Blender which one would you recommend?

[Bravehearted]

Xmas pressy for the wife. A great cook and is needing a reliable replacement for a dear departed basic blender. can you recommend one not to fancy but will do the biz , i.e. liquidising soups and stuff. thanks in Santa's name

[theonlyone]

If my husband bought me a blender for a
Xmas presssie i would throw it in the bin ..
or on his head ..it's a house thing ..not
a Xms present , just go to Argos and buy
a blender and go to a shop and buy her
a REAL pressie ...

[Bravehearted]

Dear theonlyone
I have already spent all of my lifes savings on my dearly beloved's Xmas and was going to slip a blender in as a 5 star prize bonus. We have a long standing couple agreement where she can buy me a tool or two and I can reciprocate with kitchen utensils. The question was... which utensil would you reommend for the job...blending that is

[theonlyone]

Just buy a blender which will do what ever
you want ..a middle of the range ..I have
a mixer ,blender and rarely use it ..the more
bits on it ..more things to clean ...

[Bravehearted]

Many thanks onlyone I hope your not on your onlyone tonight..minus 4 and dropping her in schottland

[guerrilla]

As a chef at home i use the "Bamix" a hand blender that can even whip skimmed milk. I picked mine up from ebay with all the bits for under �100.

[lorri24601]

Kenwood are very reliable, and do a large range with various prices and combinations of functions to suit all budgets and requirements.As sugested in other posts though, i would make sure giving one as a christmas present is a wise move before buying lol

[Im a BusyBee]

well i thought i had a Braun Multimix but just looked on the box and its a Multiquick! Ive have various over the years but this one was the cheapest, has a few options/attachments and is not difficult to clean. Although a Breville and not a Braun, Argos no 420/1070 is equivalentand and its half price at the moment �24.99! Thats the one i'd go for. Its actaully more powerful than mine - i may buy a new one now ive seen that and pass my old one on to my daughter!

[heathfield]

Whatever one you go for, get one with a glass container, not acrylic. It'll last for a lifetime, without getting all dull and scratched.

[abbie1977]

I bought a Bamix from Lakeland....I will never use a food processor again as it does everything you need. Its fantastic.

[Bravehearted]

many thanks for the input I'll make a decision in the next couple of days