My daughter gave me this gadget for Christmas and I thought I would never use it. I mean, I have so many gadgets already, why do I need another one? As it turns out, I did need it. This little tool is amazing. When I make spaghetti sauce I usually transfer the sauce to my Cuisinart food processor to make it smooth. It's very messy and time consuming. But not with the Smart Stick Hand blender, I just put it in the pan of sauce, turn it on, and it makes it smooth in a matter of minutes (I want to say, seconds, but you wouldn't believe me). I've also used it to blend homemade split pea soup. I'm hooked and can't imagine how I've gone all this time without one!