Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This ill-advised re-design features a woefully inconvenient and poorly executed lock-out button on top of the unit which must be constantly re-engaged each time the speed button is released. This means NO MORE PULSING that sauce or soup. The high and low speed buttons themselves are not ergonomically designed to stay on without brute force and awkward hand positions counter-intuitive to the blending process. If a product designer was trying to create the most uncomfortable, inconvenient and poorly designed stick blender, this is what they would have come up with. As far as this being a "safety feature" Cuisinart should consider the potential damage to your surroundings when you get fed up and throw this thing across the room. Amazon refunded, thank you.