Cuisinart HM-70 Power Advantage 7-Speed Hand Mixer, Stainless and White
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Product Details Manufacturer: Cuisinart Brand: Cuisinart Release Date: 2007-08-01 Model: HM-70 Color: StainlessWhite Product features:
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of the Cuisinart HM-70 Power Advantage 7-Speed Hand Mixer, Stainless and White
Customer Review: The Cuisinart HM-70 is a Solid Performing Mixer
Summary: 4 Stars
The new Cuisinart HM-70 Power Advantage 7-speed hand mixer is basically a redesign of Cuisinart's earlier retro-style CHM-7 Power Advantage 7-speed hand mixer. Besides the new modern look, the HM-70 control buttons have been rearranged more logically than the buttons on the CHM-7. Instead of the 4 illogically arranged touch pad buttons ("ON", "OFF", "+", "-") and a pushbutton "Eject" button on top of the CHM-7 handle, the new HM-70 has a spring "push-ON/push-OFF" button (where CHM-7 "Eject" button was), just 2 touch pad "+" and "-" speed buttons (logically arranged "front and back" instead of "left and right"), and a trigger-style "Eject" lever located below the handle. The HM-70, like the CHM-7, has a digital display which shows the mixer speed number, 1 to 7.
The HM-70 comes with extra long wire beaters, a stainless steel whisk, and a spatula, but does not come with dough hooks. The 5-foot long, heavy-duty round power cord swivels to the left or right side of the mixer. The 7 speed settings offer an extremely wide range of control, with 3 slow speeds available, plus "Soft Start" that gradually increases motor speed on starting. The mixer always starts on the number "1" speed when turned on. There is no worry about about ingredients flying over the side of the bowl with this mixer.
The mixer is attractive, light-weight, feels well-balanced, and is comfortable to use. The power and speeds are plenty adequate. Noise and TV-interference is much lower than from my previous hand mixer.
Beaters and attachments from other mixers can be used with Cuisinart hand mixers, providing they have the little egg-shaped tips on the ends that snap into the beater holes. This includes attachments from Black and Decker, Sunbeam, Oster, Windmere/Corning, and other brands. KitchenAid has changed to "flat-tipped" beaters on its hand mixers, but older beaters may fit. This is good to know, because I am using the dough hooks from my previous mixer with my new HM-70. Dough hooks (CHM-DH) can be ordered from Cuisinart on its website for $5.00 plus shipping (see parts for the CHM-5SS hand mixer.) HEY CUISINART!!! -- YOU THINK MAYBE YOU MIGHT INCLUDE SOME DOUGH HOOKS INSTEAD OF A SPATULA THAT CAN BE BOUGHT IN ANY DIME STORE???
The HM-70 has one design flaw which keeps it from getting a top-rating. The "Eject" lever is flimsy and barely has enough leverage to eject the beaters. The ejector leverage is adequate for the Cuisinart beaters and whisk, but the dough hooks from my old mixer had a fit slightly snugger. The "Eject" lever did not have enough leverage to eject the non-Cuisinart dough hooks. I fixed this problem by carefully using a small, fine metal file to file down the diameter of the dough hook tips. Now they eject as easily as the Cuisinart beaters using the HM-70 "Eject" lever.
Overall, I am happy with my Cuisinart HM-70, but I have only it once, so far. I can't say how well it will hold up after long-term regular use, but it does have a 3 year warranty. Because of the flimsy "Eject" lever and the lack of dough hooks, I have to give this mixer only 4 stars out of 5.