Yes! Also called a hand blender, it's safe, easy, and quick to use. I can understand if you find it annoying or even risky to pour a pot of hot soup into a blender. If not properly secured, the pot can tip over, and you end up with hot soup all over the place! Or, your clumsiness can lead to the same result. Sometimes everything doesn't fit, and you have to do it in batches. By using the hand blender, you don't have this worry.