Crushing ice for a frozen cocktail? Reach for a full-sized blender. Need a quick smoothie for your morning commute? Break out your personal-sized blender, then hit the road with its on-the-go jar. But ...

The first blenders, designed for whipping up malted milk, hit kitchen counters in the 1920s. Today, Consumer Reports’ tests have found that the small appliance is a lot more versatile than it was at ...

And unlike the abandoned pie maker or vegetable slicer sitting around the house, our chief kitchen appliances expert and former Food Director at taste.com.au, Kim Coverdale, says the stick blender is ...