“Matches-anywhere kitchenware” is the tagline of this 2024-launched equipment model recognized for house savers like a 3.5-inch-wide toaster and cookware units with detachable handles. Like many different Bella home equipment, the Hand & Stand mixer is a two-in-one: Use it like an everyday hand mixer with both the included beater or dough hook attachments, or snap it right into a nested, lidded bowl that rotates as you mix, turning it right into a stand mixer. (The motor is 200 watts; about 75 lower than a KitchenAid head-tilt mannequin.) You add components via a transparent slider window on the highest, which is detachable to be used as a bench scraper.
The hand mixer and its equipment match within the bowls with the lid on, for stacking. I wasn’t particularly impressed when utilizing the Bella in hand mixer mode—the chunky, boxy deal with ultimately prompted my hand to cramp when making whipped cream. And as a stand mixer, it left loads of unmixed flour across the sides of the bowl after I made an angel meals cake. The place it did excel past expectations, nevertheless, was in shredding meat. I usually shred cooked hen, pork, turkey, and beef with a hand mixer, and irrespective of how giant the bowl or how cautious I’m, meat juice and shreds all the time handle to fly out. With a bowl that’s not solely enclosed however that rotates, the Bella made quick work of my assessments with each hen breasts and thighs.
When you shred a whole lot of meat, that is so environment friendly it’s price shopping for for that process alone, however I also can see shopping for this for a youngster simply beginning out who doesn’t have a lot house and doesn’t plan on making something particularly elaborate. Along with the pictured Surf shade, it additionally is available in Seaglass, Blossom, Plum, and Oatmilk. —Kat Merck
| Design | Handheld |
| Motor energy | 200 watts |
| Bowl capability | 3.5 quarts |
| Speeds | Adjustable |
| Included attachments | 2 dough hooks, 2 egg beaters, bench scraper |