Philips HR 1340 Billy

Advantages: Cheap, Easy to Clean, Styling, Novelty Cord Grip
Disadvantages: Grip and Button design

...The Philips 1340, or Billy, is a very basic hand blender. It’s a one piece unit and because of its length I find it easier to keep upright on the work top. It’s very easy to grab when I make my slob attempts at cooking. I do also have a Braun, but that disassembles into two parts and stays in the cupboard with its chopper and whisking accessories. I’d bought the Philips cos I wanted something cheap to use for making soap. I still haven’t got around to soap making yet, but hand blenders are meant to be ideal for soap making. They help speed up the reaction between caustic soda and fat, and ensure everything is evenly mixed. THE BLENDER HALL OF FAME Anyway after the Braun this is the fourth hand blender that I’ve owned. The first was a Kenwood, I managed to kill it in under a year. It was a one piece blender like the Philips, but the on... Read review

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Advantages: Very easy to clean
Disadvantages: Fibrous fruit tend to block the blades

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Advantages: Large chute, large pulp container, large jug
Disadvantages: Pulp sticks in lid, pulp container sometimes comes loose

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