Dualit 400W Hand Mixer with Strong Grip Handle - Includes Flat Beaters, Dough Hooks & Balloon Whisk - 4 Speed Settings with Repairable Gears - Built-in Plug Storage - Perfect for Baking, Whipping Cream & Mixing Dough

I did a LOT of research before buying this about a year ago. I wanted something strong and powerful, with the sturdy, old-fashioned wide bars on the beaters (not those flimsy wire ones). I use mine most often to make cookie dough, and I use it at least twice a month for that (and sometimes as much as twice a week, for multiple batches). This has NO PROBLEM quickly creaming the butter/sugar, and even after adding the flour and chocolate chips it mixes just fine. It bucks a little, but not bad at all.If it were a boxer it would be in the Heavyweight class, not light or bantam. It packs a punch because it has a big motor. However, the way the handle connects you can hold it from the back instead of arching your wrist over the top, so the weight is easier to hold than my older, lighter mixer.If you're doing something thin, use a deep bowl because it WILL splatter everywhere, just because it's super powerful. It does whipped cream with the whisk attachment beeYOOtifully and quicker than you'd think possible if you've been using a cheapy crummy mixer. I've used it to make buttercream/cream cheese icing with superlative results. The only problem I've had is with doing egg whites, but then I discovered I shouldn't try to make pavlova when it's rainy because the eggs won't ever stiffen, so that's not the mixer's fault!It wipes clean easily, and I like that the storage is incorporated though it took a while to get used to.All in all I am VERY pleased with this mixer. I waited a long time to leave a review, since I am using it pretty hard and wanted to make sure it lasted long enough to be worth it. I make cookies a lot, partially because I love cookies (and hubby does too) but also because with a good hand mixer it's ridiculously easy and faster than running to the store to pick up something to take to a dinner or friend's house. This is a GREAT mixer-- but don't sue me if you end up using it so much you get type II diabetes. :-)