A blender is an essential piece of kit for anyone who loves smoothies. Or sauces, or soup. Or who wants to whizz up a batch of cocktails, dips, frozen desserts, purées. and thanks to KitchenAid, you don't have to settle for a machine that's beautifully styled but not very powerful, nor one that's been designed solely for function, not form.

The powerful Intelli-speed motor maintains the optimal speed for each setting, and works together with the ribs in the jar and the asymmetric stainless steel blade to pull down and power through tough ingredients to give you the perfect texture and taste, while the 'soft start' feature ensures precise, splatter-free results.

Once it's switched on, a single dial at the front controls all the functions. There's a Pulse setting that's perfect for chopping nuts, fruit and veg. Five variable speeds give you all the control you need over your blending. Then there's the Ice Crush function, which crushes and chops ice at top speed; and the Icy Drink preset that blends ice, whole fruit or veg or frozen fruits - just the thing for whipping up a round of margaritas, daiquiris or iced coffees. On the Smoothie setting, the blender operates at high speed to turn fruit and veg, ice cream and yoghurt into smoothies and milkshakes. And there's even a Clean setting to get the jug and its blades back to sparkling when you're done.

Built to last, the sturdy, die-cast metal base has a pleasingly rounded shape and creates a stable base for all your blending tasks. The heat-resistant blending jug is made from durable glass, which is graduated for easy measuring, easy to pour and easy to clean - the jug, its lid and measuring cap are all dishwasher safe.

Features:

• Power-packed KitchenAid blender
• Gorgeous honey-coloured base
• Super-efficient 3-part blending system
• 5-speed dial plus pulse and ice crush
• 1200W