Kenwood HM320 Hand Mixer

I have searched all prevous reviews (2) to find info about the speed settings on my new Kenwood HD 320. Even at the slowest speed it is much too fast to begin beating anything! The walls of my kitchen bear testament to this. Can anyone tell me if this is normal or do I need to contact the manufacturer? Its a lovely design and Which magazine does give it best buy status but I shall need to buy another if this is normal. I just couldn't live without one of these in my kitchen and can imagaine having to ask for each model to be switched on so that I can measure the speed at the slowest setting. Both previous reviewers alude in different ways to the speed and yet I ...

Way back in April 2004 I bought a second hand mixer for my mum. What appealed to me despite its lack of Brand cache was the fact that it also came with a motor at the back so that an additional hand blender shaft foot could be screwed in and the machine had the capability of being used as a liquidiser as well as a general kitchen mixer. One day it fell off mid reach, crashing to the floor and breaking a crack right across the handle which revealed the motor and it's casing in bits. Onto purchase 2, to find the nearest shop who could sell me a kitchen hand mixer. At first my mum wasn't bothered what she wanted; but she wanted something that she could rely on ...

When my birthday came round last year and friends asked me what I wanted as a gift I surprised the lot of them. I wanted a hand mixer, not a big food processor, not a blender, a cheap and cheerful, simple hand mixer. They fell about laughing. I can’t blame them. The reason behind my request was a simple one. On the odd occasion I actually cook or bake I used a whisk and I was getting tired (quite literally) of putting in the muscle-power. The Kenwood HM320 (‘HM’ I guess stands for hand mixer) came in a neat box. I was surprised to find that only the minimum amount of cardboard box was used. Everything was tightly packed and there was no wastage. The ...