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 ..  Read the complete review

BASICS: Part of a little family of Sainsbury's basics products, including a lamp, kettle, toaster and hand blender - all of which can be picked up for around the £5 mark. Easy release two whisk 100 watt mixer with five separate speed settings (numbered 1-5). THE LOOK: Rather ugly, bulbous and more reminiscent of an iron than a hand-mixer, with a triumpherate of wart-like projections to stand it on. OK, so maybe it's not that bad. It's your standard white plastic kitchen goods colour with a stream-lined handle incorporated. 30cm high and around 20cm length, it would work well in combination with any standard sized mixing bowl and can ...  Read the complete review

I've always enjoyed making my own cakes, but the process of blending the ingredients together can take a toll on my arm strength after a while. Being the weak woman that I am I decided to invest in a cheap hand mixer to help the process along and make my cake making faster and more enjoyable. I wasn't really worried about what I was going to buy so when I went into Sainsbury's to get my weekly shop; I just had a browse along the electrical aisles. Coming in at £4.99 Sainsbury's Basics version of a hand mixer was too good a price to turn my nose up at. What a bargain for something that would hopefully make my life easier. Into my trolley it ...  Read the complete review

I've powered through wisking as long as I can despite having very weak wrists in both arms when suddenly I decided enough was enough and if I was going to continue baking I needed a light-weight mixer that would prevent any more pain and difficulty. I purchased this from the basics range because I don't have a huge budget and often less doesn't always mean less quality. This cost me from memory around £4.99 or maybe less which is excellent value. It is very small and lightweight, with everything you need in a very compact area. The box manages to easily slot every component in and I've kept it even though I've owned the mixer for well over a year as its so ...  Read the complete review