As we expected, the whisk whipped through everything, thoroughly mixing everything in half the time it would have taken by hand. We whisked the dry ingredients for our cookie dough without a problem. The Helix comes with a single whisk, which was the first attachment we tested. We softened it in the microwave, but it was still slightly frozen. We forgot to thaw our butter in advance, so it came directly from the deep freeze. The cookie dough recipe required creaming butter and sugar. We were confident that it would do fine with pancake batter, but the other two require hard work from a hand mixer. We tested the Helix with three recipes: chocolate chip cookie dough, pancake batter, and bread dough. Performance: Surprising powerīlack+Decker may be better known for its vacuums and tools, but it’s put together a kitchen appliance that rivals models that are more than twice the price. There's a lot of shaking and noise with the Helix, but it gets the job done. It has a notch cut out of the side for the cord, so it stays nicely tucked away while in storage. Of the two, the storage case is by far the better. The attachment release and storage case are the only other features. At that speed, the vibrations and shaking ramped up. We used it a couple of times when our doughs got thick. The turbo boost only kicks in as long as you're pressing the button. There are five manually adjustable speeds and a turbo boost button. Some of the colors are pretty retro for those who can't resist a little mid-century modern throwback. For those of you who love to color coordinate your kitchen appliances, the Helix will provide a fun way to complement your design scheme. Sometimes, we had to use two hands to press down on the button.įinally, the Helix comes in eight colors.
Of the four mixers that we tested, attachment removal was the hardest with this model.
It was startling the first time we tried it. Once you apply sufficient force, the attachments shoot out. To remove them, you have to press down on the same button that turns on the mixer.
Make sure you unplug this hand mixer before removing the attachments. One area we did have a problem with was detaching the attachments.
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