Tefal PerfectMix High-Speed Blender

Is the Tefal PerfectMix High-Speed Blender worth buying?

Yes, the Tefal PerfectMix High-Speed Blender is worth its £77.02 if you want a glass jug that stays clear for years and a brand that keeps low-cost parts on the shelf for 15 years. The 2L jar is BPA free, the stainless steel blades lift out for washing, and 263 owners rate the machine 4.3.

It is not the buy for anyone chasing the cheapest watt: £77.02 buys 1,200W here, while the Reemix 2000W Jug Blender costs £69.99 and gives 800W more. Buy the PerfectMix for the material and the repair network rather than for the motor figure, and it holds its place at number six on this page.

What does 6.4p per watt mean for the Tefal PerfectMix High-Speed Blender?

Divide £77.02 by the 1,200W motor and each watt costs 6.4p. That is the number this machine stands or falls on, because the Reemix 2000W Jug Blender works out at 3.5p per watt, so the Tefal asks nearly double for its motor and charges the difference in glass.

Rotation makes up some of the ground: 28,000 RPM clears a jar of frozen fruit in well under a minute, and Tefal angles the Powelix blades for results up to 30% faster than its older cold-mix models. In a 2L jar that is three or four 500ml glasses from one run. Looked at the other way round, every pound spends on 15.6W of motor.

What comes in the box with the Tefal PerfectMix High-Speed Blender?

One blender, one 2L BPA-free glass jar and a removable stainless steel blade assembly. There is no tamper, no travel cup and no second container, so a single serving goes through the whole jar and its lid. Tefal covers the machine for 2 years.

It stands 40.6 cm tall on a base of 19.2 by 21.5 cm and weighs 4.1 kg, light enough to lift from a cupboard with one hand and heavy enough that the glass steadies itself while the blades run. The housing is 58% recycled plastic and the finish is grey. Control is a single knob with a pulse position, so there is nothing to programme and nothing to read.

Where does the Tefal PerfectMix High-Speed Blender fall short?

The glass is the thing you feel every day. A full 2L jar plus the 4.1 kg machine is a two-hand lift to the sink, and glass holds onto heat and cold longer than plastic, so rinsing takes a little longer than a Tritan jar would. Set down hard on tiles it breaks, where plastic would bounce.

There are no presets and no timer, so ice and frozen blocks depend on how you work the knob. The audience is still modest too: 263 ratings at 4.3 against the 5,112 behind the Ninja 2-in-1 Blender, which means less evidence for the long run.

How does the Tefal PerfectMix compare with the Reemix and the Philips 5000 Series?

Against the Reemix 2000W Jug Blender at £69.99, the Tefal costs £7.03 more and offers 800W less, so on motor alone the Reemix wins outright. What the extra money buys is glass instead of Tritan and around 6,200 Tefal repair centres behind the machine. Buy the Reemix if ice and frozen fruit are the daily job; buy the Tefal if the jar sits on the worktop and you want it to still look right in five years.

The Philips 5000 Series Blender costs £11.98 more at £89.00 and runs the same 1,200W, but it adds an on-the-go tumbler and a ribbed jar for thick frozen mixtures. Anyone who takes a smoothie out of the house gets more from the Philips; anyone who drinks it in the kitchen saves money and takes the glass.