7 Best Hand Mixers For 2021
With it, you could go slow when mashing and mixing chocolate chips are fluff whip meringue. With its “smart” 220-watt motor, the hand mixer gives feedback to the motor and it, in turn, adjusts the power based on what its dealing with. This ensures that it maintains the desired speed irrespective of how tough the mixture is. Cuisinart’s hand mixer happens to be a go-to in the Delish test kitchen. Our senior food editor Lauren Miyashiro says it’s great for baking cookies, cakes, and pretty much any other standard dessert.
The brand name can also come into play when choosing between hand mixers. Some brands have a reputation for quality and have been shown to stand the test of time. Some brands include multiple attachments, such as dough hooks and a blending rod. Others are more durable and feature 240-watts of power and five speeds. They are typically versatile enough to easily tackle common mixing tasks.
This lightweight hand mixer comes out of the box looking simple and stylish, with the mixer attachments lying flush against the body of the mixer. It’s very slim, which made it easy to hold, and it would fit comfortably in many kitchen drawers. While this mixer was lightweight, it did feel a little awkward at times, it was somewhat difficult to scrape dough from the bottom of the bowl. Unlike the pricier models, though, this mixer had a simple flip up or down button for speed that worked smoothly. The attachments ejected a little wonkily — we pressed the button several times before they popped off — but they cleaned up easily. Lastly, the Breville comes with snap-on storage and a swivel cord, both of which are extremely handy features.
We didn’t notice this kicking in during testing, but the Handy Mix was sufficiently powerful to handle all of the doughs and batters we made. It seamlessly transitioned from slow to high speeds without splashing ingredients around. Use lower speeds for thicker or harder recipes, such as creamed butter or biscuit dough.
A spatula is included for scraping off every last bit of dough or batter, as well as a recipe book for baking tips and ideas. This cuisinart soup maker is BPA-free, making it safe for food preparation. As the Dash Mixer only comes with standard beater attachments, we used those to whisk egg whites and whipped cream, and both took just over five minutes and didn’t make any splatter. The sponge cake mixing was pretty tedious as it’s hard to set the mixer down while using it due to the cord position. It was difficult to get the batter just right — the sugar just didn’t blend in the way it was supposed to and our cake was dry and a little sad. The Breville Handy Mix Scraper was the best hand mixer we tested.
“We purchased this mixer because we have gotten tired of replacing our mixer every other year,” another shopper says. “Other mixers would burn out, but this workhorse takes it in stride. Incredible how quickly it makes the lightest meringues and also great at whipped cream. So glad we found this.” When it comes to heavy-duty mixing, you can’t beat stand mixers. However, these behemoths are expensive and a bit unwieldy for lighter tasks.
This mixer comes in over a dozen colors to choose from, and it’s a great value. Between its pro-level whipping abilities and ease-of-use, not to mention its handy storage case, the Cuisinart HM-90BCS 9-Speed Handheld Mixer proved to be the best hand mixer we tested. We’ll be keeping this mixer in heavy rotation whenever we’re in the kitchen. The mixer revved right up for the whipped cream test and got us to medium peaks in five minutes and stiff peaks 30 seconds after that. It also created a meringue from egg whites in five minutes flat.
Considering how you will use the hand mixer can help you make this determination. For instance, if you mostly whip up boxed brownies or pancake batter, a hand mixer with two or three speeds is likely sufficient. However, if you want to cream butter, blend thick batter or mix up chunky mashed potatoes, you might want to look at mixers with multiple speeds and settings. If you frequently mix items in smaller amounts, a hand mixer is ideal.