lol I LOVE to make soup puree... the best one is a squash soup my mom makes....has a pinch of cinnamon (that is soooo spelled wrong?) i could drink it by the gallon.... mmmmmm mm mmmmm mm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm tasty.
you can use a sb for many things.... if you get one of the big ones (ive had exposure to them in the restaurant industry...) i swear if you had a power outlet on a small raft you could use it as an outboard engine... im talking a sb that is 3 ft high and has a 3-4 HP motor... lol that thing SUCKED you down into whatever you were mixing... and you had to be sure to A) use something with a high lip for the container or everything would splash out and B) make damn well sure your feet are firmly planted
my uncle recently bought a black & decker hand blender, it has a "turbo" button.... his teenaged son used it on a bowl of mashed potatoes and had to clean the ceiling.
Man, would that thing make a heck of a batch of whipped soap!