A handheld blender is a magic wand for your kitchen, useful for puréeing soups, emulsifying sauces, and whipping up smoothies An immersion blender's compact size and versatility make it a handy tool.

Q: I recently purchased a stick blender. The mechanism suctions itself to the bottom of the pot and it’s pretty hard to move the thing around. If I tilt it so I can move it around then I get splashed ...

Now you’ll use your stick blender to pulverize the bread into crumbs. If your hand blender has multiple settings, start on a low setting to slowly chop the bread into smaller chunks.

Best bang for your buck hand blender Hamilton Beach Immersion Hand Blender: available at Amazon Our take: A cost-effective hand blender that can handle a variety of different tasks.

Now you’ll use your stick blender to pulverize the bread into crumbs. If your hand blender has multiple settings, start on a low setting to slowly chop the bread into smaller chunks.

Best bang for your buck hand blender Hamilton Beach Immersion Hand Blender: available at Amazon Our take: A cost-effective hand blender that can handle a variety of different tasks.

Best bang for your buck hand blender Hamilton Beach Immersion Hand Blender: available at Amazon Our take: A cost-effective hand blender that can handle a variety of different tasks.

Now you’ll use your stick blender to pulverize the bread into crumbs. If your hand blender has multiple settings, start on a low setting to slowly chop the bread into smaller chunks.