What blender to buy?

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I am determined to make soup this autumn....never have, and never had a blender/food processor at nearly 60
What can you recommend ?
Budget up to £200.

If you only want it for soup, get a wand blender www.ukjuicers.com/blenders/household-blenders/hand-blenders you can also get budget ones for less than £30. A Bamix one lasts your whole life.

If it's just for soup then I'd get a stick blender, then you can blend it in the saucepan and not have to transfer it. which is a complete faff and I always make a complete mess when doing

Yes, stick blender

Stick blender, I have a £6 one from Lidl.

Just use a stick blender.. other big blending gadgets are such a waste of money!

Interesting...I certainly don't want an all singing, all dancing thing which will take up my worktop