Bellini BTBL45

Good – Good for price and would buy at this price again. If I was paying full price I would have looked at a food processor + blender set. Being glass it does not absorb odours like my plastic blender did. So it's great if your putting garlic and chilli in it. The price was good as I got it on sale for $47.00 and for this price it was good value for money. It does everything i need. As a safety issue you can take the lid off while if is still going, not good for little hands.

The glass is heavy, so for people with strength issues or arthritis in their hands it may not be the most suitable.

only has puls and 2 speeds. The last one I had was attached to a food processor which gave me greater speed options, however this is not really an issue for mu use.

Terrible – I had purchased it from Target at half price, I have now returned it. unless you are blending all liquids, it is next to useless. I have gone back to using my old Kambrook blender until I can find something better. Looks nice Noisy. Was trying to make pesto in it, but no matter how much olive oil I put in, it refused to blend the basil, pine nuts and Parmesan. I ended up using a stick mixer which got the job done in a matter of seconds..

OK – I bought this blender as it was on sale at Target for half price so was a really good price compared to other blenders around the same quality. The stainless steel base looks nice and the jug is very heavy glass. The lid has a rubber seal so pretty much no chance of accidental leaks. However, it is so loud... much louder than any other food processor or blender I have ever used, which is a bit of a dissapointment. That said, it does seem to work very well and I have bought other products of this brand and never had a problem with them. Looks nice Very noisy