Best Handheld Food Mixers

Found this mixer to be quite expensive - the softening butter feature we used once or twice - it's a bit gimmicky. much easier to just soften butter… Read more

in the microwave or take it out a bit earlier and use a cheaper mixer

I don't know if ours was just a dud (although I notice a lot of the reviews complain about the noise), but ours emitted an excruciating high pitched whine when it was in the lower power settings (spare a thought for any dogs in the neighbourhood). So much, so that I would never use it at any setting that produced it and I cringed every time it was brought out.

Most recently when we turn it off after use, it has this electrical crackling sound (like it's sparking inside). I reached out to Sunbeam and after harvesting all my information and reviewing for a few days they didn't want to know about it as it was out of the 12 month warranty period.

For the cost I would not purchase this again: 1. Had I known about the noise, I wouldn't have purchased it in the first place, and 2. Given Sunbeam's lack of interest in the product fault, I can't say I would purchase another one of their products.

4th mixer in a year – Everything is great at first, a little loud. All three had problems with power beater. I rarely went above speed 4. Mostly used for cake batter and… Read more

frosting. The first one worked for a month. The second worked for 4 months and the recent one exactly 6 months. I am using number 4 because it was a gift. When it breaks I am done.

Best birthday present this year – I make sponge cakes and meringues quite regularly and was highly impressed by the speed of the super aerator whisk. A real time saver. Strong… Read more

powerful motor. The turbo function is a welcome addition. The storage case is another reason for my 5 star review. No more searching through drawers for accessories. Well designed. Recommend highly.

Surprisingly good – I’ve got an older Sunbeam handheld Mixmaster so I thought I knew what I was in for. I was expecting a light, low powered, handheld mixer but I was so… Read more

wrong.

The Sunbeam JMP1000WH is a high powered, sturdy, workhorse of a mixer. It has a whopping 6 speed settings with a burst button. It comes with two sets of attachments; beaters for cakes and meringue, and dough hooks for biscuits and bread. The mixer comes with a handy base case enclosure to keep everything together, and for only 250 watts it sure has some power.

I never imagined I’d be able to effortlessly beat perfect peaks for meringues but this outperformed my expensive stand mixer. There was no undissolved sugar stuck to the sides and no need to fold in the sides with a spatula. Cookie dough was easily combined with the dough hooks but the mixer did feel a bit heavy with the added resistance of a thicker mix.

This mixer retails at around $40 and is a great space saving addition to any cook’s kitchen.

The quality of the unit and beaters are no where as good as the bench top mixer. The handmixer's 5 speed is slow on #5, the beaters are flimsy and the unit feels low quality. It does look good and is definitely quiet. Show details

I hate that this mixer does not always turn off properly... the unit can start up while I'm trying to press the button to remove the beaters! A… Read more

review from 7 years ago commented on the lack of length in the cord. SUNBEAM commented that they have noted this, but 7 years later... still a crumby 1m cord. If it hadnt been a gift, I'd never have bought it myself! The only positive so far is the power boost for whipping.

$20 wasted isn't the issue here. The issue is I need to cook for tomorrow. Trying to cream butter and sugar, which I start at low speed. The lowest… Read more

speed on this is much to fast, and sprayed sugar across my kitchen. Fine for high speed whipping, no good for creaming, or folding. Get something better

I read Sherry Cook's review and I had exactly the same experience. The machine is powerful enough to do the job but the speed controller is a… Read more

terrible design. How this got through from the design phase to the production phase and testing is a joke. The pulse section is next to the off section and is EASILY hit causing your contents to coat the kitchen. I would NOT buy this poorly designed mixer.