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Sainsbury's A1962 Hand Mixer
by Beccky Cooking is something that both my other half and I enjoy. A while ago we decided to make meringues, but we were a little over zealous with out balloon whisk and the handle fell off. We didn't have a suitable attachment on the food processor, so we decided to look from a replacement whisk on our visit to Sainsbury's. My other half had a ... good look at the appliance aisle and on his return presented me with said hand mixer, knowing that I'm not a fan of spending more than I have to we went with this Sainsbury's own mixer which cost the grand total of £12.99. The mixer comes in a cardboard box, which we still use to store the mixer and attachments in as I'm sure they'd otherwise become lost in the depths of pans and baking trays also in there. The mixer looks exactly the same as it's pictured on the box. It is black and silver. It has a handle and controls at the top, underneath there is two holes for the attachments to be fitted. The mixer unit is roughly 14.8(H)x8(D)x21.2(W)cm. It comes with 2 beaters (whisks!) and 2 dough hooks. You attach these by putting the rod at the end of the attachment into the hole until it locks in, the release the attachments you push down on the control button. This is a very handy features it means you can remove and clean messy whisks separately from the mixer unit. The control button is one which you push up, it has numbers from 0-5 along the side for you work up and down depending on what you need to mix. There is also a turbo button, for some extra power - great for those meringues we found! The lower setting are great for creaming butter and sugar in baking, they are powerful enough to work on butter which isn't totally soft without spraying the sugar everywhere in the process. I found a good way to get any mixture off the whisks after creaming is to hold the whisk in the mixing bowl (high sides are best) just above the ingredients and turn the power up the medium or high, this makes any mixture left on the attachments spray onto the edges of the mixing bowl without going everywhere else. The turbo button works by immediately operating the highest speed possible by the mixture, you need to hold the button down to use this and the speed will return to normal when you release it. It's very handy for mixing things which need a lot of 'oomph' like those meringues we've now mastered! Our kitchen doesn't have a huge amount of sockets, so it was a relief that this mixer has a 1.4 metre power cable, meaning you don't have to be right next to a socket to be able to use it. The mixer is very simple to operate and I don't think anybody would struggle to work it. The whisks/beaters are fantastic and very versatile, we use them for cakes, meringues, pancakes, cookies and any other cooking which needs elbow grease. It gives great results without the whisk ache of using a balloon whisk or wooden spoon, I don't think I'd be able to bake so much so easily without it now. I have used the dough hooks on a few occasions, mainly for pizza dough and found that they take out a lot of the work which dough making usually entails. The attachments are very easy to clean, there are no nooks or crannies and they are stainless steel so very hygienic too. The mixer unit cannot be submerged in water, but I have found it rarely gets messy so a wipes over with the washing up sponge or a cloth keeps it looking good as new. The attachments can be washed up like anything else and come up great. There is a note at the bottom of the instruction booklet which states to only use the mixer for a maximum of 5 minutes, then leave t to rest for 20 minutes before using again. I've never timed myself cooking, but have never needed to mix for prolonged periods of time so I don't think this is much of a problem. If you cooking on the larger scale it may be something to remember so as not to have the mixer overheat, however it's very sturdy and I have experienced no problems with it at all. I would definitely recommend this mixer to anybody who bakes or cooks, whether it's a regular hobby or not, it's cheap enough to keep in the cupboard ready for when it's needed. It doesn't take up a lot of space, is sturdy and gives great results. I'm very glad we didn't buy a more expensive mixer. This one comes highly recommended from me - 5/5 Read the complete review |
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Sainsbury's Basics HM822-V Hand Mixer
by Joker25 For most of my adult life, I've cheerfully been making do with an electric whisk that's probably older than time itself. It was made of Bakelite, was originally white but had gradually yellowed with age and had go faster stripes down the side. It looked about as un-snazzy as it's possible for a kitchen appliance to get. But I didn't mind ... that, because I'm not arsey about these things and it did the job pretty well. And then I dropped it. At first, I thought I could gaffer tape it back together, like I've done with 90% of everything else in my house, but sadly it was not to be. Any time it was switched on a smell of electrical burning emanated from it and the whisks had an awful habit of dislodging themselves at speed and poinging off into the distance. In short, it had become a pretty effective missile launcher, but an awful whisk. Now, I'm far more of a cook than I am a baker, so while I'm quite happy to spend upwards of £50 on a really good, cast-iron pan, I absolutely refused to spend more than a tenner on something that would only see occasional use. With that in mind, I decided a cheapo electric whisk from the Sainsbury's value range would do the job just grand, and I was right. ~*~Appearance~*~ Well, there's no point in mincing words: it looks like a cheap and nasty piece of kit. I appreciate that Sainsbury's have made some effort with rounded edges and the like, but really, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. It matters little though: who really wants to display their mixer as an objet d'art? ~*~Ease of Use~*~ Even really stupid people could figure this out as all you get in the box is the appliance itself and two beaters. No dough hooks or any of those kind of fripperies, so all you have to do is slot the beaters in until they click, plug it in and whisk yourself into a frenzy. To that end, you're offered a variety of 5 different speed settings although the difference between each of them is so negligible that they're really better counted as three: quite slow, moderately slow, and getting up a bit of speed. Should you happen to own one of those gloriously envy-inducing mega-big kitchens with acres of worktop space, you may be disappointed to learn that this has a power cable of just 35 inches long. Still, if you're in aforementioned kitchen then probably you can afford one of those ginormous shiny electric mixers that Nigella has. If you're a bit of a pleb like the rest of us then the power cable shouldn't bother you too much. The relative lack of power might, though, as this is not a mixer with a great deal of oomph. I was making lemon cake the other day and as I was beating the mixture I could hear the motor starting to struggle and the whisks visibly slowed down. Everything was still well mixed but it's worth bearing in mind that this little beastie is likely to lie down and surrender if faced with the bad boys of the baking world, like Christmas cake. I hate all fruit cake and only really like sponges, so it's grand as far as I'm concerned. Now, what else can I possibly need to tell you? Oh yes, there is a quick release button for the beaters, but it just loosens them allowing you to pull them out a bit easier. In an ideal world, it would eject them at speed allowing you to fire them at your partner in the manner of a gunfight in a Western, except you'd leave a big cakey mess on their chest rather than a bullet hole. ~*~Where and how much?~*~ I'm not telling you where. If you haven't worked it out by now, well, you're too stupid to be allowed to make cake. The price was a fiver when I bought it; I think it's around 6 quid now. Read the complete review |
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Sainsbury's A1962 Hand Mixer
by alexandjef Everyone says 'you get what you pay for' - and that's not always true. You usually either get more or less than you pay for - and if I'm honest in my experience paying a little less, especially for kitchen items, you get a little less. I'm in the kitchen a lot at home and work, and I know the importance of reliability as well ... as how itis important something does the job its designed for. I'm usually more than happy, after a little research, to pay a little more for something if I know it will last and can withstand the impending abuse I'm going to hopefully spend the next few years inflicting. I was delighted when they build a Poundland round the corner from my house - tons of bits and bobs at a great price. I was gutted after everything from there I have ever bought has let me down. Tongues snapped. Timers that don't time. Blunt knives. So, I don't like to spend and I see the merit in spending a little more. Thats why last when shopping I saw this great little hand mixer at a pretty decent £12.99. I read they did a value mixer at £4.99, but nothing in sight. They had a few branded ones ranging upto £25, but this was the cheapest and looked fine. It had the attachments we wanted and was within our price range. If they had the value one I would have still opted for this, its almost twice the price but had the look and feel of a much more premium product. Its matt black and silver, 300w has 5 speeds and comes with interchangeable whisks and dough hooks. We wanted a hand mixed because we make lots of bread and cakes. Its something we both insist on as we both love cooking and its great fun. When we have time off together we often cook and bake and over the past year or so been slowly building up the gadgets and gizmos for the kitchen. A hand mixer is a little bit of a late addition mainly due to the fact we both love kneading bread by hand mixing up cakes ourselves. We agreed to pick up a cheap mixer when we saw one and had the money as it mixing by machine save a little time and effort - and as with ever busying lifestyles we thought it time. When we saw this it was a no brainer. We love Sainsburys - feel genuine value for money when we shop their and as a result have built up a real affiliation and brand loyalty. We wen't to our local Morrisons tonight (its closer and were in a rush) and the are having a refurb. The signs out side say 'please accept our apologies while we improve your store', as soon as we read that my girlfriend said 'are they building a Sainsburys?' This mixer has not broken tradition with the great value for money we have grown to expect from Sainsbury - it simply does is job and it does it well. Something like this, a future staple of the kitchen - I don't want anything more. The first time we cracked it out last week was to make a lemon drizzle cake and mixing by hand squeezed down the preparing time by about 10 minutes - and also resulted in a better cake. Cakes need air, and mixing by machine fills you mixture with more air than by hand. So you not only get a quicker cake but a better one too. For me, mixing by machine leaves you with a more premium product when cook - it just tastes more professional. You also eliminate lumps in the mix giving a much nicer cake - and with a mixer you get more consistently good results. The first thing you notice is it has a nice weight. Not too heavy but heavy enough. A hand mixer should have a little weight to unsure its sits more firmly in your hand and the mixing bowl - to help maintain a stead mix. No one want batter all over the kitchen wall. It has five setting and the thing you will notice is even the first setting is quiet violent - you almost worry that setting 5 will start to drill through the work top - its ok though as once its running if feels easy to control. For me though its the dough hook I love, if not for the fact its cleaner and quicker to mix like this than by hand. Mixing dough by hand is messy, and doing this saves time mixing and cleaning the kitchen. I'll be making much more bread simply due to the fact I own this and don't have to take into the mess. Its mixed quickly in the bowl with me touching it at all. Next to the speed control is a little trigger to release the attachment. Its really easy and quick and makes cleaning a breeze. Once your done mixing, click off rinse and your done. 20 seconds max. You might have a little mix on the blender itself but has a nice smooth finish underside so just wipe clean. Its not cordless which some may find a pain - but not me. Plugging something like this in is not a hassle and the difference between £12.99 and £30. It just makes sense to go for the cheaper option. It feels like a product that will last. Its sturdy and robust. The controls are not fiddly or small and its super simple to use. There is nothing to dislike about this, and just add to the belief I have Sainsbury is a great value supermarket. I assume other supermarkets have similar products, but this feels like a premium product at a really good price. Read the complete review |
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2 reviews Manufacturer: Sainsbury's / Design: Hand Mixer / Power: 300W |
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