Blenders

Quality hardware at reasonable price

Advantages: good looks, nice set of attachments, quality, excellent performance
Disadvantages: short power cable, wall holder not too practical

We recently bought this device for our new home and are loving it. It really makes it easy to prepare any kind of foods, especially our favorites - shakes, fruit smoothies, purée soups, dough for various types of cakes and so on. The device comes in a pretty big box, inside is a nice plastic tray with all the parts securely placed. Included are the blender device itself, a small and a big container with lids (with non-slip bases, big one has a handle ...
...ice crusher attachment for the big container, wall holder with screws, user manual (quite clear to understand) and other paperwork. This hand blender has 15 different speeds plus a turbo speed option available with a separate button. It can slice and dice just about anything, from soft fruits to hard ice. The design is good and ergonomic, quality is excellent and all parts fit together perfectly. Performance is top notch, especially with the turbo ...

matipp 08.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Braun MR 6550

Great Smoothie Maker

Advantages: High quality, good performance
Disadvantages: None!

I bought this smoothie maker a couple of weeks ago, and am very happy with it. It's a nice design with a brushed aluminum base and simple dial. I use it to make fruit, yogurt and ice smoothies, however, you can use it to make margaritas, ice-blended coffees, milk shakes and even soya milk!! (I will explain later). The jug is made of glass, not plastic and can hold up to 1.25 litres. You can put the glass jar, the lid and measuring cup (which fits ...
...not the removable blade). There is a separate filter that you can put in where the measuring cup is kept (not in photo, but it would be in the centre of the jug). This allows you to put fruits that contain seeds or skin that you don't want 'blended' in your smoothie. By using the filter you can also make soya milk! You have to soak the soya beans first then put in the filter to be 'ground' up with water. There are three different buttons: Smoothie, ...

reviewkat 21.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Philips HR 2094 Aluminium

Kenwood blender

Advantages: easy to clean and easy to lift the jug on and off
Disadvantages: none as yet

...it first i bought the Kenwood kMix BLX510 Blender (Red) i paid including the 3 years insurance £114.45 for it thinking you pay for Quality and kenwood have been about a long time, and i was satisfied with the performance, THEN yes THEN walking round Costco i saw the exact same blender for wait for it £34. 95 so back the Argos one went got my full £114.45 back went back to Costco and bought the one at £34.95 and making a huge profit as well so hopefully ...

mikeyone22 23.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Kenwood BLX 50/51/52/54/55 KMIX

Blends Any Bumps Away!

Advantages: Great storage, lightweight, easy to clean blends bumps and meat fantastically.
Disadvantages: none

When I first started weaning my baby, I gave her jars at first from the supermarket. They were convenient and lets face it easy! However you don't really know what actually goes into them. So I decided I would make food myself. I looked at lots of different blenders especially the Asda own food blender, but i thought what if it doesn't cut the food that small and it's bigger to store. I saw this on offer in Asda and thought PERFECT! I tried it out ...
...ideal for weaning. It blends any veg, any meat and any fruit with no problems. It has a measuring guide on the side so you know exactly how much you've made and it's very easy to use! The blender will not run unless the parts have clicked together which is a great safety feature. It's very easy to store as it's a bit smaller than an iron - but not as heavy, it's very lightweight. Easy to take around your mums for Sunday dinner and do a meal there!! ...

Izzy31 05.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lindam MINI Blender

Braun MR400HC

Advantages: Very easy to clean, multi-functional, perfect for making baby food
Disadvantages: Cable a bit short

My Mum got this for me when I wanted a hand-blender after my child was born. This blender is great! I use the mixing bowl to turn granulated sugar into castor or icing sugar for baking and it's works a treat. The blending part is invaluable with a young baby and is now being used for No 3. You can alter how blended you would like the baby food to be by length of time. It is very easy to wash (a big plus for me as many blenders are awful). It also ...

glengyre573 27.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Braun MR4000