For making soups, you’re unlikely to need as many attachments, but if you’ll be using your blender to prepare lots of vegetables then a chopping tool will be a godsend. Also, is the beaker or bowl included – and how big is it? If it doesn’t fit your size requirements then you may need to look elsewhere. How much power do I need? The easy-to-use dual-speed control puts the power in the palm of your hands, literally: choose between a slower or faster rotation depending on how smooth you want the texture of your food to be. The fast setting is perfect for creating silky-smooth sauces and soups, while the slower setting is ideal for heart-warming chunky broths. You also get a standard blending foot and a whisk attachment, plus two jugs – an 800ml for soups and a smaller one for sauces. All attachments worked really well during testing, with a variable speed dial for adjusting just how much welly the job at hand needs. And if you need a burst of power to finish it off, there’s a turbo button for exactly that. Featuring Braun's SplashControl technology, this hand blender keeps you and your kitchen spotless, reducing the time it takes you to clean up after you've made your tantalising treats!

For those with additional extras, we test the ability to knead dough, julienne vegetables and chop and dice.

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The button area is covered in blue rubber that looks great against the gloss white plastic and feels very practical: it’s impervious to fingerprints. There’s no loop to hang the Braun up though. The Braun also comes with a beaker. We won’t call it a jug because there’s no spout. The beaker is graduated in millilitres and fluid ounces, but these are hard to read. The graduations go up to 600ml but the capacity to the brim is more like 900ml. Patented hand blending technology with the PowerBell plus and an extra milling blade, for less pre-cutting; blends whole foods in seconds Boasting Braun's patented PowerBell technology, alongside an additional milling blade, this hand blender significantly reduces your food prep time. Fortified with 700W of power, it makes light work of blasting through even the most stubborn of whole foods, eliminating the need for pesky time-consuming pre-cutting, giving you loads more time to get on with other tasks, perfect!

For those that have a whisk attachment, we test using cream or egg whites, whipping until we get firm peaks.

If you want a basic, bargain hand blender, get the Russell Hobbs 22241. And if you want variable power and even better mayo results then consider the Tefal Infiny Force. Verdict It comes with three accessories. The first is a blending foot in stainless steel – a material that’s better than plastic for resistance to heat and stains. The second is a stainless steel whisk. The third is a chopping attachment designed for small quantities of veggies, nuts and more. Two buttons on the side of the body make it easy to change accessories. We cooked up a soup with our onions, then blended it. The Braun’s blender proved powerful and the two speed settings were handy for not causing a splash. The resulting soup had a good, smooth consistency.