On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:46:11 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
>I think KitchenAid and/or Cuisinart do.

I bet they don't... safety issues... today all electric hand tools
have plastic housings/hand grips, especially those used near liquids.
Years ago the common electric drill motor had an aluminum housing and
wasn't even grounded, same with vacuum cleaners, bread toasters, most
everything had metal housings... home electricutions were common. It
wasn't until around 1970 that plastics were developed that were strong
enough to be used for hand tool housings (earlier plastics were
bakelite/celluloid, not very strong). Early PCs/printers had all
steel housings, people were electricuted.