SMOOTHIE MAKERS

The House Beautiful Approved team put these gadgets through their paces to bring you the best

BEST INVESTMENT BUY

This large-capacity model performs well and is intuitive to use – simply push the cup down to operate. It also comes with a useful recipe book.

Sage Boss To Go, £139.95, sageappliances.com

BEST FOR VALUE

An excellent compact design, this blends almost as well as pricier rivals. It’s easy to use with just one button, although it needs to be held down continuously to operate. Breville VBL241 Blend Active Blender Compact Food Processor, £38, Argos

BEST ALL-ROUNDER

Achieving top scores in almost all of our tests, this blender made easy work of even the toughest ingredients. It’s a little bulky, but has an extra attachment for thicker textures, such as nut butters.

Ninja Foodi Power Nutri Blender two-in-one CB100UK, £99.99, ninjakitchen.co.uk