I’ve been using and sometimes wrestling with a hand mixer for more than 50 years. I was tired of it, and decided to purchase a stand mixer. Sticker shock aside for well-known brand(s), the Cusimax Stainless (1000w) at a very cool price was immediately in the running. The mixer is heavy enough and the suction grips have now raised the stay-in-place power to about 7Gs (That’s gravitational force x 7, not grams). I’ve mixed simple batters and whipped cream. (Note: when mixing batter(s) stop occasionally to stir the bottom of the bowl.) I’ve beat yellow and sweet potatoes to a smooth mash. The mixer hasn’t breathed hard. I’ve not been particularly messy so the splatter ring has not come into play, but neither have I removed it. The flippable lid on the splatter ring is a welcome, ‘would you look at this’-touch. I’ve not made bread, yet, but the jury is not necessarily still out. This is a fine product. It is easy to operate, and easy to clean, and, to my knowledge, does everything that it professes. Yes, I still have a hand mixer. It is gathering dust.