This powerful personal blender has significantly more oomph than your typical smoothie maker, if you're willing to pay the ...

The blender is an all-purpose kitchen tool, useful for everything from margaritas to pesto. But it was originally intended for an old-fashioned sweet treat.

We tested the Ninja Blast Max portable cordless blender, and these were our honest thoughts. Read our full review here.

Once an obscure open-source 3D program, Blender has become an increasingly popular tool for creatives of all stripes.

For example, try 150g frozen raspberries with, 150g double cream (fresh from the fridge) and a tablespoon or two of caster sugar. Blend until smooth and then freeze for an hour or so, if necessary.