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Question: I use my mixer to mash/whip/cream potatoes. Do the wire beaters get the lumps as smooth as the old fashioned flat-sided beaters with the pole in them?
Document: I've been using an old school hand blender with the flat steel blades for years and just couldn't see replacing it because it still worked...whew! I'm glad I made the investment. I don't know if it's the speed or just the thin wire design of the beaters, but they worked excellent and quick. I haven't used all the attachments yet, but I'm looking forward to it.
I bought this mixer for my wife to replace a very old one. She's been very pleased that this mixer is so much lighter than the one it replaces, yet it's very powerful; able to handle all of the tasks thrown at it so far. Operation is smooth. Controls are easy to use. Plenty of attachments for the various jobs, although we've only used the normal beaters and the blender attachment. Overall, very happy with this mixer.
I use them for all my batters and to whip potatoes. I hope this mixer lasts, it's pretty and I really like it! :-)
I like the control nine speeds gives me and I like the milkshake attachment--we make root beer freezes with it. The beaters are easier to clean than the old-fashioned beaters that had a center pole. The dough hooks will be good for cookie dough, but we have a heavy-duty mixer for bread dough. I love the color!
I like that they are not chrome, and I like that they look and feel a bit more solid than some of the others I have looked at. I do wish they had the older, flat blade type beaters though, instead of the wire type. But I had never used this kind before, maybe they will work better. Also included is a  nice canvas type bag to store them in. While researching mixers I read a few reviews regarding the turbo beaters bending or breaking.
After beating supermarket whipping cream with a hand beater, I ordered this Kitchen Aid. Wow! It works as advertised and being red, it does not get lost in the kitchen. It has plenty of power for just about any job, saving having to get the old Kitchen Aid stand mixer out of it's hideaway. It has a good variety of speeds and does a great job on egg whites and batters. I like it.Kitchen Aid neglected to pack the tool bag in the one shipped to me.
I have owned a few Kitchen Aid products. This one broke after the third use. On the Kitchen Aid web site it says that the regular beaters are strong enough to mix cookie dough. I did it once and the machine broke. The beater holder where the beater shaft goes into the machine broke. The mixer was replaced but this mixer is not very powerful. It is good for mixing whipped cream and regular cake batter.
I replaced an old hand-mixer that was so loud I needed ear protection to use it! This mixer is quiet, and powerful enough to effectively cream butter and sugar. I haven't tried the dough hooks since we have a Cuisinart food processor for dough - but the hand mixer means much less washing up so I'm using the food processor less.One point to note is that the milk shake attachment does NOT turn the mixer into an immersion blender. It is good for frothing milk but will not puree lentil soup.
It's an easy mixing task though so even though this unit did a great job, I still worried. Next I tried making a cup of ranch dressing, again with the blender rod. Again superb results, but not a hard task.I had some bananas I needed to use so decided to make a banana cream pudding, which would use the turbo beaters and the whisk. I started by making the vanilla cookies.
I am so excited about this mixer. I have struggled for over a year to find a good hand mixer. Most mixers I tried had only fast and faster for speeds. This mixer actually starts out slow - hurray! I also enjoy the extra attachments. I used the dough hooks to make meatloaf (I read about the idea in another review) and was pleased with the results. I then made mashed potatoes to go with the meatloaf and couldn't believe how smooth the potatoes were.
Answer: smoother