The one that blends in the pot — soup, sauces, and mayo without a jar to fill.

Braun MultiQuick 7 MQ7035X

Braun

Wirecutter's immersion pick since 2013 — for blending in the pot, not filling a jar. ActiveBlade gives velvety soup and silky mayo, plus an included whisk and chopper. It won't crush ice or big frozen batches — treat it as a soup-and-sauce sidekick, not your only blender.

The Braun MultiQuick 7 is the immersion blender in the lineup — a different tool for a different job. Instead of loading a jar, you drop it straight into the pot, pitcher, or beaker, which makes it the fastest way to smooth a soup, emulsify mayonnaise, or puree a sauce with almost nothing to clean afterward. Its signature is ActiveBlade: a flexible shaft that moves the blade up and down for more cutting surface and less suction, so it pulls fibrous vegetables into the blades instead of fighting them — reviewers get velvety soup and mayo in under 30 seconds. The 500-watt motor is controlled by a variable-speed trigger (squeeze harder for more power), and the kit includes a whisk, a 2-cup chopper that doubles as a mini food processor, and a 20-ounce beaker. Braun's MultiQuick line has a reputation for lasting a decade or more, and Wirecutter has kept the MQ7 as its top pick since 2013. What it isn't is a countertop blender. It won't crush ice, and it's not the tool for big frozen smoothie batches or grinding hard nuts, and the stainless shaft can scratch nonstick pots if you let it touch the bottom. As a soup, sauce, and single-smoothie specialist, though, it's the class benchmark.

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Last reviewed Jul 2, 2026

What we like

• ✓ActiveBlade shaft delivers exceptionally smooth soups and sauces
• ✓Blends right in the pot or beaker — almost nothing to clean
• ✓Whisk and 2-cup chopper included for mayo, whipped cream, and chopping
• ✓Braun build reputation of 10+ years; variable-speed trigger

Trade-offs

• −Not a countertop blender — won't crush ice or do big frozen batches
• −Bare stainless shaft can scratch nonstick pots if it touches the bottom
• −No preset speeds; the whisk struggles with mayo (use the shaft instead)
• −Small 2-cup chopper limits food-processor duty