THE UPPER HAND 80/100

Bamix Hand Held Food Processor £136 from amazon.co.uk

LIGHT WORK Designed to whisk, mince, blend and chop with ease, the Bamix Deluxe is marketed as a fuss-free tool for the modern kitchen. It may not pack the power of its bigger brethren, but it excels in function as well as form. EXPERT VERDICT Unobtrusive with an intuitive design, it performed well at both blending and chopping, only coming unstuck with harder ingredients like ice. If you’re willing to put your hand in your pocket, there are tools with more power at a premium price. For most kitchens, though, Bamix should fit the bill.