Cuisinart Smart Stick® PowerTrio™ High-Torque Hand Blender

Stamford, CT - March 2012

Product Description:

This versatile new Hand Blender has 400 watts of power and allows home cooks to blend ingredients right in pots, pitchers and bowls; whisk meringues and creams to perfection; and process vegetables, nuts and hard cheeses (in the 16-oz. mixing cup or directly into a bowl) – all at the touch of a button.  The unit’s motor housing wipes clean and all components are dishwasher safe to make cleanup a breeze.     

               Availability: Immediately

Model number and everyday retail price:  CSB-80; $79.95

Story Angles/Statistics/Facts/Anecdotes: 

One Great Meal, One Amazing Tool

Home cooks can use the multifaceted PowerTrio Immersion blender for all the chopping, mixing, and dicing tasks a wonderfully healthy and delicious taco feast requires.

Vegetarian Fiesta – Black Bean and Kale Tacos: nutritious, high in fiber and protein packed
http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/kale.html

Use the hand blender portion of the PowerTrio Immersion Blender to make a rustic salsa verde 
http://www.cuisinart.com/recipes/sauces/6680.html

Count on the mini-processor to whip up Cuisinart’s creamy guacamole
http://www.cuisinart.com/recipes/appetizers/414.html

Go totally authentic and make tortillas from scratch using the attachable whisk
http://www.cuisinart.com/recipes/breads/5545.html