Morphy Richards 402061 Total Control Hand Blender, Grey

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If you’re tired of the all-or-nothing performance of the average hand blender, you might want to consider the Morphy Richards Total Control. It’s equipped with the company’s Smart Response Technology, which builds up speed gradually so blitzing food comes without the usual jerks and splatters.

We were impressed at how lightweight this blender was, especially considering how cumbersome some cordless kitchen gadgets can be. It also comes with a mini processor, jug and whisk attachment included in the box, making the price tag a little more palatable. It’s expensive, but you are paying for cordless convenience.Adding the second gearbox and balloon whisk attachment, we used the Total Control on speed 7 to combine a basic white sauce, made using a roux and gradually adding milk while on the hob. Here, the variable speed and controllability was useful as being able to slow down and speed up as the milk became incorporated helped to prevent splashes. The finished sauce was completely lump-free. We also test each model for ease of cleaning, noting which models are easy to clean up and have dishwasher-safe parts and those that don’t. The Tefal Infiny Force is a hand blender with larger ambitions. It comes with three handy attachments to make it a foodie’s friend in the kitchen, including a sauce foot for making your own mayonnaise, if you’ve ever fancied it. For those with additional extras, we test the ability to knead dough, julienne vegetables and chop and dice.

Simply choose one of its eight speeds, squeeze the control button and let the blades – which stay sharp for 12 times longer than standard blades, apparently – do their work. They slow down steadily once you release it. In testing, the blender, as well as most of the attachments worked like a dream. We were able to julienne and finely slice vegetables in seconds, and the powerful blender produced creamy dips, sauces and soups, even when using tough ingredients. The only real downside was the French fry blade, which didn’t produce the result expected, even when carefully following instructions. This hand mixer cum blender fits comfortably in the grip of your hands allowing you a wide range of movement almost effortlessly. It doesn’t stop there, though. Many hand blenders do much more than just blending thanks to their rich array of attachments that whisk, beat, slice, dice, mash and more. These multitasking machines take up less space in your kitchen and require much less washing-up than the likes of a jug blender or food processor.One final annoying flaw is that the whisk attachment can be quite difficult to clean where it plugs into the handle. Verdict