Tell me about the best hand blenders!

[cherrypickles]

I need a new hand blender with a removable stick thing

The last two have come to untimely deaths due to the first one -not having a removable stick- being dropped in the washing up bowl. And the replacement -with the removable stick bit - somehow melted in the dishwasher.

Both were very cheap - £10 is those were the days- but I don't mind a bit more for a fancier one.

Bamix. The stick does not detach from the body but it is very easy to clean and will last you for years.