A new cookbook I received with lots of soup recipes advised using a hand blender so I looked around checked review and prices and settled on this one from Amazon Warehouse deals

I purchased this hand blender to make puree soups so that I don't have to transfer hot liquid to my food processor

works beautifully, wife loves it

The button isn't the best if you're using it for >5 min

Highly recommended Perfect Works great for soap making and smoothies! totally great! Just what I needed even though I didn't know I needed it

If I use it for nothing else it will be perfect for my carrot soup, although I suspect I will find many uses for it now that it's here