The Best Hand Mixers of 2023

• Size: 8.3 x 3 x 8.7 inches
• Weight: 2 lbs
• Speeds offered: 9
• Attachments included: 2 dough hooks, 2 MultiWhisk beaters

The Braun MultiMix wows us with its speed and performance as well as its convenience. It mixes cake batter quicker than most other hand mixers. And although it doesn’t come with a whisk, the mixing beaters deliver a highest volume while whipping egg whites.

On this model, the weight of the motor is up front and not under the handle, making it easy to hold during time-consuming tasks. However, this configuration also makes it tall, and therefore it will move less fluidly through thick dough than some other options.

The speed dial is very easy to set before you turn the Braun on. And if you stop to scrape or check on your progress, you don’t have to reset the speed when you continue.

This is the only mixer without air vents, which makes for easy cleanup with no batter to pick out of slots. Plus, all of the beaters can be safely cleaned in the dishwasher, and you get a bag to store them to prevent them from getting lost.

• Size: 8.5 x 3.5 x 10.25 inches
• Weight: 3.2 lbs
• Speeds offered: 9
• Attachments included: 2 scraper beaters, 2 dough hooks, 2 balloon whisks

Breville’s the Handy Mix Scraper comes loaded with an impressive array of features. It boasts a light and timer that both turn on when mixing starts, with a pause button for ease of use. And the included Beater IQ senses the attachments and adjusts the speed regardless of the setting.

In spite of this, the Breville doesn't offer top notch mixing performance. It is one of the slower models and the only one we found that struggled a bit to knead enough dough for two loaves of bread. The timer feature is also not as helpful as anticipated, as the more intuitive move is to press "off" instead, causing you to lose track of time.

Although it comes with two whisks instead of one, it won't whip up particularly airy egg whites. Plus, at more than 3 pounds, it's heavy and hard to hold continuously for more than a minute or so.

With a trigger that easily releases the beaters, a plug that’s easy to pull out of the socket, dishwasher safe attachments, and a storage case to corral all the parts, this mixer is easy to care for.

• Size: 9.4 x 5.8 x 9.6 inches
• Weight: 3.3 lbs
• Speeds offered: 6
• Attachments included: 2 traditional beaters, 1 whisk, and a snap-on storage case

Talk about no-frills! This Hamilton Beach model has old-fashioned beaters with posts in the center, rather than the wire ones that are now standard. And dough hooks are not included.

There’s simply one control that you push forward to both turn on and select one of the six speeds, and then push down to eject the beaters.

However, this mixer gets the job done, and is faster than many at mixing cake batter and cookie dough. You have to hand wash the attachments, but even with the center post, cleaning is not particularly difficult. The one extra that you get is quite useful: a case for the attachments that the mixer snaps onto for neat storage.

• Size: 3.8 x 10.87 x 9.8 inches
• Weight: 2.9 lbs
• Speeds offered: 5
• Attachments included: 2 helix beaters, 2 dough hooks, 1 wire whisk, and a snap-on storage case

There’s a lot to love about this five-speed hand mixer. The Black and Decker Helix’s lightweight, ergonomic handle makes it easy to hold.

This hand mixer is one of the fastest workers, but unfortunately it does tend to splatter when adding chunkier ingredients to your recipe.

The nylon-coated beaters are unusually designed in a helix formation. According to Black and Decker, they are supposed to mix in multiple directions, covering more ground. This may account for its speed but also for the splattering. For storage, the mixer snaps onto a case that contains all the beaters which are top-rack dishwasher safe.

• Size: 7.4 x 3.2 x 4.7 inches
• Weight: 1.9 lbs
• Speeds offered: 3
• Attachments included: 2 traditional beaters, 1 whisk, and a snap-on storage case

At first glance, the small, lightweight, brightly colored Dash Go SmartStore mixer with a single set of beaters seems like a toy, not a serious appliance. But although it was one of the slower performers out of all of the hand mixers, it's able to competently handle all the mixing tasks you might throw its way.

The Dash doesn't create the fluffiest whipped cream and won't move as easily through cookie dough as we might like, but it will still produce beautiful cookies as well as tender sponge cakes if you give it a try.

The handle is not particularly ergonomic and there are only three speeds, which are not easy to differentiate between. However, the beaters snap onto the body for storage, making the mixer easy to stash away or carry with you. If a rock-bottom price is your priority and you’re never going to try your hand at bread, this mixer is worth consideration.