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Bottom line: One of the most versatile ₩50,000 purchases you can make for a Korean kitchen. From morning smoothies to kimchi jjigae thickening to sauces, this handles the essential blending tasks without fuss.

I bought the Braun MultiQuick 3 thinking I'd use it occasionally for smoothies. Eighteen months later, it's out on my counter more days than it isn't.

Moving to Korea reshapes your cooking habits. There are more soups, stews, and porridges (죽) than I was used to cooking. Korean home cooking involves more purée-style sauces, more blended condiments. A decent hand blender stops being optional surprisingly quickly.

What Does It Actually Handle Well?

Morning smoothies: Frozen banana, frozen strawberries, Greek yogurt (the plain Binggrae kind from Homeplus is good). 45 seconds at full speed and you're done. Ice cubes aren't a problem at reasonable quantities.

Soups and porridges: The killer use case in Korean cooking. Hobak-juk (pumpkin porridge), gamja-tang-style potato soups, creamy tomato soup — blend directly in the pot. Works with hot liquids with proper caution (keep the blade submerged, move slowly, don't fill to the brim).

Baby food: This is why most Korean families buy the Braun MultiQuick in the first place. Every mama-forum in Korea mentions this blender for 이유식 (baby food). Blend directly in the pot after cooking, no need to transfer to a separate container.

Sauces and dressings: I've made mayonnaise, salad dressings, and pesto with this. The 600ml measuring cup that comes included is the right vessel for emulsifications — the narrow bottom helps the blades create proper suction.

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The 750W Question

750W is adequate for a hand blender at this price point. It handles soft frozen fruits, cooked vegetables, and warm soups without struggling. It's not a commercial kitchen blender — very hard frozen foods (dense ice, hard nuts, raw root vegetables) will challenge it.

The 2-speed button system (regular and turbo) is intuitive. Turbo is useful for final blending passes to smooth out lumps.

Cleanup — The Reason to Own a Hand Blender Over a Countertop Blender

IPX5 water resistance means you can submerge the blade head in water and run it for a quick rinse cycle. Fill the measuring cup with water and dish soap, blend for 30 seconds, rinse. For daily use, this is sufficient.

Deeper cleaning: the head detaches for scrubbing with a bottle brush. Dishwasher compatible for the attachments.

The chopper bowl (350ml included) is useful for small quantities of garlic, onion, nuts. For large batches you'll need multiple rounds.

What It Can't Do

It's corded. The cord occasionally gets in the way when maneuvering in a pot. If you need wireless, look at premium Braun MultiQuick models or other brands.

The chopper capacity is small — fine for garlic and herbs, challenging for more than one onion at a time.

These are minor limitations for what is genuinely one of the most practical small appliances you can own in a Korean kitchen.

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