Crux CRUX003 6 in 1 Hand Blender-800W Motor-3 Attachments + 3 Mixing Bowls-Comes with Accessory Stand-Mash Chop & Blend-3 Year Warranty, Plastic & Stainless Steel, 800 W

This is the third blender/soup maker I have purchased in the past 18 months. The previous machines have broken within a few months. I have been using this model daily for the past 4 months and it has proven reliable and efficient, outperforming its predecessors. It is a heavy machine which probably is why it feels so robust. It has four suckers as feet which anchors it to the work surface and doesn't wander when in use. It also self cleans with a cup full of water and a drop of washing up liquid. My wife is currently on a (health induced) liquid diet and this machine will liquidize a full roast dinner in a short 30-second burst. My only criticism is that the rubber gasket around the lid could be a little tighter and you need to make sure it is fully in place before switching on otherwise you may lose a little of the content. This is the only reason I haven't given a 5-star rating. Having said that, it has only caught me out on two occasions.

This is undoubtedly a versatile and basically very good machine; I use it almost exclusively to produce soups and milk drinks which it does very well.Its major problem is that it is appallingly loud when running, to the extent that I would expect it to cause hearing damage to anybody standing close to it for any time. When using the machine I close all kitchen windows and the external door so as not to run the risk of a (justifiable) complaint from the neighbour; having shut these windows and the external door, I then switch on the machine and retreat to another room in my house or into the garden until the machine has stopped. I would have been happy to give the machine 4 stars had it not been for the noise problem; this shortcoming has cost it 2 stars, so overall rating is 2 stars out of 5.The machine has a clear notice sensibly placed on the side of the 'single serve' cutting unit, advising which side of the unit should face the front and giving warnings about the blades if it is used incorrectly. However, in the 3 months or so which I have had the machine, the writing has almost all rubbed off, purely from minimal finger movement and is now illegible.Given the versatility of this machine and the extent of what it can do, it is surprising that the recipes extend to only about14 small pages of small print at the end of the instruction booklet.Will I keep the machine and continue to use it? Yes, because it basically does a very good job, and I can avoid the deafening row it makes when running by leaving the kitchen and going elsewhere in the house or garden.What would I reply to someone who asked if they should buy one? I would say that it is a very good machine in almost every way but, I would have to add, I would not be able to recommend it to them until the noise problem was solved.Would I buy another one. I hope this one wouldn't wear out! However, if it did need replacing I wouldn't buy it again unless I was satisfied that the noise problem had ben solved.I haven't commented on 'sheerness' or 'thickness' because I don't know to what they refer.

After taking a while trying to decide which Stand Mixer to go for, I chose this and I'm so glad that I did. As well as being aesthetically pleasing to the eye, this machine mixes well, is sturdy, and cuts through dough with ease - I have made all kinds of cakes including doughnuts, meringues, butter creams and batters since it arrived and am pleased with how well it functions - needs occasional scraping down the sides of the bowl while mixing, like every stand mixer but markedly less so. It isn't very noisy either. The splash guard has come in very handy too and washes up very well. In fact, the whole machine is easy to clean! It sits perfectly on the worktop but does need pulling out when using in order to fully lift the top up and use the blender because there isn't enough room to do so between mixer and any above cupboards. I love the facts that all the attachments are metal not plastic, the speed dial is too and there are handles on the generously sized bowl as well as a little window which shows when you have locked it securely into position. I feel (and hope) that this machine will last a long long time to come. I must mention that this is also packaged well inside it's box - I keep all the attachments in the bubble wrap bags they came in and store them inside the bowl when not in use to free up drawer space and for protection from damage - they are always to hand when ready to use that way too.

This is an amazing stand mixer! I was researching into a few different mixers when i came across this, which wasn't too expensive for a stunning looking mixer with a high wattage motor. This particular stand mixer didn't have many reviews available on other sites or any videos on YouTube explaining what it was like to use. So, I wasn't sure what to expect and went off the few reviews available and decided to invest in one. I'm so glad I did. The attachments reach the bottom of the bowl when mixing and I only scrape down the bowl once or twice to give a good thorough mix as you should to incorporate the ingredients. The speed settings are great and start off slow, and the suction cups at the bottom are so strong, holding the blender in place. The rose gold colour of the mixer makes it look great for display on the worktop and the overall quality of the mixer and attachments seems like it will last a long time.

Bought this in the daily deals for around £68 to replace a Duronic blender that packed in after 2 uses. Ive used this three times now so its already got that beat. It made a smoothie in around 30 seconds. It has quite a tall jug but thats perfect for making a large batch smoothie or soup (but not tried making soup yet) and it comes with a perfect blender attachment for on the go. It looks just as stylish in person as it does on the pics and feels heavy duty and made of good materials. A few low reviews seem to mark it down for safety and noise but i wouldn't recommend leaving any blender unattended and it seems no more noisy than any other blender ive seen with a similar large motor. Overall so far so good and cant fault at all especially for the price

Love the stand looks very beautiful on my worktop. Very handy machine does all u need it 2 do.