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The Bosch MaxoMixx 1000W hand blender was a Christmas present and I absolutely love it! I’ve used it to make so many different soups, turkey meatball, garlic sauce (yep, the kebab shop garlic sauce), tomato pasta sauce, pesto, parsnip puree, breadcrumbs, sesame paste and minced ginger.

I’ve even used it to mince a pork belly joint when I desperately wanted to make Chinese pork buns but only had a belly joint in the fridge.

With a hand blender, you can blend hot soups directly in the saucepan as you cook. This is absolutely the biggest reason I want a hand blender. I remember when I had a standard countertop blender, I had to pour a whole pot of hot soup into the blender, blend it, then pour all the soup back into the saucepan. Not only was it all very hot to work with, it also created a mess most of the time. 

I’ve really enjoyed using the hand blender so far, so I’m going to introduce my new favourite tool to you.

Ease of Use

First of all, I’d like to say the design is beautiful. It’s stainless steel with an ergonomic non-slip soft-touch handle, which makes it comfortable to hold and completely safe even when the speed is up. It weighs only about 1.52kg and has large buttons that control all the settings, making it very handy around the kitchen and easy to use.

Accessories

The Bosch hand blender comes with these accessories:

1 x mixing/measuring beaker
1 x stainless steel mixing wand
1 x balloon whisk
1 x universal shredder
2 x lid

Both the beaker and 750ml extra-large shredder have lids, so if you want to store your sauces and pastes in the fridge, you can put the whole thing straight in. 

Obviously I use the mixing wand and the shredder, and I use the whisk quite often too. I don’t have an electric mixer so whenever I make a cake, I use the electric whisk to beat eggs until they’re frothy, beat batter until it’s thick and creamy, and of course, for the velvety cream cheese frosting.

To be honest, I never use the beaker (it’s still in the packaging after 3 years…) but only out of habit. When I had my other hand blender years ago, I used to make smoothies with the beaker. These days I prefer a big bowl of fresh fruit with yogurt and seeds, so not making smoothies much anymore. Nothing wrong with the blender 🙂

The accessories are also easily released using a simple click-mechanism, after which they can be washed, dried, and locked back in safely.

I guess it’s pretty standard these days that the accessories are dishwasher safe. I never have to worry about cleaning or washing them.

Power

If you have a broad palate and love making soups, purees, sauces and pastes, you will love the powerful 1000W motor. It really can blend almost any ingredient. There are also 12 speed settings and the turbo function, so you can adjust the speed depending on what you’re blending and the consistency you want. I personally rarely use most of the settings as I only use low settings (2-6) or if I want fast blending I use turbo which takes only a couple of seconds to blend things into a smooth consistency.

The QuattroBlade Pro is a 4-bladed knife that guarantees maximum efficiency, and I’m most fascinated by its built-in anti-splash and anti-suction technology, because anti-splash really works! When I put the hand blender into a pot of soup, it rarely splashes, almost never have messy splatters on the hob.

Just one downside

Hand blenders are not as powerful as countertop blenders. If you have to blend frozen fruits, ice cubes or anything hard like that, you might want to consider a countertop one. But for the sort of food I make, hand blenders are definitely good enough. Just make sure when you make things like meatballs, that there’s no bone in the meat as the bones may damage the blades. 

My final verdict… 

Bosch is a reputable brand known for making quality kitchen appliances. It’s been three years now since I got this hand blender as a present, I do still highly recommend it.

These are just a few of the things I’ve used the Bosch hand blender for.

Before I buy any gadgets like this, I always read reviews on Amazon and compare it with other hand blenders in a similar price range. See what users say in over 400 positive reviews on Amazon.

Which hand blender do you use and is it good? Share with me in the comments below 🙂

Janice xx

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