I did a LOT of research before buying this about a year ago. I wanted something strong and powerful, with the sturdy, old-fashioned wide bars on the beaters (not those flimsy wire ones). I use mine most often to make cookie dough, and I use it at least twice a month for that (and sometimes as much as twice a week, for multiple batches). This has NO PROBLEM quickly creaming the butter/sugar, and even after adding the flour and chocolate chips it mixes just fine. It bucks a little, but not bad at all. If it were a boxer it would be in the Heavyweight class, not light or bantam. It packs a punch because it has a big motor. However, the way the handle connects you can hold it from the back instead of arching your wrist over the top, so the weight is easier to hold than my older, lighter mixer. If you're doing something thin, use a deep bowl because it WILL splatter everywhere, just because it's super powerful. It does whipped cream with the whisk attachment beeYOOtifully and quicker than you'd think possible if you've been using a cheapy crummy mixer. I've used it to make buttercream/cream cheese icing with superlative results. The only problem I've had is with doing egg whites, but then I discovered I shouldn't try to make pavlova when it's rainy because the eggs won't ever stiffen, so that's not the mixer's fault! It wipes clean easily, and I like that the storage is incorporated though it took a while to get used to. All in all I am VERY pleased with this mixer. I waited a long time to leave a review, since I am using it pretty hard and wanted to make sure it lasted long enough to be worth it. I make cookies a lot, partially because I love cookies (and hubby does too) but also because with a good hand mixer it's ridiculously easy and faster than running to the store to pick up something to take to a dinner or friend's house. This is a GREAT mixer-- but don't sue me if you end up using it so much you get type II diabetes. :-) Read more
Simply awesome. Great British build quality and look. Had appropriate attachments with variable speeds, cord that can be wrapped up in the body. Well worth it. Buy it you will not regret your purchase. Read more
High quality hand mixer with power of a stand mixer. This thing could mix concrete on high! This is my second one. The first one did stop working after a year, so I am hopeful this one lasts longer. So far so good. Read more
The media could not be loaded. I purchased this mixer one year and one month ago. I would assume I probably didn’t get it until a week after I ordered so even less than what I stated above. I’m not a professional baker. I use this moderately on things like cakes and cupcakes and maybe either occasional I’m lazy pancake batter mixing so it hasn’t been abused in anyway. I am frustrated with the quality of this product being it’s not that old and it’s already broke. The beater on the hexagon shaped sigh, started binding with the other beater while I was mixing and then stopped mixing. I pulled the mixer out the beater fell into the bowl and on the meter was a small ring. I looked into the hole where the beater houses and noticed that there was a broken plastic piece inside where that plastic piece is now I don’t know it possibly couldn’t be in my batter. It’s amazing how products only last the one year manufacturers warranty and then their big pile of garbage. I will not buy this product again and no, I don’t recommend it to anyone unless of course they wanna throw their money in the garbage as I will be doing as soon as I get done with this review, hope y’all have a great day! Read more
This is hands down the best mixer I have ever purchased. It is sturdy, well built and never lets me down. It stands up for easy storage. Read more
Though it has some good qualities, the Dualit 88520 has a couple of important flaws. It is comfortable in the hand, powerful and drives flat-bladed beaters, rather than wire ones, which means that it mixes/whips things more quickly. I haven’t tested it on dough yet, but I assume that it will also mix stiffer dough than mixers with less power. The two problems are with the on/off/speed control switch. The switch, which is designed to be operated with the thumb of the hand holding the mixer, is so stiff that when one finally pushes it hard enough to turn it on, it jumps to the 2 or 3 speed position, rather than starting at 1. So if you start with the beaters in whatever flour or liquid you want to mix, the mixer splatters it all over. The second problem is that even when you get the speed back down to 1, it is still too fast. The mixer we replaced had a low speed which was much slower than the Dualit. When I contacted the service agency, they said that they had had other complaints about this same problem. There is no fix. Dualit needs to re-engineer this mixer's switch. Until they do, I suggest that you buy something else. Read more
Visually appealing but so heavy! Does require a chord might look at other options cause I suffer with Osteoporosis. Read more
Great powerful mixer. Wonderful, except the way the cord is wound up takes some effort. You have to twist the bottom of the mixer, and it's not that easy. Other than that it's a terrific powerful mixer Read more
