This blender set was given to me as a present around a year ago now - i can honestly say that i don't know how i lived without it! The hand blender has several speed settings as well as a' turbo' style switch - it can take care of absolutely ANY blending job with some considerable ease - i've used it to blend huge pots of soups and stocks and haven't encountered any problems as of yet the machine also comes with a base which the blender can be attached to in order to use it as a more traditional style blender - this is handy when the amounts you need to blend are quite small in volume and the hand blender wouldn't quite work - the ingredients can be ...  Read the complete review