The ProBlend brand’s main objective is to provide quality products with new innovative techniques and dispensing equipment proven to be state of the art with products that are economical for the customers and made in the USA.

The jug is made from glass, which makes it heavier than some of the plastic designs, but it does come with a handle and non-drip spout for pouring, which all adds to its luxury feel. While it doesn't have a cleaning mode on board, it does features dishwasher safe parts that make it easy to keep fresh. The blade cannot be fully submerged in water either but it was easy to clean with washing up liquid and a hot running tap. The minimally styled control panel has four pre-set 'Adapti-blend' settings illustrated with icons for juices, soups, smoothies and a handy self-cleaning feature.

The powerful industrial high speed 3HP (38,000 RPM) motor with 1200W power output can effortlessly crush ice. The two-in-one Japanese stainless steel cutting blades are capable of both wet and dry application. This blender is the ideal solution for any catering outlet offering blended beverages. Thankfully, its relatively quiet operation is quite deceiving, as its on-board razor-sharp blades are designed at an optimised cutting angle to take on the toughest of ingredients, including nuts and ice. These stainless-steel blades have a hard titanium coating to make them durable over time too. Set up is straightforward – once you’ve loaded your ingredients into one of the 700ml cups, you screw on the powerful Pro Extractor Blade lid and fix it in position on top of the base. You can choose from manual settings, that you can stop and start at your own leisure, and use pulse controls too. Or you can opt for the intuitive ‘Auto-IQ’ one-touch programs, that work for a set time and limit the guesswork. Choose from the likes of the 50-second Blend setting, that works well for drinks with ice and frozen ingredients, or the 60-second Max Blend setting, which is good for use on ingredients with skins or items such as seeds and nuts.

If you only have specific ingredients in your fridge, you can use the Pantry section of the app, manually tap in what you have and it will recommend suitable recipes. There's also a useful Shopping List section, where you can make a note of ingredients you need to buy. What's more, if you're following a certain diet such as 'diabetic friendly' or want something specifically designed to boost energy, you can tailor which recipes the app recommends to you. Whilst we will always try to accommodate specific delivery requests from our customers this may not be possible and only be undertaken at an additional cost. On board there's a built-in heat element and up to 10 Auto-iQ pre-set programmes for cold and hot recipes. This takes the guess work out of how long you have to whizz up certain ingredients. For example, we tried it on the smoothie button and it produced a smooth and silky drink, with minimum froth on top, in under a minute. It also has pre-set buttons for chopping, sautéing, blending and cooking soups in under 20 minutes - all from scratch. There are also manual settings so you can tailor your smoothies and soups and choose the speed and length of blend.Pros: Hot and cold presets; cleaning mode; tamper included Cons: Bulky 5.6kg weight; jug cannot be submerged in water