Braun MR 430 HC MultiQuick Single-Speed Handheld Blender

Pros: Easy to use and easy to clean.
Cons: You can't use it for everything.

I bought my Braun Multiquick Stick Blender because my friend had one that I fell in love with while helping her prepare dinner one night. She had an older version and it was amazing how easy it was to blend a bread soup with it. The bread chunks became...

Pros: Versatile, useful, inexpensive; great chopper; mostly dishwasher-safe
Cons: Have to keep button held down; blades eventually dull; not enough feedback from whisk

Immersion (hand-held) blenders are handy things to have around. When you need to puree a soup, putting it through a food processor or traditional blender in batches is a royal pain and can lead to spills and messes. A hand blender allows you to puree it ...

Pros: Great price, easy to clean, convenient!
Cons: Not powerful enough for some uses

**NOTE: This review was originally written for the Braun Multiquick MR 430 HC Stick Blender. It is identical to the Braun Multiquick MR 430 CA Stick Blender except for the shape/size of the chopper attachment. I have posted it here as well...

Pros: Excellent value for the price. Easy to clean and store. A delight in the kitchen!
Cons: Not strong enough for some uses

**NOTE: This review is a comparison review. It does not purport to solely discuss the MR 430 HC (which other reviewers have done many times over already). Instead, it seeks to illuminate the MR 430 CA's qualities and limitations by...

Pros: Convenient! Helpful.
Cons: Too powerful for chop, must keep pushing power button during blending.

I saw a similar product on TV shopping kind of commercial before, and I'd been interested in the product ever since. But it was expensive. I think it was about $69.99 or so(and plus shipping and handling), and I often heard that many TV shopping...

Pros: Versatile, sturdy, quick, easy to clean, powerful
Cons: Still trying to find one.

I groaned when my husband gave this to me. I remembered other stick blenders with changeable blades. Big hassle. In place of doing one thing well, they did several poorly. All I wanted was a simple, cheap, stick blender. Well, I couldn't have been more...

Pros: decent blender, easy to use and store
Cons: not for hard or big jobs

This is a great little appliance to have on hand if you've got $20-50 to spend for it. (It makes a nice gift for people into cooking too.)

The Good:

1) Even though the blade is small and the power relatively low compared to regular...

Pros: Cheap, lasts for ages, easy to use, easy to store!
Cons: Doesn't blend super-smooth like more powerful blenders

I bought this wonderful mixer by accident, and I am so glad that I did!

Years ago, an ex-boyfriend of mine had mentioned that he would like to have a stick-mixer. I remember looking at various models with him at the time, and a price of $50...

Pros: handy, useful, easy to clean, cheap, sturdy, dishwasher safe
Cons: not cordless

Mashed potatoes, blending soups in the stock pot, eggs, home-made salad dressing, batter, baby food, whipping cream, pancakes, omlettes, chopping nuts, latkas, potato pancakes, milkshakes, blending fresh fruit into yogurt... tons of uses! Very practical,...

Pros: easy clean up, convenient
Cons: nothing

I've been quite pleased with this little mixer. It's one of those products is packaged with different attachments and you need to shop around to find all your options. I looked in several stores and found Macy's carrying this package which includes:
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Pros: so easy to use a all in one kitchen tool
Cons: very strong be careful at first or you will wear whatever your are mixing

Set includes blender, whisk, chopper, bowl, beaker, and wall mount
Blends soups, sauces,drink,smoothies....
Whips cream,
Chops herbs, nuts, garlic, and onions
One-year warranty against defects The motor is now detachable, which...

Pros: Smoothly purees a variety of foods. Makes life a lot easier!
Cons: Chopping attachment not great, but who cares?

Have had this stick blender (with attachments) for some time now, meaning to write a positive review someday. Every time I use it, I tell myself "I've got to write that review!" I had written a review complaining of a Hamilton Beach Turbo Twister ...

Pros: Makes baby food real fast
Cons: Chopper attachment is not of great use.Does'nt chop

This blender is very good to make baby food. I bought this blender when my son started to eat solid foods. I blend macaroni, pasta, rice, dal, chicken, lamb etc for my son. I use it every single day morning and night. It actually made my work in kitchen ...

Pros: Great blender for small jobs, easy to clean and store
Cons: Underpowered for some applications

I am well loved for my roasted corn chowder. However I used to dread making it as one of the steps involved transferring half of the scalding soup to a food processor and pureeing it. Add the mess of dripped soup to the potential for bodily harm, it is...

Pros: Fast, Easy, and Clean
Cons: Lacks power for large quantities

This is by far one of the most versatile kitchen gadgets that I own. It chops, dices, mashes, whips, blends, mixes, purees, and more. All of this comes from a fairly simple handblender design.

-I decided to purchase the Multiquick...