Breville BSB510XL Control Grip Immersion Blender, Brushed Stainless Steel

I am on a liquid diet. I have been for the better part of the last year and that may never change. Most of what is easily available for such a diet is sweet -- ice cream, pudding, juice, jello, etc. One thing that has become a staple for me is Pacific Organic Tomato Soup. I love it. But the same thing could get tiresome after a while, and to prevent that from happening, I needed some good alternatives.Soup is a logical place to begin, but I can't eat any soup with lumps, chunks, or solids in it. I've tried other soups by Pacific and I don't much like them. Typical canned soups are out of the question, and while one local supermarket offers a couple of delicious soups in their deli section -- a Thai coconut soup and an Indian curry -- they are very expensive and not edible in their for-sale form. (But they're great when this blender finishes with them.)That is where the Breville hand blender comes in. After getting out of the hospital in December 2023, I did some research and narrowed the choice down to two hand blenders. One is made by Ninja and the other is this Breville model. I chose the Breville and although I have no idea how good the Ninja is, I am 100% happy about my choice. Among other things, the mixing container of the Breville appears to be a much better design than the Ninja's bowl. The handle and the no-skid lid that fits under the bowl for blending is very nice. Since that is what I do with my blender, I don't care about any other features of the Ninja, which is Amazon's "Choice." I have had mixed results with "Amazon's Choice" products. I don't find that "label" entirely reliable.I can take a canned soup or one from the deli and very quickly puree it to the point where it is safe for me to consume. I usually add a little hot water to the mix before I finish blending to make it a bit thinner for easier passage through my intestines. I have been impressed with how quickly and effectively the Breville blender reduces the lumps, chunks, and solids to a uniform liquid that is as thin or thick as I desire.This hand blender is easy to assemble after cleaning, comfortable to hold, and feels solid in every way. I have found cleaning it is simple and offers no problems. The original package included not just the blender but a mixing container with a well-thought out lid that the container can slip into and create a no slip base. The container is high quality, very useful, and, again, easy to clean. There is also a 3-Cup Chopper Bowl with stainless steel chopping blades and a whisking attachment. So far, I haven't used either one, but I might try the chopping bowl in the future if I come up with larger items that need to be chopped before they are blended. Given the quality and how well the blender works, I'm going to assume the other two accessories will also work well, but, not having used them yet, I can't rate them in this review.As I wrote above, I am completely happy with this purchase. I don't write many reviews. The majority of products today are nothing special and hardly worth commenting on. I did write an unfavorable review for a Denon CD player that is as overpriced as it is mediocre. Because I didn't begin to use it immediately after its purchase, by the time I was in a position to rate it, it was already too late to return it. However, I waited four months to write this review after starting to use the blender immediately and I feel comfortable giving this five stars across the board. At $129.00 it isn't inexpensive, but if someone needs a powerful, efficient, hand blender, I can't see them going wrong with this one.

I was about to buy another Cuisinart immersion blender to replace the failed one I had, when my son asked me why I would buy another of the same product when it had failed in a year. I really loved my immersion blender and used it quite often to scramble eggs and mix smoothies. The motor on mine had worn out and was slow and didn't blend like it used to.I had recently bought the Breville Smart Oven that I thought was way overpriced, but that was another appliance we had purchased multiple times over the years, so I splurged on the Breville because of the high customer reviews and Breville had been on Oprah's favorite things, the panini maker is a gift she gives to everyone apparently, so I figured I couldn't go wrong. We are so impressed with the smart oven, I actually think it is worth every penny and more.So I thought I'd give this a try. The Amazon price was $99 and the Cuisinart goes for about $50. The Breville immersion blender is far superior to the Cuisinart. For one thing I actually use all of the accessories now. The small chopper is really nice on the counter top because I can put some onion chunks in it and they "chop" perfectly. The Cuisinart says it can do that, but usually I would have pulverized onions, some chopped, and some big clumps, so I never actually used it for that. Now I use it every time. It saves time and effort. The chopper part is bigger than the Cuisinart, so I find I use that all the time to scramble eggs in the morning. The eggs are really fluffy when they are blended this well. I love to mix it up and add spinach to them or peppers/onions. This thing does it all perfectly, effortlessly, and is super easy to clean up. I use the stick for things I want to really blend like ricotta cheese or soup. It is super easy to use, and easy to clean. This also comes with an over sized container for making smoothies.The appliance is substantial and the rubberized grip feels great. It isn't fussy if you don't have the top on perfect. It just works.Overall I am really glad I purchased this product and I can't say enough good things about it. It was definitely worth the added expense as it easily out performs the Cuisinart.