Power Advantage 5-speed 5-Speed Hand Mixer: White by Cuisinart

Thought the sale price on this was a bargain until I received the mixer and discovered it was made of cheap plastic and the variable speeds do not work very well. Very disappointed in the quality.

This mixer is plastic and cheap. It is the noisiest mixer we have ever had. Very disappointed in the quality and the looks of the mixer. if all of your products are like this, we will probably never buy anything from the Paula Deen store again. Sorry but I was expecting good quality and didn't get it.

I purchaced the mixer for my daughter. I have a 7 speed cusienart miixer myself and love it. She has been looking for a good mixer at a good price. when I saw this one I thought it would be the same as mine only a 5 speed. However the speeds are insane. The low speed is crazy fast and the highest speed is out of controll. This is my daughters complante of most mixers. The first speed is way to fast. I will continue to look at Paula's store in hopes to find the mixer I have.

I love the mixer, but noticed that speed 1 was too fast and about the same speed as 2. It would have been nicer if speed 1 was slow enough to just get the mix moving instead of splattering it all over my kitchen counter! I will have to stir by hand at first before using the mixer. Other than that it was nice to handle and did the job.

It's sturdy, although a bit heavy. The beaters are nice, sort of combination old style and whisk. Wish it came with more than one type, but the sale was half price, so no complaints. Seems to work well, but a little awkward...beater release is just below the handle and a bit too easy to release while grabbing the handle. The release button is a little flimsy as well. Maybe they made it flexible so it wouldn't irritate while holding the mixer, but I find it distracting. It would have been better to position it at the top near the settings as most other beaters are designed. Definite design flaws, but OK for the discounted price.