do I NEED a stick blender?

[tespring]

I found a few extras at the Good Will store and they were 2 dollars. I had already bought mine at Walmart but I did not want to pass up having a spare or two.

 

[HenleyNatural]

After stirring a soap batch for 45 minutes by hand a stick blender (SB) sounded pretty good to me. I use a SB and I've never looked back.