I used to have a Cook’s blender many years ago and liked it a great deal. It’s not possible to find them now, but this has exactly the same look and feel.

Firstly it’s heavy, real glass which In,I have prefer to plastic. It’s very easy to put on the base and remove it - no fiddly click and turn is required, just put it in place and the weight holds it there.

Capacity is good and it handles hot liquids very well. You can fill to about 75% without risking overflow.

Several settings give real options for pulsing, slow mixing, fast chopping etc, and the controls are light and easy to use.

On the downside? It’s pretty noisy - but they all are - and the top rubber/plastic cap is such a good fit it’s quite difficult to remove. 

On balance though this is an excellent blender (I’ve had it for a couple of months)