hand mixer
noun
plural hand mixers
: a hand-held electric mixer with usually two removable metal beaters (see beater sense 1b)
Use an electric hand mixer to beat the egg whites.
… hand mixers can save more storage space than stand mixers. If you're not a frequent cook and only break out the mixer during the holidays, hand mixers are a solid option.—
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Cyx Stainless Steel Egg Beater Back in the day, before electric hand mixers and stand mixers became commonplace in kitchens, Grandma likely had a hand-crank egg beater in her drawer of tools and gadgets.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
That’s a job for my whisk or hand mixer, as far as I’m concerned.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 July 2025
This will take about 2-3 minutes with a hand mixer or about 1 minute with a stand mixer.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The restaurant was reportedly using a household blender and electric hand mixer that were not approved for commercial use.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
That’s a job for my whisk or hand mixer, as far as I’m concerned.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 July 2025
This will take about 2-3 minutes with a hand mixer or about 1 minute with a stand mixer.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The restaurant was reportedly using a household blender and electric hand mixer that were not approved for commercial use.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hand mixer
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“Hand mixer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20mixer. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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