Braun MQ5000 Hand Blender: Versatile and Powerful Blending Performance

Serge jacob: Bien apprécié

Canada on Nov 02, 2023

chung chen: Works wonders on frozen fruits.

United States on Oct 27, 2023

Bill: This is the best mixer we have ever used. Well worth the money.

United States on Oct 20, 2023

local man: For making soups, sauces, and salsas, this thing is the best. Chuck right into the dishwasher when you're done. It isn't the most powerful blender, and won't make things absolutely, totally smooth, but anything less than that, this is perfect.

United States on Oct 16, 2023

Canadajin: We've been using this for over two years and it doesn't miss a beat. On the "power boost" setting it purees soup to a Vitamix/Blendtec quality, right in the soup pot without having to pour batches into a separate blender to puree. That alone is worth it.

Canada on Sep 28, 2023

Isabelle: Qualité professionnelle et puissant.

Canada on Sep 14, 2023

Jax: I broke two others before buying this one. Nice and strong. Works great for soap making.

Canada on Sep 08, 2023

Jean M: My old blender was designed just like this but was an off brand. The speed dial, in my opinion, didn't seem to do much. I watched someone's video showing that changing the dial actually does raise or lower the speed on the Braun so I decided to order it.

This blender has been amazing! I make an eggnog latte every morning and this is my go-to gadget. Besides the dial speed that actually works and reduces splatter, it's also easier to clean. My old one had a really deep cavity where the blades are and it was harder to clean. I was always poking myself trying to get in there and remove the residue. Braun was smart enough to put in a plastic barrier that keeps the ingredients from getting very deep in that blending head so it's very easy to rinse and wash with a sponge (or whatever).

The Turbo speed seems to get much higher than turning the dial all the way up. So if you need a higher speed, then you have the ability to use this feature. For me, since the dial can turn it way down while still blending my ingredients, I have little to no splatter on my kitchen counter. This used to be a problem with my old blender.

Hoping it lasts as long as my first blender which...

United States on Sep 02, 2023

A. D.: Waited for quite a while to write a review for this (bought in April 2021), and I am happy to report that it still works very well. Prior to this one had a number of different brands, Kitchen Aid (the rubber buttons essentially disintegrated), Cuisinart broke down after just over a year, etc. So far so good with the Braun. We use it mostly to make smoothies, and soups.

Canada on Sep 01, 2023

team W: Like a lot of people, I bought this because the NYT Wirecutter recommended it as the best immersion blender out there.

I like that it has variable speeds, and quick access to full power with a separate button so you don't need to try to turn the speed dial while it is running. It is a very ergonomic design, easy to hold and control, and it seems to have plenty of power.

I decided that ultimately, I like that the little hood that covers the blade doesn't have any gaps or holes in it. To be clear, that design choice is somewhat of a mixed bag. Some other immersion blenders have gaps or perforations in the hood to help circulate the material better, but at greater risk of splashing. The main downside of this closed hood design is when you want to whip air into eggs or whatever, it requires pulling the head almost entirely out of what you are mixing, repeatedly. Not a big deal, and I think that, overall, it is more important to keep stuff from splashing vs. the incremental benefits of slots in the hood, but it is a noticeable change from how my last hand blender worked.

Cleaning it is easy. I hand wash the beater but the instructions say you can theoretically...

United States on Feb 25, 2023