Very recently I have gifted this philips hand blender to my mother. She desperately needed a hand blender. When I went to the shopping mall to buy a blender for her one of the staff told me to take this one . Its price could be a little bit high than other ordinary product but its very powerfull. Its getting a bit heated up if you use for a long time continuously otherwise its very kitchen friendly . My mom liked this hand blender very much. She feels good now to use it in the kitchen. As it is working fine so thinking for to take another for myself also. In our daily use we need it very much in the kitchen. I m happy with this product.