There’s the spring break angle. The $10 founding father without a father angle. George Hamilton could be a spokesperson. (He’s tan enough, so they’re the beach again).
bought this last time meh sold it. pretty capable blender. the wisk attatchment has a gear reduction the makes the wisk much slower than the blender, and it is LOUD.
Got some last time, intending to give a couple as gifts. The blade attachment is fine. The whisk attachment is TERRIFYINGLY LOUD and sounds like it’s about to chew itself apart in your hands. Haven’t actually used it for food yet, just tested to be sure they worked, but I doubt we’ll ever dare to use them and I can’t imagine anyone we’d feel good about giving them to.
@satih Um, yeah. Wouldn’t google Magic Wand at work if I were you. I remember having to explain to my boss what I was actually looking for when I searched for glass wand.
I swear I was trying to find a hand-blown fairy godmother wand!
Got one last time around, when the motor cut off it sounded like strangling 8 cats at once. It went in the trash. Fortunately its cheap enough to do so.
I bought 2 last time around, they work pretty well. I haven’t used the blade yet, only the whisk. Mostly for mixing up an omelette or making batter for French toast. I use a large cup (movie theater large pop cup size), to mix stuff in so I don’t splatter everywhere.
Another fun thing about an immersion blender, as a roommate of mine discovered, is that you get to learn what it means for a wound to be “macerated” when you get to the hospital.
got this last time it was on, works well but it broke after a few tries. Luckily their customer service is quick to respond and these fall under warranty still so I got a brand new one sent to me
I’ve been wanting an immersion blender for a while and got this one last time it was on meh. It came to me encrusted with food. I soaked it in a bleach solution for a few days. It was a little loud, but not so much it worried me. The whisk attachment beat egg whites light a champ. This one will serve me fine until I find the one I’m looking for (with a food chopper attachment in addition to the blender and the whisk).
I want this. So just like the last time they paused the deal, I will set my phone alarm, hit refresh and pounce at the perfect moment. Only to be told, it didn’t work. The whole thing felt very mediocre.
I don’t know why, but I really want to buy this (like three of them), even though I already have a much better stick blender with other attachments (that I never use, but hey, they came with the other one, so I stand by them!)
I was able to resist at midnight, and I didn’t get out of bed until 9:40 AM and didn’t check meh again until a few minutes ago.
Part of me hopes I am distracted at 4PM, but a larger part of me hopes I am not.
I guess I could lower my temptation by dropping VMP, since I’m rarely awake at 8AM. Under which of the twelve steps would dropping VMP be listed?
Fixed. Saw when I made the post that my VMP tag was gone… lo and behold, debit card expired. New card entered, all is fixed, and the item shows available
Bought one last time-it is really heavy-used it for mixing waffle batter (did this really well), making a smoothie (using yogurt, sliced bananas, and crushed ice (did this very well also). So not bad for 8 bucks.
I use these quite frequently to make milkshakes. Last Braun one managed to short itself out and go out with a literal bang, a firecracker in my hand.
/giphy singular-coy-kite
I bought this one last time. The attachment doesn’t fit the motor securely…wobbles and falls off if you don’t hold it. Haven’t been able to use it as you can’t let go to put it in a glass…less than Meh…
These are three huge mismatched effed-up labeled unsuitable for gift bummers sitting in my basement. Thank you to @reddinghill for the culinary education donation idea.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Handle
1x Whisk attachment
1x Blending blade wand attachment
Pictures
Included
Hand for scale
Blending wand
Whisk wand
Price Comparison
$27.99 List, $21.88 (new) at Amazon (132 reviews)
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Warranty
90 Day Hamilton Beach
Bought this last time, I like it
@conandlibrarian How capable is it? Are you using it mostly on veggies or can it handle some ice as well?
@Tin_Foil I have never used it on ice actually. I have been using to make soups and sauces. I have been meaning to try it when making mashed potatoes.
@Tin_Foil I’ve never met a hand blender that did well with ice
Mixing it up tonight!!
Too late, we bought an Oxo last month…
great for making your own mayo.
LOLWUTIRK
But…will it blend your hand?
Hamilton Beach, as a brand, has so much potential
There’s the spring break angle. The $10 founding father without a father angle. George Hamilton could be a spokesperson. (He’s tan enough, so they’re the beach again).
Just seems a waste to have that name and make JV products.
Yucky! Refurbished food stuffs creeps me out.
@connorbush seriously. Like, why does my potato cheddar soup taste like gazpacho??
tactile-organic-leopard
@fury gotta go with organic leopard. Farm raised leopard tastes like plain old chicken. Nothing but cage-free leopard for me!
Which speed do you use if you just wanna blend in with the crowd?
@eeterrific Saunter.
@MehnofLaMehncha Mosey.
@mike808
We mosiers do not get enough credit for our contributions to society!
Been considering getting an imersion blender. Let’s see if I can make this command work on my first try:
/buy
/image macabre-tame-news
/giphy macabre-tame-news
@BrasilEngineer I didn’t know about these fancy quick search tags. I Googled mine like a rube.
I was all excited and ready to buy, and then I noticed it has a cord; Meh.
Who the heck refurbs an $8 item ?
@jmbunkin well it was $22 before. It’s $8 now.
bought this last time meh sold it. pretty capable blender. the wisk attatchment has a gear reduction the makes the wisk much slower than the blender, and it is LOUD.
Got 3 of these last time. Not sure we’ve even opened the one we bought for ourselves. Glad to know some people like it.
@reddinghill Give them to a local high school that offers culinary arts classes.
@mike808 that is a good idea. The boxes are too busted to give these as actual gifts.
/giphy ruthless-yippy-vessel
Read the Amazon reviews people.
Everything is a repeat currently.
Got some last time, intending to give a couple as gifts. The blade attachment is fine. The whisk attachment is TERRIFYINGLY LOUD and sounds like it’s about to chew itself apart in your hands. Haven’t actually used it for food yet, just tested to be sure they worked, but I doubt we’ll ever dare to use them and I can’t imagine anyone we’d feel good about giving them to.
AGAIN?!?!
Even the blade attachment won’t attach. But I also bought one fora gf, hers must be ok.
My first Meh where I haven’t even unboxed the last one I bought. I feel like I’ve finally made it :’-)
I have mixed feelings about this deal.
/image eager-blunt-soap
well, he looks eager least
Oh God and then I remembered i need a second one to make soap.
Dammit, meh.
Bought 2!
Magic wand for $8. Refurbished…
@satih Um, yeah. Wouldn’t google Magic Wand at work if I were you. I remember having to explain to my boss what I was actually looking for when I searched for glass wand.
I swear I was trying to find a hand-blown fairy godmother wand!
@LaVikinga Now we’ve heard it all. I would have believed you if you had said mouth blown
/giphy nope
(Edited by TC)
@compunaut WHOA NSFW
@compunaut OMG!
(Say you were hacked - lol)
@compunaut Any excuses will be hard to swallow.
@mfladd Or that you tried to post something different, but…choked.
@KittySprinkles This should have been on the soup thread,
@mfladd I’d have thought they’d have come down hard on this one.
@KittySprinkles Someone should issue a gag order for this tomfoolery.
@KittySprinkles slash commands Gone Wild!
@compunaut what’s that thing she’s pumping the icing out of!?
@compunaut @thumperchick halp
@communist @thumperchick Yes, this young lady needs a napkin or a towel or something!
@capguncowboy
@capguncowboy Or a toothbrush, maybe?
@mfladd I’ve heard they can go soft after a good squeeze.
@DrunkCat Someone could’ve really used a hand with this job
@DrunkCat
@communist yikes! Edited. Thanks for the tag.
@mfladd It’s getting too hot for a cream pie dessert.
@Thumperchick Meh could probably do with a tiny warning icon on posts to flag them.
That was fun!
@Thumperchick
Got one last time around, when the motor cut off it sounded like strangling 8 cats at once. It went in the trash. Fortunately its cheap enough to do so.
I bought 2 last time around, they work pretty well. I haven’t used the blade yet, only the whisk. Mostly for mixing up an omelette or making batter for French toast. I use a large cup (movie theater large pop cup size), to mix stuff in so I don’t splatter everywhere.
I have a Cuisinart model I love, but considering this for a cheap backup. Maybe.
Another fun thing about an immersion blender, as a roommate of mine discovered, is that you get to learn what it means for a wound to be “macerated” when you get to the hospital.
/giphy swanky-blushing-rail
@RDW0409 I have wanted this gown of hers since I was ten.
@RDW0409 GK, no finer or classier beauty. Not a great pic of her tho.
miffed-demonic-cellar? Well, I guess this makes sense. It IS an immersion blender.
Bought it. Thought it might be good for making low cal iced coffee shakes.
Still don’t know how to make the pictures come up with my purchase.
@cwillbwill5 You have to tick the box to agree to the google images surcharge and give them exclusive rights to your soul in the afterlife.
@salaosantiago Thanks for the info. I will use one of the many knives I have purchased to prick my finger to seal the deal.
/image snarky-muddled-peacock
GIVE ME PANASONIC OR GIVE ME DEATH
Okay, Amazon reviews: only 68% total 4 and 5s gives me pause. Total 21% 1 and 2s screams “NO.” The Devil is in the details.
Get a “like-new” Braun Multipractic for $40 instead. Mine (made in Mexico, not China) has worked perfectly for 25+ years. https://www.amazon.com/Braun-Multipractic-Hand-Blender-MR30/dp/B005K1QUSK (No, I did not write the lone Amazon review.)
Just in case anyone buys this for the same reasons I did:
It does not work well with ice.
@DrunkCat oh well, too late now. One is on order.
got this last time it was on, works well but it broke after a few tries. Luckily their customer service is quick to respond and these fall under warranty still so I got a brand new one sent to me
I’ve been wanting an immersion blender for a while and got this one last time it was on meh. It came to me encrusted with food. I soaked it in a bleach solution for a few days. It was a little loud, but not so much it worried me. The whisk attachment beat egg whites light a champ. This one will serve me fine until I find the one I’m looking for (with a food chopper attachment in addition to the blender and the whisk).
@HemlockTea
Grosssss.
@HemlockTea Thank you, Meh, for the surprise immersion blender encrusted with yummy Japanese treats! Totally unexpected. This place is awesome.
I want this. So just like the last time they paused the deal, I will set my phone alarm, hit refresh and pounce at the perfect moment. Only to be told, it didn’t work. The whole thing felt very mediocre.
Dang! First non-meh item in I-don’t-know-how-long, and it’s sold out. MEH!!!
I don’t know why, but I really want to buy this (like three of them), even though I already have a much better stick blender with other attachments (that I never use, but hey, they came with the other one, so I stand by them!)
I was able to resist at midnight, and I didn’t get out of bed until 9:40 AM and didn’t check meh again until a few minutes ago.
Part of me hopes I am distracted at 4PM, but a larger part of me hopes I am not.
I guess I could lower my temptation by dropping VMP, since I’m rarely awake at 8AM. Under which of the twelve steps would dropping VMP be listed?
Okay Meh, here I am trying again. I will refresh and submit my order, will it work this time?
Edit to add: It worked, sorry Meh, I love you.
/image zesty-loyal-tick
i got one of these last time. it was pretty dinged up but works fine. i haven’t found anything it’s useful for yet, though.
/giphy amused-ragged-toothpaste
/image amused-ragged-toothpaste
Question: It’s 4:34 ET here, item says "WE’RE SOLD OUT EXCEPT FOR A SMALL AMOUNT WE SET ASIDE FOR EXISTING VMP MEMBERS WE RELEASED AT 4PM ET.
Which makes me think it’s not sold out… but it says sold out… but it’s 4:34… but it says except… lol
Are there any left?
Fixed. Saw when I made the post that my VMP tag was gone… lo and behold, debit card expired. New card entered, all is fixed, and the item shows available
Bought one last time-it is really heavy-used it for mixing waffle batter (did this really well), making a smoothie (using yogurt, sliced bananas, and crushed ice (did this very well also). So not bad for 8 bucks.
I use these quite frequently to make milkshakes. Last Braun one managed to short itself out and go out with a literal bang, a firecracker in my hand.
/giphy singular-coy-kite
Wow, how apropos for such a device.
I bought this one last time. The attachment doesn’t fit the motor securely…wobbles and falls off if you don’t hold it. Haven’t been able to use it as you can’t let go to put it in a glass…less than Meh…
I understand this item was refurbished, but they could have at LEAST cleaned the food off of it.
These are three huge mismatched effed-up labeled unsuitable for gift bummers sitting in my basement. Thank you to @reddinghill for the culinary education donation idea.
@borisparsley Wasn’t me, but I’ll take the credit. Thanks.