I love my Smart Stick hand blender. It's great for making gazpacho and any other recipe that calls for blending/liquifying ingredients. I use it also for making marinara sauce. It's lightweight and easy to use. The one drawback is the on-off button. It's a bit awkward to turn it on and off while you're blending ingredients.  I kept the previous handle from my old blender and use that on my new blender which makes it much easier to use. It could be the arthritis in my hands that makes it difficult.