This is, without a doubt, my number one piece of kitchen equipment. I use it pretty much all the time – for my breakfast smoothie, blending ice creams, cake mixes, desserts like cheesecake and chocolate mousse as well as making nut butters and milks.

The Bamix – for me the Bamix is the best hand held food processor on the market. I tried a few others before purchasing the Bamix (one of which I melted in a saucepan of not all that hot soup) and nothing even came ...