Blenders, hand-held

Hand-held stick blenders are just the thing for puréeing a soup or knocking up a smoothie. We put 6 to the test.

Hand-held blenders have advantages over traditional bench-top food processors and blenders. They're convenient, cleaning is easier and they take up less room in your cupboard. They're much cheaper, too.

Some of our tested models do more than just blend or purée – 4 also had attachments for chopping nuts, herbs and raw vegetables.