Although this is the first hand blender I have ever owned, I did do a lot of research prior to purchasing a Bosch and I'm so glad I did. This not only looks sleek and fabulous, it is extremely quiet which is a bonus, but also super fast. It's so easy to use and makes blending a pleasure rather than a chore. I own an old Kenwood food processor with a jug attachment for blending, but it meant that you had to drag the huge thing out of hiding just to blend stuff, what a chore. Soup took forever having to blend in batches. With my new Bosch, soup doesn't have to be transferred from pan to jug and back to another pan as it can all be done in the same pan.
I couldn't wait to try it out and the first thing I blended was some plain fat-free yoghurt, strawberries, raspberries, half a banana and a peach - absolutely fantastic and literally took a matter of seconds.
What's also extremely handy, it the small blender bowl. I use a lot of herbs in cooking and this is just fantastic! Just add some fresh herbs and a quick whiz and you're ready to go!
This Bosch blender is perfect and I would definitely recommend this to others who are having trouble trying to decide which one to buy.
The delivery was also brilliant as although it was supposed to take 3-5 days with free delivery, I received mine two days later.