Our first stick blender my ex purchased
watching a info ad. I paid double amount in duty tax for which I had to travel to downtown Montreal from the suburbs.
Was not impressed until I started to use it. Have no idea the make or name, but it could chop raw meats up into baby food, froth skim milk. came with three (or 4) blades. It was the most wonderful contraption I'd ever owned.
I think it lasted about 30 years and I was heart broken when it just stopped working. Now-a-days of course, they are much cheaper, but I couldn't begin to tell you which one is best. Check out Serious Eats did some comparison tests on them.