Krups Professional Hand Blender

I bought this product because I wanted a blender that I could also use to make cakes. The catalogue says it can be used for cake mixes - the instruction leaflet with the product says PANcakes - not the sponge cakes I'd assumed. The whisk is awkward to use as it is so long - lots of splatters everywhere. The speed control is difficult to use. You have to turn a dial to increase or decrease speeds, which takes 2 hands. With my old mixer the harder you pressed the button the faster it went - simple. The instructions for the mini-grinder say not to be used for hard substances like ice, coffee, nuts or chocolate so it is very limited. The hand-blender works fine for soups, and I like that so much of it is dishwasher safe but I wish I'd bought another Moulinex.

I have a much loved blender. It is 10 years old and I decided to upgrade. I use mainly for soups - but thought it would be useful to have one I could use with an attachment for chopping etc.I looked at this in store and it looked good. Bit pricey but it looked well made and I hoped I would use it as much as my blender.I unpacked it when I got home but didn't like the feel of the hand blender. It was too thick and didn't feel comfortable to handle. More designed for a man's hands I think.I was unsure - maybe I was just used to a certain size and would get used to it? I then tried it with some of the accessories. I managed to assemble easily but then struggled to remove. Possibly this would improve with age / use, but I don't really want to risk it. I am returning it and will try either the Phillips or the new Kenwood. Will probably see if I can try in store before deciding.

I've had mine for for years to make baby food for my children and it has been brill.After this time and different uses the little spike has finally given up the ghost and come off in the blender but it has done its job and would buy another one.

I use this to puree my baby's food - it's great and will come in handy for a long time I'm sure! Very easy to clean as well. Great!

Having always used liquidisers for the large quantities of homemade soup I make, I bought an "experimental" plastic stick blender from Tesco for the huge sum of around £4.95. It was a great success, ,although fiddly to wash,and a few years on I decided to upgrade to the Krups. It's fine, but no exponentially better for the extra £40. In fact, despite all the different speeds, I find it splashes more and blends less finely. The additional gadgets are OK, but I don't use them that much. All in all, it's a perfectly good bit of kit, but I could have done just as well with the original cheapy.