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 ...

I recently purchased a stick blender. The mechanism suctions itself to the bottom of the pot and it’s pretty hard to move the thing around. If I tilt it so I can move it around then I get splashed ...