(checked 2026-10-11)The listing pools BHM800 colors (about 3,500 ratings).
The most powerful and best-equipped hand mixer in three expert tests, with a bowl light, timer and storage case. Its silicone-coated beaters have a longevity problem, which is why Wirecutter dropped it as a pick.
Top complaints
- Silicone beater coating cracks
Wirecutter says the silicone on the scraper beaters split and cracked after less than a year, shedding into food, and replacement beaters had been out of stock on Breville's site for over a year. Amazon's summary says some owners report beaters falling apart after a few uses.
- Splatter when whipping with the beaters
Serious Eats says that with the rubber-coated beaters it was the slowest to whip cream and threw a lot of splatter; with the balloon whisks it was fast and clean. The coated beaters also take more work to hand-wash.
Source: Serious Eats - Heavy and pricey
Wirecutter calls it heavy; Good Housekeeping lists it at 4 lb and its main con is the price. Amazon's summary says value for money is mixed.
What owners love
- Powers through dense dough
ATK says it creamed butter and whipped meringue faster than any other model and muscled through dense cookie dough. Good Housekeeping says it aced every lab test, including bread dough.
Source: America's Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping - Quiet, with useful extras
Rubber-tipped beaters cut the clanging (ATK, Serious Eats). It has a bowl light, timer, pause button and a snap-on case (Serious Eats, ATK, Good Housekeeping).
- Owners rate it highly
Amazon's summary says buyers call it the best on the market and praise its power, light and quiet operation.
- You want a light mixer
- You want beaters that last for years
- You only whip cream now and then
- Frequent bakers who want the most power
- Thick cookie dough and big holiday batches
- Keeping every attachment in one case
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What experts say
- Serious Eats: Best hand mixer: it has it all, but it splattered with the coated beaters when whipping cream and is on the expensive side.
- America's Test Kitchen: Winner: the fastest at creaming and meringue, with the widest beaters and the most helpful features.
- Good Housekeeping: Best overall: aced every lab test, from bread dough to egg whites; pricey.
- Wirecutter: A former top pick, dropped because its silicone-coated beaters cracked and shed within a year.