We blended mayonnaise for three minutes, noted how easy to was to keep holding the blender and how much the handle warmed up. Splash guard Usually sold separately, these fit over a bowl, with a hole for the hand blender to pass through. It helps prevent splashes from going on to your work surface. The best hand blenders produced silky-smooth foods with a consistent texture. The worst left lots of chunks behind and our hands tingly after use from the large vibrations. Endurance

We also tried each hand blender with Cambridge simulation gloves , which simulates reduced hand mobility, to see which ones are more comfortable to use for people with limited dexterity or strength. Mini chopper A small food processor that's well suited to chopping up nuts and herbs, and softer vegetables such as onions and carrots. The best are comfortable to hold, even with reduced hand strength, the worst vibrated a lot and were uncomfortable to keep hold of after a minute or so. Washability To get the quality score, we’re looking at a number of factors, but typically we’re studying the brand of the product, the warranty included and basing it on what customers have to say about the quality.

Cookworks Hand and Stand Mixer reviews

For the price score, it seems pretty obvious, but we’re basing the score on the price of the product against competitor products or even alternatives from the same brand. For example if we find another cookworks product at a cheaper price than Cookworks Hand and Stand Mixer, but we feel they’re of similar quality, we’ll score the cheaper product higher. Cookworks Hand and Stand Mixer review score We selected the best-selling hand blenders from the most popular brands available at key retailers.

We made soup, houmous and smoothies with each hand blender, running each ran for the same length of time, on the highest setting.Those with difficult-to-reach crevasses or blender heads that couldn't be removed were the worst products we tried. The best hand blenders were easy to rinse out and clean by hand. Build quality