I had the cheaper one and used it many years. I decided to get the better model. I absolutely love it. I use it several times a week.

Pretty, easy to hold and use. Works well at both low and high speeds. It is more powerful than I expected. Nice product.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love this appliance, it is very useful and versatile. This brand is always innovating in good quality, accessible and very good quality products. Its design is very nice and premium quality. I liked the power button, it's like a car accelerator, as you press it is the speed it takes, it's great. It reaches a very good speed and grinds food very well, leaving them pureed when desired. The only thing that I could say negatively is that it is somewhat heavy, I would have liked something lighter. But in itself I liked the product. Thanks!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This immersion blender is fantastic. It's very easy to use and the display is crystal clear showing your blending speed. The handle has a nice weight to it that just feels higher quality and makes it balance better. I was easily able to use it one handed. The stainless steel blender is as easy to clean as anything with a blade on it is. I would recommend rinsing the blade part shortly after use so nothing dries on. The attachment whisk is a nice add-on. I got this mainly for blending soups but being able to quickly make whipped cream without a ton of cleanup is a great bonus!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] this blender is very well designed. I absolutely love the LED display on it where you can see visually how much of the available power you're using. The whisk on it works fantastic as well as the blending attachment. It's nice as it comes apart and can be cleaned very easily. I have used others in the past, and this is absolutely the best.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This product is really amazing! Worth every dollar. I love how solid it is - really made out of quality material. I also like the variable speed. The display on top is very helpful - easy to get used to pressing the button with different pressures to control the speed. Thirdly, I like the quality of the whisk. It's flexible enough to do a good job mixing but also very sturdy.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’m new to the use of immersion blenders, but the learning curve was low. I was able to successful make a quick crepe batter and blender hollandaise sauce. The unit is powerful enough for my needs (slightly heavy) and easy to use with the ergonomic trigger design. Not designed for deep stock pots but was great for pureeing in 4Qt soup/pasta pot.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Hamilton Beach Professional Variable Speed Hand Blender is a large, sturdy hand blender that works to make meal prep more efficient and precise. I love that this hand blender includes both a blending blade and whisk attachment, as well as an LCD screen for viewing blending speed. The one-touch quick release button makes this easy to operate. One drawback to this hand blender is lack of storage cap for the blending blade, which is quite sharp. Overall, this professional hand blender is a quality kitchen tool that will last for years to come.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I used this product to make soup and smoothies. I had a better experience using this for soups then i did for smoothie use. It helped easily blend the vegetables in the soup to a much more smooth consistency. In the smoothies, i did use a smaller bowl and found it difficult to get the blades to grab the frozen fruits. It did eventually blend the fruits into a smooth consistency. Handling the blender is fantastic as it is light weight, easy to move around, and quick to clean up.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I used this mixer to make a bread pudding custard. I was pleasantly surprised on how easy it was to use! The whisk was so easy to attach, I didn't even think to pull out the instructions until after I had done so. And, is she ever powerful! I had to keep the power setting to a minimum in order to keep my custard from spilling over the bowl! Fortunately, the trigger control was responsive to the touch. Cleaning was easy as well.