Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. The best White Elephant gift might just be an immersion blender. I’m biased because that’s what I once brought to a ...

Joanna Gaines and Stanley Tucci swear by it, too. I’m far from the only person who recommends an immersion blender. The compact device comes mom-approved, vetted by our test kitchen, and proven useful ...

Blend everything, including soups and smoothies, without the need to plug in.

We know chopping, blending, and using bulky appliances for small tasks while cooking isn’t exactly fun. Pouring a hot pot of stew into a blender or a thick batch of shickpeas into a food processor isn ...