Blended soups, purées, mashed or crushed vegetables, dips and pâtés can easily be prepared with a hand blender. Milk can be frothed & eggs beaten in moments.

The hand blender is used in the saucepan or bowl in which you are already cooking or working, and the whole appliance is small enough to keep in a drawer. It rules out the need to unearth a large blender from a distant cupboard, wash up all the bits and then put it all away again, just to make a quick dish.

Another great benefit of the blender being hand held is that it gives you control over how smooth or chunky you want a mixture to be.