5 Speed Classic Plus Hand Mixer - KHM5AP  Product Reviews

"I purchased the Kitchen-Aid hand mixer based on a great experience with an earlier model purchased many years ago, but this one was an extreme disappointment. Instead of a sturdy mixer with lots of horsepower, I ended up with a light-weight plastic casing and thin beaters. My test for a hand mixer is the standard - chocolate chip cookie dough... and this mixer in no way held up. An email to the company asking why they had "downsized" a much less robust appliance gave a less than satisfactory response. There must be a more hardy hand mixer out there, so keep looking."

"I purchased this item because I thought the name KitchenAid would automatically mean quality. Boy, was I wrong. I, like the other folks who have tried to make mashed potatoes with this mixer have been extremely disappointed. They always come out lumpy. Always. I don't know if it is because the mixer lacks power or if it is because the beaters don't have the metal rod going down the center of the beater. Something just doesn't cut it. I have to say, I love my KitchenAid stand mixer, but I don't like this hand-held mixer at all."

"no power - infact they don't even list the wattage info on the box the locking mechanism somehow conked out in less than a yr so practically useless - & total waste"

"i have owned this modle fr a few years and bake frequently. my only complaint with the mixer was the left beater would no longer stay in the mixer--the locking mechanism failed and i could not get that repaired. what a shame to spend $40 plus for a new mixer just because the beater won't stay in......"