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Philips HR2681/00 review

The 5000 Series Essential Set: 1,200 W with ProMix — a shaped blade unit and a blade splash guard matched to the motor — plus an LED speed display and SpeedTouch control. A one-touch button swaps attachments without setting the blender down, and the shaft detaches to be rinsed under the tap.

The net of it The one designed around the interruptions. Two specifications here are about the awkward moments rather than the blending: an LED that shows the speed you are actually on, and a one-touch swap Philips states can be done without setting the blender down — which anyone who has juggled a dripping shaft and a chopper lid will value. The gap is dimensional: Philips publishes none of the four figures that describe the physical tool.

Designed around the annoying part

Two of the published specifications here are not about blending at all.

The first is a one-touch attachment change that Philips states works without setting the blender down. The second is an LED speed display paired with SpeedTouch control — so the speed is read rather than estimated from how hard a finger is pressing.

Neither makes a smoother soup. Both remove a specific daily irritation, which over five years is arguably the better trade.

ProMix

Philips’s name for matching three things to each other: the motor, a uniquely shaped blade unit, and a blade splash guard. The guard being part of the design rather than an afterthought is the useful part — the bell is what decides splashing.

1,200 W

Equal to the NWOUIIAY, below the LEBENLANG’s 1,500 W, double the WMF’s 600 W. As noted across this family, price and power do not move together here.

What is not published

Shaft length, bell diameter, weight, cable length, and the number of speeds. SpeedTouch is described as intuitive rather than counted. For a tool judged in someone else’s saucepan, that is the wrong set of blanks.

The plus side, and the minus

Strengths

  • LED speed display — the only visible speed readout in this family
  • One-touch attachment change, stated to work without putting the blender down
  • Detachable shaft, rinsed under running water
  • 1,200 W with a blade unit and splash guard Philips states are designed together

Compromises

  • No shaft length, bell diameter, weight or cable length published
  • No speed count published — SpeedTouch is described, not quantified
  • The British price is around 60% above the German one
  • No offer on Amazon US at the time of writing

Specifications

Power1,200 W
TechnologyProMix — motor, shaped blade unit, blade splash guard
Speed controlSpeedTouch with LED speed display
Attachment changeOne-touch, without setting the blender down
CleaningShaft detaches, rinsed under running water
Shaft lengthNot published
WeightNot published
Cable lengthNot published
Amazon referenceB0CP9DNQZX (identical on 5 markets)
EAN8720389033889

What readers want to know

What does the LED display show?

Philips pairs SpeedTouch control with an LED speed indicator so the current speed is visible rather than guessed from finger pressure. It is the only speed readout among the stick blenders on this site.

How is it cleaned?

Philips states the blending shaft detaches and is rinsed under running water. Whether any part is dishwasher-safe is not published for this model, and the manual shipped with your unit is the authority.

Our score

7.8/ 10

The one designed around the interruptions. Two specifications here are about the awkward moments rather than the blending: an LED that shows the speed you are actually on, and a one-touch swap Philips states can be done without setting the blender down — which anyone who has juggled a dripping shaft and a chopper lid will value. The gap is dimensional: Philips publishes none of the four figures that describe the physical tool.

What this one costs among kitchen appliances

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on August 23, 2026.

The buyer this one serves, among kitchen appliances

Everyday work where changing attachments mid-recipe is the annoyance to remove.

The kitchen appliances guides it appears in

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for kitchen appliances and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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