Hand held blenders

Now that the weather's turning colder I'm starting to make soups with my lovely home grown veggies.  I've been thinking of buying a wand type blender but wondered if I can use one to blitz the soup in the pan while it's still warm. Thanks for any help.   

Thanks - very helpful.  I don't have non-stick pans but hadn't thought of that!  Like the idea of easier washing up any day...

I just rinse mine under the tap ... probably should wash it properly but I haven't poisoned myself yet 

We tend to do the same in our house and have had it for about 4 years.  Cost about £6.00 from either Argooooos or wilkoooos and its one of the most used piece of equipment in the kitchen

You can burn them out if you use them to liquidise a 3 gal batch of soup all in one go though 

I made a right mess with mine on the bottom of my non-stick pan but it di a good job of the soup

Definitely let the soup cool a bit though, I did melt my plastic wand once! 

i have a moulinex one that i use in non stick pans (i dont know how much it was as it was a prezzie, but not cheap, i expect).  the outer edge has a rubber coating so it doesnt scratch your pans with a recessed blade.  i havent used my food processor since i got it, much less washing up as mentioned .  p.s., i have used it in red hot liquid too without any problems........i am sometimes too impatient to wait for the soup to cool