4 Best Immersion Blenders of 2025, Tested & Reviewed

Mar 03, 2025

Our top pick is the Breville Control Grip Immersion Blender.

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No need to haul out a heavy blender for silky soup, a delicious smoothie or expertly chopped garlic: The best immersion blender can do all that and more. Also known as a hand blender or stick blender, an immersion blender can replace a countertop blender, personal blender or food processor in a pinch. Though we’d still keep those larger appliances on hand, they’re not always necessary. Reaching for an immersion blender instead — especially for smaller tasks like emulsifying mayonnaise or blending up a homemade salad dressing — will save you serious scrubbing time at the sink.

We tested 15 immersion blenders side by side in the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab and Test Kitchen to find the most versatile, powerful and easy-to-store picks. The Breville Control Grip came out on top with a variety of speed settings and useful attachments and a comfortable handle. Our other top picks deliver on value or specific tasks, like emulsifying mayo or making soup.

Offering 15 speed settings, this immersion blender has a lot of great features that make it our top choice. Overall, it’s a great hand blender that makes excellent smoothies and soups, plus it's Kitchen Appliances & Innovation Lab Director Nicole Papantoniou's go-to pick.

Some models create a vortex that pulls food into the blades and results in suction on the bottom of the container, but the Breville’s blade guard is uniquely shaped to reduce this, allowing you to raise the tool more easily as you blend and helps prevent splatters. It requires more up-and-down motion to blend uniformly, but we still found it easy to operate. The rubber handle is soft, narrow and comfortable to grip, and the “on” button is easy to hold down. The blade guard's plastic edge is gentler on your cookware than models with a stainless steel edge. The blender attachment clips onto the motor with ease and feels secure.

It also comes with a 3-cup food processor and was one of the top performers on our chopping tests. It finely chopped garlic and parsley and easily pureed hummus, but it chopped onions a little unevenly.

This pick came with the largest lidded mixing jar we tested (42 ounces), which is helpful for larger batches but does require more maneuvering for smaller servings. In our test, we found that the jar was too large for a small batch of mayonnaise but that the blender itself made a beautiful mayo in a smaller vessel. The jar's lid doubles as an anti-slip mat to place under the jar while blending. This model also includes a whisk attachment and all attachments are dishwasher safe.

This low-cost immersion blender does a great job blending softer foods like soups, milkshakes, whipped cream and dressings. It has a 225-watt motor, the lowest we tested, yet it was powerful enough to blend a pot of soup to a smooth consistency in under 90 seconds. It features two blending speeds (high and low) controlled by two large buttons that are easy to press down.

Of all the immersion blenders we tested, this one has the shortest shaft (5 inches), which is great for small-batch blending but would be difficult to use in a deep container. It comes with a whisk and a food processor attachment and both are top-rack dishwasher safe. In our chopping tests, this model chopped garlic and parsley evenly but the onion was pretty uneven.

Keep in mind that the plastic handle has a wide circumference and it feels a little slippery, making it tiresome to hold, especially if you have small hands. The blending attachment did not feel as sturdy as other models we evaluated, but at this price, it's a nice buy.

We were impressed with the quality of this KitchenAid immersion blender — one of the more affordable ones we tested. It quickly became our go-to for smoothies because it was fairly quiet (nice in the morning when you're still groggy), powerful and easy to use.

It was able to effortlessly blend the ice and whole strawberries in our smoothie into a creamy drinkable consistency. It also didn’t suction to the bottom of containers as much as other immersion blenders we tested and the blender attachment is dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. It does not come with a food processor attachment.

The handle is rubberized for a comfortable grip and the trigger is easy to press. It doesn’t come with many accessories, but it does include a lidded 3-cup mixing jar that makes it easy to store leftover smoothies or dressing in the fridge, though we wish the jar was lipped for easy pouring. One of our favorite features is the thick power cord that doesn’t bunch up or get tangled. This is helpful when trying to maneuver around a busy countertop — though if you'd prefer no cord at all, we were also impressed with KitchenAid's cordless model.

A straightforward immersion blender from Vitamix, this created a thick and smooth berry smoothie in our tests. But what really impressed us was its ability to create a quick mayonnaise that was silky and flavorful. Mayonnaise can be a tricky condiment to master because the emulsification can break or not come together at all. With this tool, it's virtually foolproof. It emulsified the mixture easily within two minutes.

While this model had the heaviest motor in our tests, we found the grip comfortable to hold. We also appreciate that the speed settings are clearly marked with lighted indicators. It has a plastic material on the tip of the blade guard that helps protect your pots and pans when you purée soups or sauces inside them.

You can purchase just the blender or opt for the bundle instead, which comes with a whisk attachment, mini chopper and blending jar. Or buy the accessories separately.

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In the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, we tested 15 models in our most recent side-by-side test to find those that are easy to assemble, comfortable to operate and deliver on performance.

When we assess immersion blenders, we put each to the test in common tasks: blending a smoothie in a blending jar, making mayonnaise and pureeing soup directly in a pot.

The smoothie test evaluates a blender's ability to tackle ice and whole strawberries. To confirm that each blend is smooth and even, the smoothie mixture is tasted and put through a fine mesh sieve (pictured here).

Whipping up a homemade mayonnaise indicates the immersion blender's capacity to emulsify, which needs to happen smoothly and slowly to create stability.

The pureeing of broccoli potato soup helps us understand the blender's ability to puree large quantities of ingredients without splattering or leaving chunks, and if the immersion blender is able to do so inside a Dutch oven on the stovetop.

If the blender has a food processor attachment, we also put it through a chopping test.

For the chopping tests, we used each immersion blender's food processor attachment on garlic, parsley, onions, canned tomatoes and hummus. We blended each ingredient once or twice and assessed how quickly and evenly it chopped, or in the case of tomatoes and hummus, how smoothly it blended.

We also consider the weight, comfort and available accessories for each machine. We review the instruction manual and appreciate quick start guides, helpful illustrations or images and tips or recipes.

✔️ Corded vs. cordless: A cord offers constant power, but it can get tangled or knock things over. Cordless models are portable and convenient, but they need to be charged between uses or you risk losing power before you can finish the job.

✔️ Blade guard vents: The blade guard is the dome-shaped part of the blender arm that covers the blades. We found that wide blade guards with large vents do a better job circulating the food for better and faster blending. They are also easier to clean because food stuck under the blades is more accessible. Just make sure the blade guard will fit easily into your favorite pots and smoothie cups.

✔️ Handle and grip: To operate an immersion blender, you’ll grip the handle with one hand and press the on, off or speed buttons with your fingers, so it needs to feel comfortable to hold and operate simultaneously. Your hands will fatigue if the handle is too large, if the buttons are too small or awkwardly placed or if the blender feels heavy. Also, the buttons should be easy to press without much force. Ideally, your fingers will fall naturally on the buttons when you hold the handle. We found non-slip rubber handles to be softer and easier to grip.

✔️ Design: Look for a model that's compact enough to store in a kitchen drawer. Though immersion blenders are easy to clean, we prefer models that have a removable blender attachment that is dishwasher-safe.

✔️ Additional attachments: Many immersion blenders function with a motor that can also be connected to attachments for chopping, processing, whisking or frothing. If you already have standalone versions of these appliances, you can save money by buying a model without the extras, but they can be a convenient option if you don't own the pieces or want to consolidate your storage. One accessory we highly recommend is a sturdy, tall and narrow blending jar: It helps ensure the blender is submerged, reduces splattering and makes the up-and-down motion needed to blend easier. Plus, you can serve or store food directly in it.

✔️ Wattage: We have found this is less important than other factors. The immersion blenders we tested had motors between 225 and 600 watts and although wattage is an indicator of power, we did not find it to be a reflection of quality, performance or comfort.

An immersion blender is great for small jobs like making pesto, dips, mayonnaise, whipped cream and even a large batch of scrambled eggs.

Good immersion blenders can do the job of a blender, like whipping up smoothies, milkshakes and frozen drinks for one or two people, and take up much less space.

But keep in mind, when considering an immersion blender vs. a regular blender, immersion blender motors and blades are smaller and can only handle smaller jobs before overheating.

We advise that you avoid hard foods (like nuts and seeds) or very fibrous ones (such as kale and carrots) because they generally won’t become silky smooth; for those, we do recommend a high-powered blender or food processor. Also note that with an immersion blender, the blade needs to be fully submerged to work; you may find you have trouble blending very small quantities.

Tina Martinez is a food producer in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen. She conducted our most recent round of immersion blender testing, assessing the chopping attachment on each model. She has over 10 years of culinary experience, including recipe development and food styling for print, digital and television platforms.

Sarah Gregory has led our immersion blender testing for several years, and regularly uses them at home, too. She covers all types of kitchen gear, including pepper grinders, electric knives and grill thermometers.

Samantha MacAvoy is the assistant food editor in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, where she has tested and reviewed hundreds of products across kitchen and culinary categories such as kitchen torches, cutting boards and single-serve coffee makers. For the most recent update to this guide, she relied on Martinez and Gregory's testing data and supplementary research.

Samantha (she/her) is an Assistant Editor in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, where she writes about tasty recipes, must-try food products and top-tested secrets for home cooking success. She has taste-tasted hundreds of products and recipes since joining GH in 2020 (tough job!). A graduate of Fordham University, she considers the kitchen to be her happiest place.

Tina (she/her) is the food producer of the Hearst Lifestyle Group. She comes to Hearst with 10 years experience in the world of food styling for editorial, digital and television platforms. When she’s not cooking in her tiny Brooklyn kitchen, she can be found enjoying a beer at a local brewery, hiking in a national park or enjoying an afternoon at the beach.

Sarah (she/her) is a deputy editor in the Good Housekeeping Institute, where she tests products and covers the best picks across kitchen, tech, health and food. She has been cooking professionally since 2017 and has tested kitchen appliances and gear for Family Circle as well as developed recipes and food content for Simply Recipes, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Oxo and Food52. She holds a certificate in professional culinary arts from the International Culinary Center (now the Institute of Culinary Education).

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