smoothies, although if you add fibrous ingredients like kale, your drink may be leafy or grainy. It's also not very well-built and doesn't come with a jar you could use for purposes like crushing ice, so you'll need to use your own container. Like many immersion blenders, its motor base and blending arm are detachable, so it's easy to fit in a kitchen drawer.