| Oster 6 Speed, 250 watts, Retractable Cord, Power Burst, Dough Hooks, Beaters, Whisks, Drink Rod, Cookie Cutters, black w/ brushed SS accents - Inspire |
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 Powerful and durable |
| Reviewer: William M. Hoar III, Chichester NH |
| This Oster hand mixer is a worthy bearer of the Oster name. It is extremely powerful for any mixing job and makes short work of it as well. My only complaint is it may be a little bit too powerful. Definately start on the number 1 setting before increasing the speed. For the price it is outstanding. |
Great mixer for cookie dough
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| Reviewer: wldgrdnr, WA |
Although I agree about the power, it is the ONLY mixer I have ever found that will do oatmeal raisin cookies with ease...with some practice you CAN keep things from going all over...with flour you are supposed to add no more than 1/3 at a time anyway...I use the mixer a bit, then scrape sides with spatula, then mix again...mixing in brief spurts is the key here...
Since I rarely use my mixer for anything other than cookies, and especially oatmeal raisin cookies...although I just did some zucchini bread and had no trouble...
Use a deep bowl with steep sides for mixing...that is what you are supposed to use anyway to control things from spattering. I am a serious cook and love this thing...my complaint with other mixers is NO power, especially with cookie doughs.
I am buying 2 more...one for my other house and one for a gift...
Those who have trouble with the speeds, try my suggestions above, and I think you'll be happier with it...but I do agree, Oster needs to work on the power issue a bit with this one...there really is no difference between high and low...I have not tried this on anything more complex like a souffle or a flan, but I imagine it will do quite well.
I bought this because I HATE my (EXPENSIVE) Kitchenaid, which I find pretty worthless, and I find the attachments for grinding and other things even MORE worthless...In my mind, the Kitchenaid products (I have a food processor too which I am not fond of) are over hype and not worth the money they ask for them. Were they not so expensive, I would toss them both out.
I recommend this mixer for anyone who is a cookie baker...and I'll try this soon on flans and such.
Anybody want to buy a professional kitchenaid with every attachment known to man? LOL I hate the thing. Totally worthless in my opinion. |
Good product for the price
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| Reviewer: M. Williams, |
| Purchased this product this year for my Christmas baking. I love the retractable cord and the extra beaters. I do not love the power it comes with. There really isn't much difference between speeds 1 and 5. You'll never need anything above speed 2, forget about ever using the power burst. I can't complain about it too much though because the price is good for the power you get. I just wish speed 1 was actually slower. |
Disapointing
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| Reviewer: K. Hertz, |
| Oster is one of my favorite kitchen appliances brands, but unfortunately this mixer is below average. Key for any mixer is its speed control, and this one hardly seems to have any. It almost starts at full speed, which implies that more liquid mixtures end up all over the place except your mixing bowl. Conclusion: I do not recommend the purchase of this product. |
No speed control
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| Reviewer: Genie Mom, |
I have the same complaint as everyone else, the mixer only seems to have one speed, and it is way too powerful. I'm not sure why there are 6 speeds either, as they all seem the same. If you want to beat something thick and heavy, then this might be just the thing. But for whisking an egg with the included attachment, you better get ready to clean the egg off the walls. I can't imagine what would happen if you tried to use the cocktail attachment!
I did think it seemed well made otherwise, also liked the retractable cord, but unfortunately the speed problem makes it virtually unusable. That's why I'm on amazon today, looking for a new mixer. Hate that I wasted almost [....]bucks on this. |
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