On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:06:39 -0500, Lou Decruss
> wrote:

>On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:48:15 -0500, George Shirley
> wrote:
>
>>On 6/3/2010 9:00 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article
>>> >,
>>> Manda > wrote:
>>>> I have Braun 200 Watt but I don't have the smoothie attachment
>>>> anymore. Beside, this thing can't go into hot stuff and hence SS one
>>>> is desired.
>>>
>>> Why not? I use my Braun (white plastic housing) in hot soup and sauce
>>> all the time.
>>>
>>>
>>Same here, never had a problem with it with either cold or hot stuff.
>>Someone evidently never heard of thermoplastic, ie heat proof up to a
>>few hundred degrees Fahrenheit.
>
>Adding another same here. Mine's just a cheapo Hamilton Beach and
>it's in heat every time it's used. This mandy thing keeps getting
>weirder.

My automatic 'lectric teakettle is plastic, has boiled water for years
and hasn't melted. I wonder if anyone makes an immersion blender with
a stainless steel housing, what would be the point?