6 Best Hand Mixers of 2024, According to Testing

Breville’s hand mixer earned top scores in our testing, excelling at whipping egg whites, beating cake batter, mixing oatmeal cookie dough and kneading bread dough. This nine-speed model can recognize which attachment you’ve inserted (beaters, dough hooks or whisks) and automatically adjust the speed required, whether you're mixing something heavier, like kneading dough, or lighter, such as whip cream.

The beaters have a silicone coating to help prevent scratches in cookware and to dampen the loud clanking that’s sometimes caused by beaters hitting the sides of the bowl. Plus, it has a built-in timer and a light that turns on during beating to help you see into the bowl so you can ensure everything is incorporated. It also comes with a case, so you can easily store the attachments. It's a bit pricey, but we think the extra features and attachments make it worth the splurge.

Hamilton Beach hand mixers have performed well in past testing, so it's no surprise this six-speed hand mixer performed well. It whipped up heavy cream with ease and made cake batter that was smooth. The handle was comfortable to hold, though the mixer felt heavier than some others we've tested.

It was easy to use with a simple flip switch that toggles between speeds. The mixer is equipped with six speed settings and a "QuickBurst" button, which provides an extra dose of power to whip through tough ingredients like firm cream cheese.

Our pros appreciated the bowl rest feature, which allows you to rest the back of the mixer on the edge of the bowl, so you can keep the beaters securely in the bowl rather than dripping on the counter when you need to take a pause. Another particularly handy feature is the convenient snap-on case to neatly store the two beaters, whisk and cord along with the mixer.

We were also impressed with the Hamilton Beach Professional Cordless Electric Hand Mixer, which eliminates the pesky cord getting in the way while you mix. We found it was louder than other hand mixers, but it did well in our tests: It produced smooth cake batter and fluffy whipped cream.

The Braun MultiMix 5 is a versatile hand mixer with nine speed options. It comes with two "MultiWhisk" beaters, which the brand says are uniquely shaped to whip, mix and beat, and it also includes two dough hooks. This mixer aced our egg white whipping test and our cookie dough test, so you can use it for delicate foods and heavy baked goods alike. We liked that the rotating dial allows you to easily swap between incorporating flour into a batter and folding nuts into a dough.

Our experts found the whisks easy to clean because the tines are wider and more spread out than typical beaters. Plus, all of the attachments are dishwasher safe. We appreciated the storage pouch to keep them all together. One note: The mixer comes in black only.

This Cuisinart hand mixer comes with a versatile array of accessories for a variety of baking needs: two beaters for beating cake batter or buttercream frosting, a whisk for whipping egg whites or cream, two dough hooks for kneading bread or pizza dough and a spatula to help you scrape down the side of your bowl. It has nine speeds, including three low-start speeds that help prevent splattering, so you can gently mix ingredients on the first or second speed or beat through tough batter with the eighth or ninth.

All of the attachments are dishwasher safe and store neatly in a snap-on case. We appreciated that the cord swivels so the mixer can easily be used by right- or left-handed people. It checked all the boxes of what we are looking for in a corded model. Note: In our testing, we did have to scrape down the bowl regularly to help mix the cake batter.

If you're someone who forgets to soften your butter ahead of baking, this hand mixer from Oster is a great option. It has a built-in fan that will blow warm air into your mixing bowl to gently soften cold butter — no more waiting around for uneven microwaving.

In our testing, we found that it was able to soften butter within one and a half minutes, in contrast to the 30 minutes it usually takes for butter to soften when left at room temperature. One of our pros has used this hand mixer at home for over two years and loves the heat-softening technology. They also found this extremely durable, mixing thick cookie doughs with ease.

In our tests, we liked how comfortable the handle was to hold, and we appreciate that the base can sit upright when not in use so dirty beaters won't touch the kitchen countertop.

It has seven speed settings and can beat through thick batters, whip cream and more. It comes with beaters, dough hooks and a whisk attachment that all fit into a snap-on container. However, take note that all of the attachments are hand-wash only, and we found this model heavier than others on our list.

With the KitchenAid Go Cordless Hand Mixer, you won’t be tethered to an outlet or worried about a cord getting in the way. This pick has a rechargeable battery, which allows you to use it wherever you want. According to the brand, a fully charged battery provides 60 minutes of continuous run time. Our pros appreciate that the battery is removable, so you can simply swap out the battery with a spare (sold separately) if the battery dies, unlike other cordless mixers where the charger attaches to the mixer.

It comes with two stainless steel beaters but no whisk or dough hooks. When we tested this hand mixer, it excelled at making airy whipped cream that doesn’t fall flat. It has a "soft start" feature that gradually brings up the speed to help prevent splattering, and we found in our testing that the speed does need to be gradually turned up or it will splash liquid ingredients like heavy cream. Bonus: This is part of a system of cordless appliances including a food chopper, coffee bean grinder, personal blender, immersion blender and even a kitchen vacuum, all of which are sold separately.