It has been forever since I've made my butternut squash soup, and that's mostly because I haven't had an immersion blender to help me out with the job. It was just too unsafe to try to transfer the hot contents to my blender with my kids always attached to my legs, so I quit making things that needed extra handling. But now with this gadget I can make my soup and eat it too! It also helps with the food prep, which is an amazing benefit. Yay for hand blenders who can help you get that soup on the table!