An immersion blender, also called a stick blender or burr mixer, consists of the blade of a blender, protected by a guard, at the bottom end of a long wand or shaft with a motor at the top. Using an immersion blender, the cook can purée or mix hot or cold foods in any container without transferring them to a blender jar. This makes it possible to blend hot foods in their cooking pots. The largest stick blenders are long enough to purée foods in large steam kettles.
