Love cooking friends I have the Bosch MSM7250 hand blender bought mid-priced, as I regularly cook soups (potato soup, pumpkin soup, ...) and still want to crush ice cubes within a milkshake. So far I had only discounter hand blender for max. 10, - EUR. These have held 3 years with daily use in section and made a very good job. Both the ingredients in a soup (I always do the soups very creamy without the smallest pieces in it), and the ice cubes in milkshakes were crushed with the discount mixers perfectly in seconds. This is absolutely not possible with the Bosch MSM7250 hand blender. Even after a few minutes mixing and stirring pieces still remain which can be crushed only by deliberate ramming attacks with a hand blender. Therefore, I can only advise against this model. Also, the Mixer is the Sticky not just perfect for mixing in his hand.