If you like making fresh soup or making cakes and sauces the russell hobbs hand blender can help you do just that the hand blender has two speed settings including pulse so that you can select the right speed for your creation whilst the stainless steel blades get hard to work chopping and slicing up your ingredients the 22241 blender has a detachable shaft for easy cleaning and being small and compact is easy to store and wont take up to much space in any kitchen cupboard