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Stacey Solomon's go-to blender with ‘perfect results' is now £25 off at Amazon

Stacey Solomon's go-to blender with ‘perfect results' is now £25 off at Amazon

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Stacey Solomon has been creating some amazing home-grown meals lately, and her Smeg blender is a staple in her food prep routine – and it's now £25 off at Amazon
Alongside her brilliant home organisation hacks, Stacey Solomon has been sharing another key part of life at Pickle Cottage – her cooking. The TV presenter is often seen showing off her vegetable haul that she's grown and picked from her very own garden, and in one of her latest Instagram stories, she showed how she makes her very own pesto for family dinners.
To prep her food, Stacey used Smeg's Retro 50s Style Jug Blender, which she's been putting to good use lately when it comes to creating her homecooked meals. The blender is usually priced at £199.95, but you can currently save £25, as Amazon has slashed the price to £174.95.
The discount currently only applied to the black version – which is the same one Stacey has. However if you're happy to pay a little more, you can also pick up in six other retro-inspired colourways including red, baby pink and sage green, with each one currently enjoying a different percentage off.
If you want a little more discount or a different colour and don't need the full sized jug style that Stacey uses, Debenhams has also discounted the slightly smaller Smeg Retro Blender & Smoothie Maker from £149.99 to between £98.95 and £99.99 depending on which colour you get. Ninja's Detect Blender Pro is also on sale down from £139.99 to £99.99, whilst Lakeland's Tabletop Blender with Grinder Attachment has £20 off, taking it from £74.99 to £54.99.
However Stacey's Smeg Retro 50s Style Jug Blender is ideal for making larger batches of things, as well as giving you a handy serving jug that you can take straight from the blend to your cup or bowl. The lid includes an adding measuring cup that lets you add ingredients safely and easily whilst blending, and it has stainless steel blades that allow precise chopping.
There's four speed levels, a pulse function with three intensity levels, and an autoclean function that lets you quickly clean it between ingredients for times when you need to prep multiple ingredients. Not to mention it also has three pre-set programmes to use, with a smoothie, green smoothie and ice crush option for preparing iced drinks and cocktails.
Amazon shoppers have also praised the Smeg Retro 50s Style Jug Blender, with one saying: 'Every Christmas for the last 10+ years, I've baked cakes to give to family and friends instead of giving them a card (more personal). One of the ingredients is crushed pineapple. For the last 2 - 3 years, it's been neigh-on impossible to get crushed pineapple, so this year I decided to make my own.
"Using this machine I achieved the perfect results and exactly what I was after. The machine is very well made and without too many fancy settings that no one ever uses. I will be more than happy to buy the same one if ever this one faults.'
Another agreed: 'Bought this as a gift. So glad I did, we now make healthy gorgeous smoothies with frozen fruit all year round. Using the smoothie setting it automatically changes speed and stops when it's done. With a matching kettle and toaster the kitchen looks so trendy.'
One did offer a couple of warnings, saying: 'Nice looking (well, I think so..); sturdy base and useful cord tidy. Not the cheapest one the market and you wouldn't expect that. The jug/blade assembly is Tritan with stainless steel blades and the handbook states this is *not* dishwasher-safe. The lid and centre cap is dishwasher-safe. Unless you turn off at the wall (as recommended by Smeg) you will have a permanent red LED if the jug is in place, or a permanent flashing red LED if the jug is not positioned. Happy with actual performance so far, mainly smoothies…'

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