Black & Decker MX250 Power Pro Hand Mixer, White

by Black & Decker

Product Features

• 250 Watts
• 5-Speeds
• Power Boost
• Professional Chrome Plated Wire Beaters
• Comfort Grip

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 14.9 x 9.6 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000MVQEJ8
• Item model number: MX250
• Average Customer Review: 1.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,000 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

With 250 watts of power, 5 speeds, power boost and professional chrome plated wire beaters the MX250 makes easy work of the heaviest cookie dough. The included spatula attachment conveniently scrapes the sides of the bowl as you mix. The unit features a comfort grip and convenient bowl rest.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible Product all around. . ., March 18, 2007

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longmj82 (Bloomington, IL) - See all my reviews

This mixer should be renamed to Black & Decker jet engine. On the lowest speed, it is as fast as any normal mixer. Settings 2-5 (as well as the extremely useless "power boost") are worthless. Save yourself the time and trouble and buy one that has a full range of useable speeds. As far as build quality, it does have decent construction. That doesn't make it useable, though.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too Much Speed, May 29, 2009

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Colleen M. Driscoll - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & Decker MX250 Power Pro Hand Mixer, White (Kitchen)

I took the mixer out of the box, inserted the beaters and turned it on just to try it out. I was shocked at the "lowest" speed. It was like the highest speed on my old mixer. Upon first use I learned was right. I placed the beaters in the bowl to cream butter/sugar. I had butter flying all over the kitchen. Then I tried adding the dry ingredients. Flourstorm!! I had to mix it in by hand until it was wet before I could use the mixer again. I wondered if, at that speed, I was completely overworking the flour and my banana bread would be too tough. Definitely returning. I imagine it would be great for the hard to mix things like doughs, but there's no useable low speed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ultra 00ber speed! .. but plenty of torque, December 23, 2009

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Josh Robinson "Joshatdot" (Anacortes, Washington United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & Decker MX250 Power Pro Hand Mixer, White (Kitchen)

I got it to replace an older, weak Sunbeam or summat that was rated at 100 watts, I broke that mixing some Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I agree on the other reviews about it's speed, OMG it's so fast at 1!! I can't imagine why you would need the other 4 speeds (2-5) OR the POWER BOOST!..well maybe the BOOST on #1 for abit more torque/power on really thick dough. Try mixing up some flower and powdery stuff alone..you can do it, but I was worried that it would go flying everywhere.

Don't get me wrong, it worked through some Gingerbread cookie dough & another batch of C.C. cookie dough just fine...but OMG it is so fast.

These newer wire type whisks work great and clean up quick, hardly any of the dough stuck to them after a quick spin in the air. But I noticed when cleaning these B&D wisks that they seem to be a bit flimsy. I almost pulled one out of the socket/hole on the wisks shaft.

Other than that, it's a decent well built hand mixer. Just if they (B&D) lowered the speeds, and made the wisks more robust (and maybe with stainless steel), this would be a great buy.

If you want speed control, spend afew extra bucks on a Cuisinart or Kitchen Aid.