Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this small appliance May 7, 2018. This Mueller Ultra-Stick 500 Watt 9-Speed "Zhoozher", as my daughter and now I call it, mimicking the 'zshoozshing' sound it makes while blending (spelling varies ;-) ) seems to work beautifully. It is a hand-held immersion blender one holds inside the pot or container, moving it around the pot in circles or back and forth, in order to blend vegetables or fruit, etc. in smoothies, soup, sauces and other dishes. Often this is the only such appliance needed, and much more convenient than a table-top blender which is bigger, bulkier and takes up room on one's counter top. It's pretty powerful at 500 watts and blended a veggie soup I was about to cook, to soften the already cut-up vegetables. It comes with a whisk that I have yet to use, but I'm looking forward to using it to make spinach omelettes and other egg dishes. I gave this product 4 stars only because of the cord: you have to be careful with the electric cord so as not to wrap it around the bowl or your arm, and not to tangle it up with whatever else is on the counter. I would be curious as to whether it's feasible to buy a cordless immersion blender, if there is such a thing, although I don't think there could be a battery-operated one as powerful as a plug-in electric one. In my opinion, the unit itself is worth 5 stars.