The Waring Professional Bar Blender you can just smile and ignore ... We played faux bartender to put the Waring Pro through its paces and found just how strong the blender really is.

With the help of the Waring Pro Professional Martini Maker ($100), those manning the home bar can get the cocktail just right. Aside from using the best ingredients, the key is the temperature.

Noise: This model was judged good for how noisy the blender is, running with 1 cup of water for 30 secs. About The Waring Pro PBB225 is part of the Blenders test program at Consumer Reports.

There is one thing I learned from bringing the Waring Pro Professional Deep Fryer home ... deep-frying Mars Bars has never been so easy. $149 at the Bay and Home Outfitters (visit www.hbc.com ...

Noise: This model was judged fair for how noisy the blender is, running with 1 cup of water for 30 secs. About The Waring Pro Inverted MBB1000 is part of the Blenders test program at Consumer Reports.