DESC: Reach for this Cuisinart CSB55 versatile tool when a stand blender or full-size food processor is too big or inconvenient for the task at hand. Three distinctions separate this from ordinary hand blenders. First, the blending shaft extends 2 inches--to a total of 8 inches--when needed to reach the bottom of tall containers. Second, a chopper/grinder attachment, with a 5-inch-diameter, 3-inch-deep bowl, functions like a mini food processor, chopping, grinding, and mincing cheese, chocolate, nuts, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and cooked meats and poultry. Third, both the blender and the chopper/grinder have four speeds, adjustable with a thumb flick during operation.