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[[Image:Wand Blender.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|A generic immersion blender]]
An '''immersion blender''', also known as a '''stick blender''', '''mini blender''', '''hand blender''', or '''wand blender''', is a kitchen [[blade grinder]] used to blend ingredients or [[purée]] food in the container in which they are being prepared. The immersion blender was invented in Switzerland by {{ill|Roger Perrinjaquet|de}}, who patented the idea on March 6, 1950. He called the new appliance "[[bamix]]", a [[portmanteau]] of the French "battre et mixer" (beat and mix).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mn6wBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA320|title=Formació del Sistema Disseny Barcelona (1914-2014), un camí de modernitat, La. Assaigs d'història local|last=Calvera|first=Anna|date=2014-04-11|publisher=Edicions Universitat Barcelona|isbn=978-84-475-3780-8|pages=320|language=ca|access-date=2020-09-15|archive-date=2023-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720223847/https://books.google.com/books?id=Mn6wBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA320|url-status=live}}</ref> Larger immersion blenders for commercial use are sometimes nicknamed [[Outboard engine|boat motors]] (popularized by [[Emeril Lagasse]] and [[Alton Brown]]). Uses include puréeing soups and emulsifying sauces.

An immersion blender comprises an electric motor driving rotating cutting blades at the end of a shaft which can be immersed in the food being blended, inside a housing which can be held by hand. The shaft with blades is often detachable to facilitate cleaning, and there may be multiple different attachments available. Some blenders can be used in a pan while on the stove. Immersion blenders are distinguished from worktop [[blenders]] and [[food processor]]s that require food to be placed in a special vessel for processing, and from hand [[Mixer (cooking)|mixers]], which mix but do not chop.

Models for home and light commercial use typically have an immersible shaft length of about {{convert|16|cm}}, but heavy-duty commercial models are available with a shaft up to {{convert|53|cm}} or more.<ref name=supplier>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcm-catering-equipment.co.uk/acatalog/Hand_Stick_Blenders_And_Whisks.html |title=Hand (Stick) Blenders |website=KCM Catering Equipment |access-date=25 May 2016 |archive-date=22 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122173053/http://www.kcm-catering-equipment.co.uk/acatalog/Hand_Stick_Blenders_And_Whisks.html |url-status=live }} A Web site listing a range of typical commercial models, with links to specifications pages.</ref> Home models are available in corded or cordless versions. Motor power rating ranges from about 120&nbsp;W<ref name=bamix>{{cite web |url=http://www.parsleyintime.co.uk/product/AA13365-Bamix-Hand-Stick-Blender-With-Mixer-Mincer--and--Beater.php |title=BAMIX HAND STICK BLENDER WITH MIXER, MINCER & BEATER |website=A catering equipment supplier |access-date=25 May 2016 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801124541/https://parsleyintime.co.uk/product/AA13365-Bamix-Hand-Stick-Blender-With-Mixer-Mincer--and--Beater.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> to over 600&nbsp;W for a heavy-duty model.<ref name=supplier/> Domestic models may be supplied with a goblet or other accessories.

==References==
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===General references===
*"The spin on sticks," by Janice Matsumoto. ''Restaurants & Institutions'', March 1, 2000.Vol.110, Issue 6, page 95.
*"[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE1DE143DF93AA2575BC0A96E958260 A Whirling Dervish That Dips Right Into Your Pot]," by Amanda Hesser. ''New York Times'',  August 19, 1998, page F.3.

==External links==
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[[Category:Swiss inventions]]


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