Blender

kitchen tool · mixing · cooking helper

Spinning blades do the work. A blender has sharp metal or plastic blades at the bottom that spin super fast when you turn it on, chopping and mixing everything in the container into a smooth paste or liquid.

Strong enough for ice. Some powerful blenders can crush ice and frozen foods into tiny pieces, so you can make smoothies and frozen drinks at home.

Two different designs. Stationary blenders sit on your counter with the motor in the base, while immersion blenders have a long handle with the motor on top and blades on the bottom, so you can blend right inside any cup or bowl.

More than just drinks. Blenders do way more than make smoothies, they can puree soups, crush nuts into flour, make peanut butter, or emulsify ingredients together to create creamy sauces.

Used in science too. Blenders aren't just kitchen tools, scientists and labs use them to mix and prepare substances for experiments.