EuroPrep Two Speed 200-Watt "Chef Series" Hand Blender, Stainless Steel Blade. With Chopper and Whisk

I bought this because I didn't want to shell out the big bucks for the Braun model. When I first opened it I was disappointed because 1) it smelled bad and 2) the plastic on the blender attachment looked like it had been cut in a junior high school introductory course to cutting plastics. Or, if you prefer, looked like it was whittled with a knife. I know this is a cosmetic issue, but it is the only reason I'm giving this product 4 stars and not 5. In America we're used to our plastic having smooth, shiny perfect edges. Which is not what this has.BUT. After I ran it through the dishwasher just once, the bad smell completely disappeared. And I mean no trace of it whatsoever, and I'm very picky and wary about mystery plastics. ALSO, when I used it, I was delighted to find that it works every bit as well as the Braun. Honestly, it might work a little better. I'm very very pleased. I don't know what's up with all the paid reviewers, nobody paid me anything to write this review.

Exactly what I expected. I use it often to beat eggs,whip small amounts of whipped cream and blend soups and sauces. Light chopping in attachment bowl. There is a lot of parts to store.

So far, it works very well, and I love having the two settings, as well as the whisk.What I haven't liked is the strong plastic smell when I first got it (maybe it's all plastics, but other items get aired out more so I don't notice it). I also found the white plastic of the blender head is cut poorly - you can see the rough cut, which makes it look cheap (but just as functional), and also some black scratches on the plastic body.

easy to use and store. I live in a small apartment.

the mecanism for attaching the parts to the main blender its delicate, plastics, so it needs to be handle with extra care. besides that, it does the work just as any other hand blender for a very good price.

For me it works perfectly fine, I'm a student with limited budget and space. It is the perfect substitute of a big blender. Easy to wash and I make my natural juices, pancake preparation, chop the onions and tomatoes for Italian pasta sauce and everything like that with it.

I only wanted the blade attachment, but find myself using the whisk quite a bit. I now froth 2% milk with it, heat the milk in the microwave, then make a latte with heated milk. Overall a good deal and the blade attachment works well for crushing ice in a glass. I haven't used the chopper container though. Oh and the storage arrangement is useless unless you have very tall shelves.(Update)I used this to blend hot apple butter. the mechanism burst apart shredding plastic into my recipe. This wasted more than 5 lbs of apples and 12 hours of cook time. Very disappointed the blender couldn't stand up to the heat as described.

Great for the price.. Better than I expected.. Good enough for the occasional whisking and whipping.. If you are a more serious cook, I guess it would be better to invest in more professional one, since this can handle only small quantities.