Compare Hand Mixers

15 ranked products · Two to 4 at a time · Updated 17 Sept 2026

Pick any two to four of the 15 ranked hand mixers and read them side by side. This page opens on the board's top 3, Breville Handy Mix Scraper, Braun MultiMix 5 Hand Mixer and Hamilton Beach 6-Speed Electric Hand Mixer.

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Hand Mixers compared side by side. Each column is one product, each row is one measure taken from the same research that built the board.
Measure	Breville Breville Handy Mix Scraper	Braun Braun MultiMix 5 Hand Mixer	Hamilton Beach Hamilton Beach 6-Speed Electric Hand Mixer	KitchenAid KitchenAid 7-Speed Hand Mixer (KHM7210)	Cuisinart Cuisinart Power Advantage Plus 9-Speed Hand Mixer (HM-90BCS)	KitchenAid KitchenAid 9-Speed Digital Hand Mixer (KHM926)	Beautiful Beautiful by Drew 6-Speed Hand Mixer	BLACK+DECKER BLACK+DECKER Lightweight Hand Mixer	Braun Braun MultiMix 9-Speed Hand Mixer	Dualit Dualit Hand Mixer	Dash Dash SmartStore Compact Hand Mixer	KitchenAid KitchenAid Cordless 7 Speed Hand Mixer (KHMB732)	Smeg Smeg 50's Style Hand Mixer (HMF01)	KitchenAid KitchenAid Ultra Power 5-Speed Hand Mixer (KHM512)	BLACK+DECKER BLACK+DECKER Helix Performance Premium 5-Speed Hand Mixer
Tier	S	S	S	A	A	B	C	D	D	F	F	F	F	F	F
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Ladder points	1275 LP	1131 LP	908 LP	856 LP	721 LP	554 LP	461 LP	336 LP	247 LP	28 LP	0 LP	0 LP	0 LP	0 LP	0 LP
Our verdict	The only product three independent outlets independently place at the top, backed by Breville's build quality and support reputation. The default answer for someone who wants to buy this once.	Best Overall from Food Network and Best for Baking from Good Housekeeping, on a quiet, durable motor platform. The strongest alternative to the top two.	A budget build that two major outlets independently call the best value, and the honest answer for anyone who will not use a hand mixer weekly.	A repair specialist, a test kitchen, Consumer Reports and thousands of owner reviews all point the same way, on a mature platform with a real parts and support network.	The most powerful motor Food Network tested, but the ejection mechanism is a long-term wear point and its ownership record trails the brands above it.	The same reliable KitchenAid platform with more range for heavier jobs, held back only by thinner model-specific retrieved evidence than its 7-speed sibling.	Heavily marketed and a budget pick on paper, but broken attachments cannot be replaced, which turns any failure into a full replacement. Buy the Hamilton Beach 6-Speed instead.	Allrecipes' Best Budget and the floor of the category. It loses points on power, not on value, which is why it still beats the mid-price traps below.	The same reliable Braun motor family with more range, but it lives in the shadow of the MultiMix 5, which does the real work just as well with less to go wrong.	Over-engineered on purpose, serviceable, and the most ownership-oriented build in the UK market, though current English-language coverage of it is thin.	A storage gimmick that costs you motor headroom and durability, with no major outlet currently standing behind it. Buy the Hamilton Beach 6-Speed instead.	Genuine KitchenAid quality in the format Serious Eats now recommends, ranked last among the picks because a battery pack is a guaranteed future failure point in a category that does not need one.	Well built but a style premium with a modest motor, outclassed on ownership value by the Breville and Braun at comparable money. Buy the Breville Handy Mix Scraper instead.	No electronics to fail, decades-long production run, still sold. Less capable than everything above it, but arguably the hardest on this board to kill.	Outclassed at its own price point by the Hamilton Beach, which carries Best Value endorsements from two major outlets where the BLACK+DECKER carries none. Buy the Hamilton Beach 6-Speed instead.
What reviewers rate	Named best hand mixer overall by Bon Appetit's current guide Named Best Overall by Good Housekeeping's current roundup Consumer Reports lab tests found Breville models beat the rest of the field Strong build and support reputation	Named Best Overall by Food Network Kitchen's 2026 testing Named Best for Baking by Good Housekeeping Braun small-appliance motors have a long reputation for quiet, durable operation Beats more expensive rivals at beating, whipping and cookie dough	Named Best Value by Good Housekeeping Named best value pick by Food Network Kitchen Leads a YouTube roundup of the year's best electric hand mixers Simple, widely owned, and easily replaced	Soft start keeps flour in the bowl Reviewed by a mixer-repair specialist as a middle-tier workhorse Named favorite hand mixer by NYT Cooking's test kitchen Strong owner satisfaction across thousands of ratings at major retailers	Named the Most Powerful hand mixer Food Network Kitchen tested Cuisinart covered among brands in Yahoo's professional-baker test Named Best for Bakers by Allrecipes Nine speeds for fine control	Top of KitchenAid's corded lineup with more speed range for kneading and whipping heavier loads KitchenAid models beat the rest of the field in Consumer Reports' tests Same platform family and support network as the KHM7210 From the brand Consumer Reports' 2026 lab tests put at the top of the field	Named best budget hand mixer by Bon Appetit's 2026 guide 350-watt motor punches well above its price class Turbo boost for tougher jobs Genuinely good mixing performance for a budget mixer	Named Best Budget by Allrecipes' current testing A first-time buyer loses very little by starting here One of the cheapest mixers widely recommended by a major testing outlet Handles everyday batters and whipped cream	Same quiet, robust motor family as the MultiMix 5 Wider speed range for delicate work Rides the award-winning MultiMix platform with more speeds Step-up option in the line Food Network named Best Overall and Good Housekeeping named Best for Baking	Overtly over-engineered, built like Dualit's toasters Metal body with serviceable parts Named among the best hand mixers on test by The English Home Well-built and genuinely capable	Clever cord-wrap storage case that stores neatly Compact storage case Clever snap-together storage design that makes the mixer compact to store Genuinely cheap and compact	Genuine KitchenAid quality in a cordless format Serious Eats' current guide confirms the cordless format is now a mainstream, tested recommendation KitchenAid models beat the rest of the field in Consumer Reports' tests Cordless freedom for mixing anywhere	Well built and likely to last Included among the best hand mixers on test by The English Home Capable mixing performance Well built and genuinely capable - a real machine, not just eye candy	Radically simple decades-old design with no electronic speed control to fail Still in current production The kind of appliance that gets handed down rather than replaced KitchenAid models beat the rest of the field in Consumer Reports' tests	A perennial Amazon bestseller Strong motor for the money Realistic budget cross-shop Helix-style beaters pull batter through more efficiently
Where it falls short	Costs flagship money for the last increment of performance cheaper mixers nearly match You pay a flagship premium for the last ten percent of performance Touch-control panel is electronics-first design that ages worse than a dial Breville's small-appliance support track record is shorter than some rivals'	Nothing recorded	Budget build that will not last like the Breville The build is unmistakably budget A six-speed basic, which limits its range Light build	Fewer features than KitchenAid's 9-speed digital model Costs more than the value picks for similar real-world output Fewer speeds make it less versatile than its 9-speed sibling Never threatens the budget picks on value	Accessory ejection mechanism is a moving plastic part that heavy use punishes Long-term ownership record does not match its raw power Heavier than the mixers ranked above it Costs more than the value leaders	Its cheaper 7-speed sibling does nearly the same job More electronics to age than the simpler 7-speed model Its cheaper 7-speed sibling delivers most of the same experience for meaningfully less Digital controls add electronics that can fail where a dial would not	Broken attachments cannot be replaced - no replacement parts pipeline Proprietary accessory ecosystem Shorter track record than older, better-documented budget workhorses Replacement attachments are hard to source, per user reports	Gives up power compared with stronger mixers Light-duty motor burns out when asked to work stiff doughs Built to a weight and cost target with no margin for real dough work Featherweight construction with flexing gears	Lives in the shadow of the MultiMix 5, which does the real work just as well with less to go wrong The step up from the MultiMix 5 costs more than the gains justify Extra electronics add failure modes compared with simpler models Costs meaningfully more than the MultiMix 5 without matching its results	Pricing outside the UK keeps it behind the value leaders Heavy Expert coverage is thinner and more UK-centric than the American test leaders Premium price not matched by performance per dollar	Compact design trades away motor headroom and durable construction Frequent bakers will wear it out Small motor struggles with dense doughs The compact compromise costs it the core mixing job	Rechargeable battery pack is a built-in expiry date Carries a clear convenience premium over the corded equivalent Less raw power than comparable corded models - battery operation costs mixing authority A rechargeable pack is a finite-life component that bounds the mixer's lifespan	Large style premium for a modest motor Poor ownership value over years relative to rivals at similar cost You pay flagship money largely for the retro 50's styling Beaten as a mixer by cheaper rivals	Fewer speeds than the current generation Weaker motor than the current 7-speed Lacks the soft-start refinement of the current KHM7210 Just five speeds, with no digital control and no storage case	Disposable appliance in a category where rivals last Outclassed at its own price point by the Hamilton Beach 6-Speed The weaker of the two similar BLACK+DECKER options on the shelf Marketed on spec-sheet claims rather than tested performance
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Every column is the same research that built the board. Nothing here is a specification sheet copied from a maker. Read how we rank for what a tier and a ladder point mean.