Cuisinart - Power Advantage Plus 9 Speed Hand Mixer with Storage Case - White

Purchased a Cuisinart Advantage(R) Plus hand mixer about a year and a half ago. Worked perfectly. While making frosting for my granddaughters birthday, it suddenly wasn’t working. Found paperwork where I had registered it when I purchased product. Called number listed. Followed their instructions. Within a week, I received a brand new updated hand held Cuisinart mixer! This company totally backs their product. I am very satisfied with the product and the company. Cuisinart is number one in my book.

A beater broke on my older Cuisinart hand mixer and replacements were no longer available, so I had to get a new mixer and chose this model as the closest equivalent. On the plus side, it's powerful, comfortable to use and not too heavy. On the minus side, the self-described slow-start feature doesn't start at low speed; it starts at a high speed and then drops down after a few seconds. Thanks to many previous reviewers mentioning this, I didn't expect it to actually start slowly (which my older Cuisinart mixer did) and avoided a mess. I would suggest using this mixer in a deep mixing bowl, so spatters coming off the beaters will hit the sides of the bowl and not the kitchen walls. I haven't used the dough hooks. The plastic storage case seems pointless to me; the ... MoreA beater broke on my older Cuisinart hand mixer and replacements were no longer available, so I had to get a new mixer and chose this model as the closest equivalent. On the plus side, it's powerful, comfortable to use and not too heavy. On the minus side, the self-described slow-start feature doesn't start at low speed; it starts at a high speed and then drops down after a few seconds. Thanks to many previous reviewers mentioning this, I didn't expect it to actually start slowly (which my older Cuisinart mixer did) and avoided a mess. I would suggest using this mixer in a deep mixing bowl, so spatters coming off the beaters will hit the sides of the bowl and not the kitchen walls. I haven't used the dough hooks. The plastic storage case seems pointless to me; the cord doesn't fit well if the tools are in there (and I don't even see the cord in the photo), the mixer doesn't snap on and off easily, and the combined unit is quite tall. I'm generally satisfied with this purchase, but might choose a different model if I had to replace it.

This mixer replaced my 20 year old Hamilton Beach that finally gave out. I did a bit of research based on reviews, and the information from America’s Test Kitchen, I settled on the Cuisinart. So far, so good. The lowest speed starts out slow and doesn’t cause spatter, and it has the capacity to do jobs without having to pull out my Kitchenaid.The way the beaters are designed, they don’t get weighted down with the dough or mix. I also appreciate the storage of the beaters and the cord. This is great mixer and would recommend it.