Cuisinart 220 Watts HTM-3 SmartPower Hand Mixer  Product Reviews

"I was very pleased to receive this as a Christmas gift from my brother and sister-in-law, particularly when I mentioned that I just needed an inexpensive mixer for my second home. It looks nice and the fact that there is no center post on the beaters means that they are easy to clean up. The problem though with this mixer is that it is way too powerful. Even on the lowest setting, I have ingredients flying everywhere which necessitates a lot of extra clean up. As a mom of two young kids, I have enough clean up to do! I tend to do my baking with my five year old son, mostly for somehting fun to do, but I end up feeling frustrated when using this little gadget. Do yourself a favor and buy another hand mixer!"

"This mixer was a welcome change from my old, weak-motored mixer. It is true that the lowest speed is still pretty darn fast. I was able to mix thick chocolate chip cookie dough on the lowest speed. But I also did egg whites and they turned out lovely. I've had no problem with the beaters bending, and they are very easy to clean."

"It may have a strong motor, but it howls like a military jet on afterburers. What's worse, the beaters are made of flimsy wire. After a few uses, nothing very hard, they were bent and out of balance. Now the off-kilter beaters make a terrible racket as they bang together. We had an old Cuisinart food processor that was pretty reliable, so we bought this mixer based on the brand. We bought one of their coffee grinders as well. Both have been only fair to poor. Be warned. "

"Agreed - this mixer has got a TON of power!!! I actually had to purchase a high-walled mixing bowl to go with this mixer. It splatters liquids all over the place with a regular bowl. However, now that I have the high-walled bowl, I find it to be a very good mixer that gets the job done. I love the new design of the beaters (no center post) - its makes it immensely easier to clean and less waste!"