KitchenAid 9-Speed Digital Hand Mixer with Turbo Beater II Accessories and Pro Whisk – Contour Silver Import To Shop ×Product

Not worth the price for meI bought this because there are times dragging my stand mixer out is just not worth it. A good hand mixer is an excellent purchase for anyone that bakes, cooks or even just might use it occasionally. I love the kitchenaid brand mixers because I have to say, it’s an excellent quality product that has lasted decades in my home. This 9 speed is a good hand mixer, but not worth the price. I am comparing this to the kitchenaid 5 speed mixer which I ended up buying and returning the 9 speed.This mixer does start nice and slow in comparison to the 5 speed mixer, so if that’s really important, go for it.The lowest 2 speeds are lower than the first speed of the 5 speed mixer, but I found them really unnecessary. I found myself just going to at least 3rd speed immediately.There are a few speeds in between 3 and 9 that you don’t get on the 5 speed mixer, but at top speed on either mixer the power is the same. Both are 120v so there is no difference in the max power.The on/off and speed adjustment on this 9 speed are awkward for me to use as well. The on off goes from side to side and to adjust the speed, there is a very small button to push. I guess I’m just stuck on the old time switch that adjusts speed and powers off /on forward to back.As far as the extra accessories go, I found the whisk, blender rod and dough hooks for a little more than $10 each, so don’t talk yourself into justifying the price for the accessories.The dough hook accessories are meant for a lighter batter, like pancake batter, definitely not your general bread because of the power. I really found them useless for the mixer. If you make breads or heavier dough, invest in a stand mixer because it will have the needed power.The whisk is about the only accessory I found a little useful and worth purchasing separately. Great to use with pudding, and sauces. I use my stand mixer for whipping because it has more power and takes less time.The blending accessory is nice, plastic end on a stainless rod, which is not like it used to be. Used to be metal instead of plastic end. Again, the power of the mixer will not allow for a smooth smoothie. I could see it working to make a milkshake, drink mix, possibly soups or sauces pretty well, but this is pretty expensive for that lightweight use.The turbo beaters are a better quality than the 5 speed, a bit more sturdy, but again, not worth the price because the quality of my 5 speed beaters is just fine.Overall, for the price, this is just not worth it to me. For the ease of use, practicality, price and overall performance, just get the 5 speed and if you find the attachments necessary, buy them separately. In all practicality I found the only useful accessory to be the whisk, just so I don’t have to drag the stand mixer out for quick and easy projects. The turbo beaters work for light dough, as pancake batter just fine. (I really just mix pancake batter with a spatula.) I have a ninja to make smoothies and mix powdered drinks. I just can’t justify paying twice the price of the 5 speed mixer for as little as this mixer offers so far as performance.

Perfect KitchenAid applianceThis comes in handy when you don’t have time to take your stand mixer out. It’s just as practical as the stand mixer. It has 9 speeds and get the job done just as efficient as the stand mixer. It is easy to handle and very easy to clean. 10/10 recommend

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 *ONE YEAR UPDATE*I’ve had this for over a year now. I use it at least once a day for breads, cookies, crackers, goat cheese (we eat a lot of goat cheese) and it’s still working just as well as day one. I don’t use it on bread dough a ton as I feel like it was getting too thick for the motor to handle; thankfully there’s been no damage. I’ve had my five and seven yr olds use it as well. The dough hook is AMAZING for mixing peanut butter, it’s really a life changer in that regard. I have to say I’m a huge fan.**************I was gifted a Kitchen Aid stand mixer when I got married, in fact, my mom said that she was holding on to it for my wedding day. So I found the first guy I could and married him so I could get the stand mixer. I used it basically everyday as I have to do a lot of cooking from scratch for my food-sensitive family. After 9 years of blissful dough mixing, my stand mixer broke. I was devastated. I had to start mixing bread dough by hand. Like a pioneer (1st world problems, I know). Knowing that I would have been the worst pioneer ever, I told my husband that we really needed to replace the mixer. Even after looking at tons of Black Friday deals, they were just too expensive for us at this point in our lives. We then started looking into hand mixers as a temporary fix for some of the un-breadly mixing needs. And then I realized that these things have dough hooks. I scoured the internet looking for reviews about the hand mixer dough hooks and most people have never even used them. I like to live dangerously so I talked my husband (of 9 happy years now) into getting me this mixer instead of the more expensive stand mixer.The day this arrived I used the dough hooks. They really helped with the annoying initial mixing of the bread dough which was always the worst part. It took it to a great point where I could just hand knead the dough the rest of the way. It’s a little therapeutic, I guess. They were really easy to clean off, too. The dough mostly came off on its own and the little bits at the end easily slid off. I gave them a quick wipe and rinse and they were good to go. These dough hooks are great if you are looking for a less expensive way to help out with your dough making and you don’t mind just a little hand kneading at the end.I included a video of the consistency of the sourdough after just a couple of minutes of mixing. It was pretty sticky at that point, but about a minute after that it was ready for hand kneading.I make my dough at night after my children are in bed, one bonus of this mixer is it is not loud at all. It’s way more quiet than my original Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I could still hold a conversation with my husband in the next room as I mixed.I have used the mixer multiple times now for various foods and it has been wonderful. It’s easy to clean the parts and storage is ok in the bag. I would have preferred the plastic container storage that the other leading brands have, but I’ll deal with it.This was everything I need right now at just a fraction of the price of a stand mixer.

👍 Well balanced, strong and versatile 👍Wow this is one powerful hand mixer for just .9 amps! Its electronically controled DC motor exhibits equal torque on all settings, so even at the lowest speed it doesn’t bog down. While another reviewer complained that you have to click through the up and down arrows to adjust speed, discovered I could simply hold either button to travel back and forth between 1 and 9 on my unit, whew! Had also been a bit hesitant to purchase at first because was unfamiliar with the newer style of beater attachments with the wire loops, but found them to be a noticeable improvement over the older fashion bladed variety. For one thing they generate less friction so take less effort to stir with and don’t unduly warm batters that need to stay cool prior to baking. And of course, the reduced surface area means hardly any batter clings to them when done mixing, so there’s less waste and much easier clean up. Whatever newfangled stainless steel formula the manufacturer is employing seems really strong too so I’m not terribly worried about these attachments bending or breaking with use.Must confess I’d been a bit skeptical as to whether The KitchenAid would be able to mix a semi-whole wheat pizza dough but it came through like a champ on a one pound ball, which was twice as much as I needed for a thin crust recipe. Not sure what its limit might be in this regard, the dough hooks are not very long so effectively prohibits the user from overloading the motor with too large a batch. Worked really well on an eighteen muffin cranberry orange nut recipe where the chunky ingredients get mixed in last, finished product had a wonderful pull-apart quality while retaining a soft crumb. Would have been difficult to obtain similar results by hand, that’s for sure.Blending rod’s five spoked translucent white disk seems to be made of either nylon or polypropylene, should be quite durable. Immersion blenders, especially with mashers, might be more efficacious for puréeing, but this slim attachment will eventually get the job done. Doesn’t generate much of a vortex, which is sort of a good thing in that you can fill any vessel near to the top without risk of splatter even on the highest speed (soft startup really helps too.) Long shaft reaches to the bottom of a typical 24oz tumbler. Won’t produce a spectacular amount of foam in a shake, for that you’d need the whisk attachment which does generate quite a vortex, demands about 75% headroom (because contents will expand ~ 50% on their own, in addition to spinning up the sides of the mixing vessel.)Have only been using this KA a short time and while pleased with its performance thus far can’t attest to its longevity — sprang for the four year protection plan just in case. Honestly it’s plastic casing seems kinda flimsy and mars easily (just wiping it down with a Viva paper towel left faint marks) but on the plus side it’s comfortably light in weight. Do wish it had silicone pads to rest on in the standing position though because the two tiny raised dots and one thin line the mixer depends on don’t offer any impact resistance and can’t keep it from sliding around on a wet countertop. Fortunately the rubbery, heavy duty power cord makes an effective brake, while left and right locking positions keep it turned out of the way no matter which side of your work area your electrical outlets might reside. Icing on the cake of course is that unlike a conventional stand mixer, this hand beater can be used over the stove, convenient for preparing those glazes and frostings that have to be heated while mixed. Perfectly balanced in the hand so attachments naturally hang straight down, makes all kinds of food prep seem effortless.So glad my ancient Oster finally bit the dust, giving me the excuse I needed to pull the trigger on this way more versatile KitchenAid!Hmmm…. Wonder why only two of the four photos I posted are showing up here now. Sorry folks!