The only issue was the heaviness of the machine. We started slowly with the sponge cake batter and it mixed the batter with ease, creating a cake with a high rise that was easy to cut without a lot of crumbs. After a few tries, we realized it was easier to manage splatter by tipping the bowl sideways. The whipping went surprisingly fast (under three minutes for both whipped cream and meringue), but also sprayed a bit of fluff across the kitchen.
This was a little difficult to manage on the first try, as the two whisks worked with a lot more might and speed than the other mixers’ single whisk. We first used it to make whipped cream and meringue with the double whisk attachments, a departure from the single-whisk mixers that made up the bulk of our testing pool. Not only does the Breville look gorgeous out of the box with clean lines and a modern design, but this mixer is a true powerhouse. For those whose budget allows, that all adds up to a mixer well worth the premium you’d pay in comparison to the Cuisinart. The style, versatility, power and speed of the Breville BHM800SIL Hand Mixer make it akin to a sports car of the small-appliance world. We’ll be keeping this mixer in heavy rotation whenever we’re in the kitchen.īest high-end hand mixer: Breville BHM800SIL Hand Mixer If you’ve ever spent 10 minutes angrily fishing around for mixer attachments in the back of your kitchen drawers, you know that this is a fantastic feature.īetween 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. Extra storage without a bigger footprint in your kitchen is, quite simply, amazing. Why hand mash when you can just as easily pull your hand mixer out of the drawer to do the job?įinally, this quiet little mixer has a storage case that snaps on the bottom, where the attachments and cord can easily be tucked away, making the mixer higher, not wider. The Cuisinart is such a delight to use that we even grabbed it for tasks for which we normally wouldn’t use a mixer, like mashed sweet potatoes. Since the Cuisinart didn’t splatter any dough or batter during our testing, we simply wiped off the machine with a damp cloth to clean, no scrubbing required. The attachments fell out neatly and were easy to clean both by hand and in the dishwasher. In addition to being lightweight with easy-to-reach buttons, it features an LED display that shows a simple number so you know exactly what level you’re working at, and an eject button, positioned conveniently under the handle, that works with a simple squeeze. Not only does this machine whip up pro-level baked goods, but it’s also extremely user-friendly. We also tested the dough hooks for the kneading capability on a simple pizza dough recipe, and the Cuisinart excelled at producing a good rise and creating a nice crispy dough with a chewy crust. The heavier ingredients, just like the light egg whites and cake batter, stayed put in the bowl, which was not the case for several of the other mixers we tested. We also tested the mixers for lighter tasks as well: When we gave the Cuisinart a whirl making chocolate chip oatmeal cookies from a mix, the wire beater attachments on the machine handled the heavy ingredients with ease, fully mixing the bowl of oats, chocolate chips, oil and egg in roughly two minutes. This led to the best cake of the 10 we made during this process, with a fluffy rise that wasn’t dry. The Cuisinart’s lightness in hand, along with the ease of reach to the up and down speed buttons, made it ideal for a longer task like this. It’s a real test of the baker’s skill and patience, and the most important tool to maintain the required stamina is a lightweight hand mixer that is easy to maneuver.
This process requires a good 20 minutes of mixing eggs and slowly adding in sugar to prevent large air holes in the cake.
Not once did we find ourselves - or the walls of the kitchen - wearing meringue or whipped cream while whisking them up.įor mixing, we used a simple three-ingredient sponge cake recipe, with eggs, cake flour and granulated sugar, which really tested the mixer’s ability to add air to the eggs, making the cake fluffy and easy to slice. All of the mixers delivered whipped cream in a similar timeline (with the noted exception of the Breville, which accomplished the task in three), but what really impressed us about the Cuisinart was how the first three speeds (of nine total) were really gentle and slow. It also created a meringue while whipping egg whites in five minutes flat. 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. The brushed chrome design is stylish, modern and timeless, and would look great in any kitchen. We were impressed with this appliance right out of the box. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
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