I have reviewed the bullet handheld system before and that is what I replaced this blender with. This is made by Philips a very good name and yes this was a decent enough blender. I used this mostly for blending vegetables for soup. It did this well enough but if you don't put in enough water or stock it jams and starts to spit. Then if you add too much stock the whole thing comes flying out the top and if your using hot vegetables or stock this can be dangerous, and one hell of a hassle to clean up. There is a little recipe book included with the blender to give you ideas and tips. The strength of the blades are really good for a blender of it's ...  Read the complete review

I had had this Philips HR1720 blender for just over two years before it gave up the ghost, we purchased this from new and paid about twenty five pounds. The chief reasons for buying a blender were for soup, breadcrumbs, smoothies and ice, which I wouldn't expect to take too much of a toll on any blending machine. This Philips HR1720 is a work top blender composed of two parts, the base is where the motor and power control is and the top is made up of a the jug and blade parts. The jug is 1.5L and a decent size for the purposes that I needed this for. This is made up of thick, durable plastic approximately 0.3cm thick. Having put it through its paces I ...  Read the complete review