re: Should I get an immersion blender?

Handy tool to have in your arsenal. To quote Cpt. Woodrow F. Call when giving Newt his first pistol to take with him when they were slipping down into Mexico to steal some of Pedro Flores' horses, "It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it". My main use is for pulverizing chicken salad. I can make a Calvin's chicken salad clone with my stick blender...