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KitchenAid KHM512IC 5 Speed Ultra Power Hand Mixer Ice Blue

Last Updated: November 17, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.1
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
999
Old Reviews
2
Unverified
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Review Analysis - 953 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Usage
 283
kitchenaid, kitchen aid, cookies, love this mixer, dough
+83%
-17%
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" ...  Love it for the small jobs, excellent companion for my large stand mixer  ...  "
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" ...  Makes great baked goods.  ...  "
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" ...  It’s a basic hand mixer.  ...  "
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" ...  Kitchen Aid makes the best tools for cooking and this hand blender is no exception.  ...  "
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" ...  great for small projects instead of pulling out the KitchenAid  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this for my daughter, he old one gave out and she has the big kitchen aid mixer of the same color. ... After using the old hand me down mixer from my mom she was very pleasantly surprised how quiet this mixer was.  ...  "
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" ...  I love my Kitchen Aid hand mixer. ... It works so much faster and blends better than my old hand mixer.  ...  "
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" ...  I wanted a reliable brand, and this mixer is great.  ...  "
Design
 125
love the color, beautiful, looks, design, retro
+94%
-6%
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" ...  Beautiful shade of yellow.  ...  "
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" ...  I have one as well in a different color and it's amazing!  ...  "
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" ...  The prettiest color EVER!!!!!!!!  ...  "
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" ...  Love the color.  ...  "
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" ...  I also love the cool retro blue color.  ...  "
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" ...  She also loves the color.  ...  "
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" ...  The color is beautiful.  ...  "
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" ...  Great quality at a great price - and the color is so pretty!  ...  "
Build Quality
 63
broke, flimsy, mixer, beater, stainless
+38%
-62%
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" ...  Beaters are flimsy and won't stay in.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm assuming it's apart of the switch that broke off.  ...  "
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" ...  It broke after about 6 uses. ... the speed switch broke off inside and now it only runs at full speed and will not turn off. ... You can here the broken pieces rattling around in the handle.  ...  "
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" ...  The stand ones take up more room, but, you get what you pay for.  ...  "
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" ...  I have found that these new beaters are not what that are cracked up to be.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm very surprised that is broke and that is broke after very little use.  ...  "
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" ...  Also, the thing broke after 15 months of use.  ...  "
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" ...  This just broke!!  ...  "
Ease of Use
 56
easy to clean, easy, beaters, use and clean, store
+95%
-5%
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" ...  Easy to use  ...  "
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" ...  Light and easy to take out of the cupboards for a quick job.  ...  "
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" ...  Ease of use excellent.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  It looks great and it's fairly easy to clean.  ...  "
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" ...  It was easy to use but feels heavy after a while.  ...  "
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" ...  Attractive, easy to use  ...  "
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" ...  The beaters are super easy to insert and take out.  ...  "
Cleaning
 56
easy to use, clean, beaters, cleaning, use and clean
+96%
-4%
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" ...  The stainless steel whisks are super easy to clean (I’ve hand washed them and put them in the dishwasher as well). ... The actual mixer wipes down nice too.  ...  "
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" ...  They work well and are easy to clean.  ...  "
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" ...  Love this hand mixer, Easy to use and clean up as well.  ...  "
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" ...  The 5 settings come in handy depending on what I am making and clean up is easy.  ...  "
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" ...  It's very easy to use and cleans up easily.  ...  "
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" ...  Got rid of my other hand mixer after spending more time wiping the walls than mixing!  ...  "
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" ...  Beaters are thinner tines and don't hold food material, which is greater for cleaning.  ...  "
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" ...  They clean up very easily too.  ...  "
Price
 47
mixer, money, worth, hand, worth the money
+77%
-23%
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" ...  Great for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  For the price, and compared to others on here and at other stores where i looked, it's a great value.  ...  "
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" ...  For the price it's on sale for ($29.99 right now), I wouldn't complain.  ...  "
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" ...  Great product at a great price !  ...  "
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" ...  Got it at a fairly inexpensive price.  ...  "
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" ...  Great value for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  Definitely worth paying a little more.  ...  "
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" ...  A solid mixer for the price.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 46
years, stopped working, year, broke, broken
+33%
-67%
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" ...  By June, it was broken. ... The speed control quit working.  ...  "
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" ...  Unable to use after only 18 months of gentle use .  ...  "
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" ...  We have had it less than a year.  ...  "
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" ...  The speed control broke less than 3 months from purchase and maybe a dozen uses  ...  "
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" ...  worked good until the switch quit working.  ...  "
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" ...  This just broke!! ... A month after I bought it!  ...  "
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" ...  I’ve used it less than 6 times and it stopped working today!!!!  ...  "
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" ...  Old $20 mixer with no brand name which stopped working after 10 years.  ...  "
Size
 41
mixer, small, lightweight, held, compact
+59%
-41%
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" ...  Lightweight, small, Pretty!  ...  "
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" ...  It's compact, lightweight and a very nice looking mixer.  ...  "
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" ...  This mixer fits my needs perfectly.  ...  "
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" ...  Anyway, I am quite happy with it and it is so light weight it doesn't wear you out.  ...  "
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" ...  It's fairly light weight, quiet and my wife likes it.  ...  "
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" ...  Fits standard size Kitchen Aid beaters.  ...  "
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" ...  Has held up very well so far.  ...  "
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" ...  Also note, I travel a lot of work and this hand mixer fits perfect in my carryon.  ...  "
Family
 30
aid, daughter, year, toy, granddaughter
+90%
-10%
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" ...  I purchased this for my daughter's birthday in July 2018.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought for my daughter  ...  "
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" ...  Bought for my 18 year old Daughter for when she gets a place of her own.  ...  "
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" ...  I have been traveling to my adult children's families so haven't used the mixer yet.  ...  "
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" ...  Already and a large standup kitchen aid This one will compliment they one  ...  "
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" ...  Kitchen Aid never lets you down.  ...  "
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" ...  Great purchase for a quaint kitchen.  ...  "
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" ...  Used quite often at my house  ...  "
Returns
 21
returning, box, returned, replaced, past
+5%
-95%
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" ...  After the holidays, this is going in the trash.  ...  "
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" ...  Too late to return it.  ...  "
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" ...  Sadly I am returning this back to Amazon.  ...  "
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" ...  I returned it immediately with no hassle at the Amazon kiosk at Kohl's.  ...  "
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" ...  trying to figure out how to exchange it for a non-broken one!  ...  "
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" ...  I thru the box out or I would of exchanged for a Cuisant.  ...  "
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" ...  I am returning.  ...  "
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" ...  I hope the new one will be better, or I'll be returning it again and giving up on this brand.  ...  "
Marketplace
 15
like, item, described, bought, time
+80%
-20%
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" ...  Just like described!  ...  "
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" ...  saw this exact item at mall for $20 more  ...  "
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" ...  The color is really pretty and it looks just like the picture.  ...  "
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" ...  item is as described.  ...  "
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" ...  However after I purchased it, I saw it on sale at target for 5$ less😏  ...  "
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" ...  Works as advertised  ...  "
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" ...  I bought it during Amazon days promotion.  ...  "
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" ...  Perfect, as described!  ...  "
Weight
 12
light, easy, use, liked, speeds
+100%
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" ...  It's fairly light weight, quiet and my wife likes it.  ...  "
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" ...  An inexpensive light weight mixer.  ...  "
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" ...  Light weight and easy.  ...  "
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" ...  Light weight but does the job.  ...  "
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" ...  This is light weight and so easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  How light weight it is  ...  "
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" ...  Anyway, I am quite happy with it and it is so light weight it doesn't wear you out.  ...  "
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" ...  It is light weight but still powerful.  ...  "
Delivery
 9
arrived, time
+78%
-22%
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" ...  The shipment was very fast.  ...  "
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" ...  Arrived as expected!  ...  "
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" ...  Came in perfect condition.  ...  "
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" ...  Arrived on time.  ...  "
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" ...  Arrived on time.  ...  "
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" ...  As described, shipped on time.  ...  "
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" ...  Arrived on time.  ...  "
Product As Described
 5
like, described, color
+100%
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" ...  Works as advertised  ...  "
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" ...  Just like described!  ...  "
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" ...  item is as described.  ...  "
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" ...  The color is really pretty and it looks just like the picture.  ...  "
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" ...  Perfect, as described!  ...  "
Defective Delivery
 5
packaging, june
+20%
-80%
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" ...  Broken piece of plastic.  ...  "
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" ...  By June, it was broken.  ...  "
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" ...  Received completely wrong product.  ...  "
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" ...  Only the original box, no other packaging, the arrival is broken  ...  "
For Travel
 3
hand
+67%
-33%
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" ...  Also note, I travel a lot of work and this hand mixer fits perfect in my carryon.  ...  "
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" ...  My old mixer sounded like a 747 taking flight.  ...  "
Water Resistance
 3
beach, one
+100%
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" ...  Ive had Hamilton Beach mixers that worked just as well as this one.  ...  "
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" ...  My last one by Hamilton Beach only lasted a year so I’m hoping this is better quality.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this for my nieces bridal shower.  ...  "

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