Cuisinart HM 8GR 8 Speed Blending Attachment Reviews Summary

Motor Speed and Performance

Pros:

• "The slowest speed is slow enough to prevent dry mixes from going everywhere."
• "This mixer can handle thick dough, even on a slow speed."
• "It has lots of different speeds that are easy to adjust while it is running."
• "This one starts slow and then speeds up after a few seconds so it is much better."
• "The mixer always defaults to the lowest speed (1) when turned on which is nice."
• "It starts a little slow which is good when you are mixing flour or powdered sugar."
• "The Power advantage handles those and provides the whip you want for fluff."

Cons:

• "When started the motor seems to surge fast right away, it doesn't start slow and speed up, which is a definite problem when your mixing powdered sugar and anything else that is light and fluffy."
• "The slow start up makes me laugh because it's anything but slow."
• "The lowest speed is already at about the level of the second-highest speed on my old 5-speed mixer. I almost never take it off the lowest speed setting because it's just too dang powerful."
• "The storage container is convenient (if a bit tricky to use) and the mixer is powerful. But the big drawback here is the design of the beaters, which send droplets flying all over the place, way outside the mixing bowl."
• "This is a perfect mixer that cuts through easily, never slows down a bit."
• "The power settings make mixing so easy."
• "But when the mixer is turned on, the beaters start spinning fast and then slow down!"

Design and Usability

Pros:

• "I love the attached storage for all the parts."
• "Love the storage area to keep everything in and not take space up in my drawer."
• "The self storing box attached is great for all of the implements."
• "I like having the case to keep everything together."
• "All the attachments are nice to have and I like the storage case."
• "The case is a really nice feature, the accessories fit in the bottom and the cord goes right in quickly and easily with the mixer on top."
• "The storage in is a great convenience feature for my daughter as she has modest cabinet/ counter space."

Cons:

• "The off switch is also tricky to turn off if you needed to do it quickly and have smaller or normal sized hands which also makes it feel unsafe to use."
• "The eject button is in an awkward place."
• "The beaters are a little difficult to insert and fitting everything into the case can be a puzzle."
• "The cord isn't shown in the pictures - and to actually use the storage tray you have to put the cord inside of it with the utensils which of course isn't hygenic."
• "USELESS Storage container. Can't easily store all the utensils in there along with the cord."
• "First of all, it's difficult to snap the beaters into the correct place."
• "It had 5 speeds but the lowest one is super fast."

Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "The stainless-steel coating, and overall workmanship, of the attachments appears to be higher quality than my old mixers attachments."
• "I called Cuisinart Customer Service and they are giving me a replacement through the warranty."
• "The beaters are not flimsy; the mixer actually snaps to the container & hides the chord as well."
• "This is a great hand mixer. All accessories store neatly with the mixer, sits nicely on the counter with beaters over bowl, plenty of power."
• "This Cuisinart replaced an awful B&D mixer that had far too many flaws for me to continue using."
• "The fact that everything stores up together is just fantastic!!!"
• "I'm very glad I bought this."

Cons:

• "I just purchased this mixer and wish that I still has the box to send it back."
• "Try to find something else. Total garbage."
• "Despite some good features, I find it unusable for serious work."
• "Mixer is nice looking and has good features, but is not at all durable."
• "The bad news is it's cheap plastic."
• "DO NOT BUY CUISINART."
• "The KA hand mixer was underpowered garbage. I threw it away after less than a year of use."

Customer Service and Support

Pros:

• "I called Cuisinart Customer Service and they are giving me a replacement through the warranty."
• "She also reminded us that this mixer comes with a 3 year warranty should ANY problems at all occur with the mixer."
• "Over a month later, no mixer. Cuisinart said that the order was still pending, then days later I finally got a response that the replacement isn't in stock."

Cons:

• "Attempted contacting Cuisinart via their website, but their product inquiry forms will not go through. Not helpful!"
• "Cuisinart any longer is crap made in China with ZERO customer support."
• "I had visions of the case falling off, and attachments going everywhere in the kitchen, as my lids were getting it out of the cupboard."