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 ...

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 ...

Joanna Gaines and Stanley Tucci swear by it, too. I rely on my immersion blender (also known as a hand or stick blender) when I don’t want to mess with a full-sized blender or a food processor. An ...