I burst into uncontrollable laughter in Target today...

[beowulff]

My wife was looking for an inexpensive hand mixer for a present. We saw one in Target for $5.98 - it was a Chefmate 5-speed mixer. She asked me if I thought that $6 mixer could be decent quality, and I said I'd look up the reviews on my iPhone. So I Googled it, and this was what I found (http://www.amazon.com/Chefmate-5-Speed-Hand-Mixer/product-reviews/B0019FE1VY).

After I read the title of the first review, I tried to tell her what it said, and couldn't - I started laughing so hard I couldn't speak. I can't remember the last time had laughed that long or hard.

We didn't buy it.

[Ferret Herder]

That review is a thing of beauty. I marked it as "helpful" because really, he's right.

[Chimera]

But what if I really want a mixer that will bake the cake as I mix it?

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

My favorite sentence:

All I asked was that it didn't shoot flames.


mmm

[wolfman]

Cool, you don't see a whole lot of products rated and a flat 1.0 on Amazon. Usually there is at least someone who likes the color, or feel of something enough to give it a 2.

[Sarabellum1976]

That is one universally disliked product. Wow. :)

Flakes of metal in the whipped cream?

Flames coming from motor?

Yea, I think I might pass on that baby, too.

[Santos L Halper]

But C'mon, it's only $5.98! How can you pass up such a great deal?!

[andygirl]

You people just need some perspective, six bucks is incredibly reasonable for a blowtorch.

[missinformation]

Sounds like a great gift to give someone you really don't like....

"oh honey, I just found the BEST gift for your mother!!!!!" :D:eek:

[blondebear]

Cool! I love kitchen multi-tools! That blowtorch can be used for toasting and Banana Flambe!

[Ashes, Ashes]

Dear og-- there's a used one for sale!

[runner pat]

Dear og-- there's a used one for sale!

Username/topic.

[Sarabellum1976]

duplicate post, sorry!

[drewtwo99]

Username/topic.

I didn't think I could laugh any harder until I read this. Thank you for pointing it out runner pat!

[Invisible Chimp]

Cool! I love kitchen multi-tools! That blowtorch can be used for toasting and Banana Flambe!

It's not a multi-tool though. It doesn't actually mix! I could dismiss it if it was one customer complaining about flames, but it seems as if every customer mentioned either flames, sparks, or burning smells. Wow.

[friedo]

Just think of it this way: you've now got creme brule down to one tool. Alton Brown would be proud.

[gaffa]

In defense of the Chefmate brand, I have one of their spatulas and flames have yet to shoot out of it.

[flatlined]

I totally cracked up. Thanks so much for sharing that :)

[Xema]

I have one of their spatulas and flames have yet to shoot out of it.
Possibly it's defective.

[Frank]

In defense of the Chefmate brand, I have one of their spatulas and flames have yet to shoot out of it.
Mine melted while stirring scrambled eggs. I've another that is relegated only to (very carefully) flipping over grilled sandwiches. Chefmate simply sucks.

And as a hijack, I'd like to ask why manufacturers can't send the same product to all retail stores. It shouldn't matter whether I buy a Presto electric frying pan from Wal-Mart, Target, Sears, or Macy's. But it does.

[Springtime for Spacers]

I'm going out to the kitchen to give my Argos value mixer a big hug* It cost a fiver, it's still going after three years and has never set anything on fire. I don't think it's the price that's the problem here.

* not really.

[Mahaloth]

Anyone got a photo of this bad boy? I wanna see the mixer that is so bad, it warrants such a low rating. Why hasn't it been recalled?

[Taomist]

I am laughing my ass off. :p:p:p

I can't believe Amazon continues to offer such a non-product when it's obvious that it's absolutely useless.

I feel sorry for whoever buys that used one! :p:p:p

[ataraxy22]

Better than shooting flames into it.

Hmm. I'm not actually sure what that means.

[panache45]

I love the way it consistently got one star. It should be possible to give something zero stars.

[typoink]

Chefmate stuff is abysmal. Every product I've bought from them (before I finally put two and two together and stopped) is awful. Warped plastic, flimsy metal. Etc.

I have a Chefmate bread knife that won't cut bread without using so much pressure that you're simply cleaving the bread. Also, an egg seperator which WILL NOT seperate eggs. Not to mention various whisks and spatulas and such that have gone to the @#(*! jammed kitchen drawer in the sky.

[Cat Whisperer]

I had a hair dryer that shot flames out of it once - I wanted my hair dried, not fried.

I bought a relatively cheap hand mixer many, many years ago. It still works fine - nary a flame.

[Ferret Herder]

After reading this thread, I have to say - I love you people.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Dear og-- there's a used one for sale!

Is its color smoky black?

[Robot Arm]

In defense of the Chefmate brand, I have one of their spatulas and flames have yet to shoot out of it.My, where did you get that lovely spatula?

[Ashes, Ashes]

Is its color smoky black?

Eventually, I'm guessing yes!

[gaffa]

My, where did you get that lovely spatula?
Spatula City! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XbCWmY0eqY)

[blondebear]

Anyone got a photo of this bad boy? I wanna see the mixer that is so bad, it warrants such a low rating.
Target Black Friday Ad (http://www.blackfriday.fm/bf_image/big/2010/23610_1289364118.JPEG)


(I resisted the urge to photoshop some flames coming out of it)

[Cat Whisperer]

<snip>

(I resisted the urge to photoshop some flames coming out of it)
Would you mind? I'd love to see that. :)

[jz78817]

I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would think buying a $6 mixer would be a good idea.

oh, but hey, that's why everything is made in China now.

[loshan]

Damn It.

I have had one. ONE. drink. I was trying to tell the SO that I am not tipsy.

And then I read that.

Now he thinks I drank a pint in that one drink.

It's OK now though. I read the review to him and he's laughing, too.

[beowulff]

Target Black Friday Ad (http://www.blackfriday.fm/bf_image/big/2010/23610_1289364118.JPEG)


(I resisted the urge to photoshop some flames coming out of it)

$3!!!
And I thought $5.98 was too damn cheap.

Did you notice the fine print? Limit 6 per guest.
You probably need to buy 6 mixers just to make one cake...

[Becky2844]

But what if I really want a mixer that will bake the cake as I mix it?

:D

[blondebear]

Would you mind? I'd love to see that. :)A crummy photoshopped image of a hot product (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/-dc-/mixer.jpg?t=1323061041)

[cmyk]

Ok, I just read that aloud to my wife and like you, I could barely finish any of the sentences. We were in stitches.

Thank you. I feel the need to spread this on Facebook.

[TokyoBayer]

From a review further down.I didn't get flames like the last reviewer, just smoke.See, it's not that bad.

[Cat Whisperer]

A crummy photoshopped image of a hot product (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/-dc-/mixer.jpg?t=1323061041)
Very nice. You should email that to the manufacturer. :)

[Tibby or Not Tibby]

I, for one, didn’t believe those one-star Amazonian product reviews, and I was in the market for a cost-effective hand mixer, so I decided to purchase the Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer for myself. I take product reviews very seriously and planned to post an honest review on Amazon after putting my Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer to an honest test. I always start with 5-stars and only deduct stars when I feel a significant problem is inherent in the products I review. Seeing multiple 1-star reviews for the Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer, made me think something was amiss. No product should receive that few stars, multiple times and exclusively.

I was rather giddy with joy when my Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer arrived, and so I feverishly unpacked the kitchen utensil and put it to immediate use—whipping up a bowl of my much-requested homemade whipped cream (to be dolloped liberally on my equally much-requested homemade pumpkin pie)!

Indeed, everything seemed to be going exquisitely well at first; the cream was firming up nicely into a frothy-fine consistency. But, then, quite unexpectantly, an alien material of unknown origin began to extrude from the Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer ventilation holes and into my cream. It was a semi-liquidy goo that had the consistency, color and taste (don't ask) of opossum feces, and therefore not a positive enhancement to my dessert topping. But, I was willing to overlook this little glitch. I simply explained to my family that I made a cocoa variation of my whipped cream and they were none the wiser. Unfortunately, I felt compelled to deduct one star from my Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer review.

Things did not improved on the next occasion I used my Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer. This time I was mixing up some eggs for my family-famous Rancho Eggeroso Mexicaly Breakfast (I’m of decidedly non-Spanish English/German decent, but I whip up a very convincing Mexican breakfast, mixing habanera peppers, ketchup and guacamole into my eggs while donning a large sombrero). Anyway, my Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer began shaking, shimmering and gyroscoping against my grip, out of the bowl and beatering wildly onto my scrotum (yes, I wear a sombrero on Rancho Eggeroso mornings, but nothing else). As a result, I sustained a complete double orchiectomy, rendering me unable to sire more children. On the other hand, I did develop an appreciation for show tunes, so I consider the experience somewhat of a draw, but, still, I had to deduct 2 additional stars.

I was hoping for some product redemption on my last occasion using the Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer. But alas, it was not to be. While frappéeing a cup of beetle grubs for my delectable carrot stick dip (I'll IM you the recipe upon request), flames shot out of it! No, really, flames shot out of my Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer, arcing 5 feet, onto, into and out of our little toddler,Timmy, electrocuting him. Granted, Timmy was only 2 years old, hardly enough time to bond with him. But, still, it was a bit inconvenient and somewhat of a loss for his mother and I. This, along with my inability to easily replace the child, due to my double Chefmate 5-Speed orchiectomy, compelled me to deduct yet another star from my product review.

One-Star review for the Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer. I didn't believe it, but there you have it.

[Washoe]

So what happened to your balls, dude? Where there two more ‘huevos’ in the rancheros that morning? Or did the dog find them under the fridge later that afternoon?

[Oakminster]

As a result, I sustained a complete double orchiectomy, rendering me unable to sire more children.

On the bright side, you have qualified for a rare non-posthumous Darwin Award.

[Senegoid]

There is a recent (perhaps still current) thread nearby (sorry, I'm not going to bother hunting for it now), in which OP says his kid received an obnoxiously noisy toy from someone, and OP seeks suggestions for an awful revenge gift to give in return.

I think we have found it. Hope that OP is reading this.

[Jackmannii]

I had a hair dryer that shot flames out of it onceSame here. But I didn't give it a bad online review; after all it dried my hair nicely, right up until it went into flamethrower mode.

You just can't satisfy some people.

[Springtime for Spacers]

I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would think buying a $6 mixer would be a good idea.

oh, but hey, that's why everything is made in China now.

See my post above. Still mixing cakes after three years.

[Hal Briston]

Target Black Friday Ad (http://www.blackfriday.fm/bf_image/big/2010/23610_1289364118.JPEG)Ironically, the toaster leaves ice crystals all over your bread.

[lieu]

Reminds me of the Woody Allen and an apprehensive Mia Farrow bedroom scene in Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex... where he's trying to cure her frigidity, plugs the vibrator into the wall and smoke and sparks start shooting out.

If the kitchen makes you frigid, this mixer's for you!

[Rushgeekgirl]

Oh I know this mixer well! I had a section of one of the beaters break off into a puddle of softened butter and cream cheese.

[kayaker]

That review is a thing of beauty. I marked it as "helpful" because really, he's right.

I found it helpful as well and voted accordingly. The review has one "not helpful". I think we've found the manufacturer.

[carnivorousplant]

Sounds like a great gift to give someone you really don't like....

"oh honey, I just found the BEST gift for your mother!!!!!" :D:eek:

I was thinking of my Ex...

[Mtgman]

You people just need some perspective, six bucks is incredibly reasonable for a blowtorch.There's no way in HELL I'm using a six dollar blowtorch from Target.

Enjoy,
Steven

[lieu]

1) Take out a large insurance policy on your restaurant or home.
2) Turn on the $6 Chefmate mixer at 3:00 am and leave the premises.
3) Profit!

[carnivorousplant]

Great stocking stuffer.

[Vinyl Turnip]

Cool, you don't see a whole lot of products rated and a flat 1.0 on Amazon. Usually there is at least someone who likes the color, or feel of something enough to give it a 2.

Probably hard to employ an army of shills when you're only charging six dollars a mixer.

[Hal Briston]

Great stocking stuffer.Greater stuffing scorcher.

[carnivorousplant]

Greater stuffing scorcher.

Hey, I've got a Little List of folks I'd like to receive this.

[tdn]

No, really, flames shot out of my Chefmate 5-Speed Mixer, arcing 5 feet, onto, into and out of our little toddler,Timmy, electrocuting him.

Flames don't electrocute people, electricity does.

I suspect that there may be a bit of BS in your post.

[The Great Sun Jester]

I had a hair dryer that shot flames out of it once - I wanted my hair dried, not fried.Heh, that happened to me once. I was helping my dad run a new electrical circuit to the bathroom and a couple other places. Ended up turning the wall socket into a 220 v death trap. I just used the hairdryer into it to make sure the circuit was live. It was totally awesome.

I used to have a chefmate mixer. I got metal flakes in the whipped cream and no meringue the 3rd time I tried to use it. I didn't keep the receipt or the box so I just brought it back to Wal*Mart and told them to keep their $, but they needed to dispose of the thing for me as an apology.

[Tully Mars]

It was a semi-liquidy goo that had the consistency, color and taste (don't ask) of opossum feces, and therefore not a positive enhancement to my dessert topping.
Well written, sir. Out of that, this caught my eye, as I assumed I was the only person on this board that was redneck enough to recognize the smell of possum shit.

[Vinyl Turnip]

Flames don't electrocute people, electricity does.

I suspect that there may be a bit of BS in your post.

Wow. Nothing gets by you.

[MoodIndigo1]

I was feeling sort of blue before coming to the Dope today, thanks for salvaging my day. I laughed so hard at the reviews and the thread that I've got a pain in my side. A good pain.

[Hal Briston]

Flames don't electrocute people, electricity does.Shame about that. I'd have much rather went with "Greater stuffing shocker" in my last post.

[Lukeinva]

But C'mon, it's only $5.98! How can you pass up such a great deal?!

My thought exactly, a flame-throwing baking mixer for under $6 is this season's hottest gift item.

[Lute Skywatcher]

Target Black Friday Ad (http://www.blackfriday.fm/bf_image/big/2010/23610_1289364118.JPEG)I think we have that sandwich toaster thing. Latch broke within a month but otherwise still useful.

[Cat Whisperer]

Same here. But I didn't give it a bad online review; after all it dried my hair nicely, right up until it went into flamethrower mode.

You just can't satisfy some people.Now I'm picturing the manufacturer's response at hearing their hair dryer had flames shooting out of it - "Well, you wanted to heat up your wet hair. Sheesh."

Heh, that happened to me once. I was helping my dad run a new electrical circuit to the bathroom and a couple other places. Ended up turning the wall socket into a 220 v death trap. I just used the hairdryer into it to make sure the circuit was live. It was totally awesome.<snip>Since I wasn't actually blow-drying my hair when the flames shot out (it warned me with a strange death-rattle first), I thought it was kind of awesome, too. "Hey, my hair dryer just caught fire! Cool!"

ETA: It occurs to me that you and I must never, ever do home renovation projects together. "Hey, what would happen if we plugged THIS into THIS?" :D

[The Great Sun Jester]

Rather than Hijack (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14532860#post14532860)...

Flagrantly missing the double entendre...

[StGermain]

Hmm...I need a kitchen makeover.

Don't tell my insurance guy.

StG

[OttoDaFe]

At least the OP didn't burst into uncontrollable flames in Target. That's one step up on Chefmate right there.

[DMark]

OK - other than that small quibble about fire...

Let us contemplate the bigger question - how much does this mixer actually cost to manufacture?

Target sells it for a couple pennies under $6, but then on sale for $3.
Thus we can assume it probably costs about $2-2.50 wholesale.

The wholeseller makes some profit - so deduct 50 cents and now the product actually costs about $1.50 - $2.00 to make.

How in the hell did they create anything that even resembles a mixer for a buck and a half?
I have see plugs at Home Depot that cost more than this entire mixer.

So I guess we can safely assume that the old adage, "you get what you pay for" would be an apt slogan for the packaging of this product?

[Boyo Jim]

You damn kids and your flaming mixers!

When I was a kid, we didn't have mixers. We had sticks! And hammers if we needed to pound stuff together.

And there wasn't anything to mix! There was meat, and there was potatoes. Anything that needed to be done to them, you could do it with a stick or a hammer or both.

And fire was never a problem! Either your house or one of your neighbors' houses was always on fire for one reason or another! You could cook anything just by carrying it through the front door.
'
If you were lucky enough to HAVE a door, that is!

[pulykamell]

Chefmate stuff is abysmal. Every product I've bought from them (before I finally put two and two together and stopped) is awful. Warped plastic, flimsy metal. Etc.

I believe I have exactly one Chefmate product in my house. It's this enamled cast iron Dutch oven/casserole (http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2007/01/24/they-pull-me-back-in/). I bought it when I saw it on sale for $30 at the local target. I swear to God, it's as good as either of my $200 Staub cast iron cocottes (Christmas gifts--as much as I love to cook, I would not ever spend that much money on cookware, especially something as simple and straightforward as enameled cast iron.)

[missinformation]

I wonder if, when the person called customer service about the flaming mixer, they were told to unplug it and refrain from using it again....

our microwave started sparking one time, so my mother unplugged it and went running out of the kitchen, screaming. I called Sharp, rep told me to unplug the microwave....told him I did...he told me not to use the microwave any more....Seriously????? I can imagine that they had a lawsuit saying that the kitchen caught fire because someone decided to re-try a sparking microwave....sad

[OpalCat]

Who in their right mind spends only SIX DOLLARS on a mixer? Obviously the magic number is EIGHT DOLLARS which is what I spent on mine years ago and it's running well to this day. So obvious.

[blondebear]

I just realized that I use a Chefmate toaster! I'm sure it was more than $6 and it seems to work okay. Still, there are some suspicious-looking scorch marks on the edge of one of the toast slots. If it ever starts to emit flames, I'll try to get a photo.

[Ferret Herder]

I just realized that I use a Chefmate toaster! I'm sure it was more than $6 and it seems to work okay. Still, there are some suspicious-looking scorch marks on the edge of one of the toast slots. If it ever starts to emit flames, I'll try to get a photo.
Depending on your mood, you may either want to avoid or try out some Pop Tarts (http://www.davebarry.com/natterings_files/poptarts.htm).

[Princhester]

I believe I have exactly one Chefmate product in my house. It's this enamled cast iron Dutch oven/casserole (http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2007/01/24/they-pull-me-back-in/). I bought it when I saw it on sale for $30 at the local target. I swear to God, it's as good as either of my $200 Staub cast iron cocottes (Christmas gifts--as much as I love to cook, I would not ever spend that much money on cookware, especially something as simple and straightforward as enameled cast iron.)

That's the thing about brands like "Chefmate". They don't make a damn thing. They are just a brand owner that orders very cheap stuff from manufacturers in China and has them put "Chefmate" branding on. So what you get is a lottery.

[Xema]

When I was a kid, we didn't have mixers. We had sticks! And hammers if we needed to pound stuff together.
Hammers? We used to dream of hammers. Any pounding we did was with our skulls against the ground, or occasionally a rock if we were lucky enough to find one.

[BaneSidhe]

I'm laughing so hard here I'm in tears! I wish my hubby was awake so I could show him this!

[Euphonious Polemic]

I believe I have exactly one Chefmate product in my house. It's this enamled cast iron Dutch oven/casserole (http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2007/01/24/they-pull-me-back-in/). I bought it when I saw it on sale for $30 at the local target. I swear to God, it's as good as either of my $200 Staub cast iron cocottes (Christmas gifts--as much as I love to cook, I would not ever spend that much money on cookware, especially something as simple and straightforward as enameled cast iron.)

Two words:

Toxic.

Paint.

I recommend blood tests for heavy metals for you and anyone who ate food from this.

<Joking>. Sort of.

[Lynn Bodoni]

Chefmate stuff is abysmal. Every product I've bought from them (before I finally put two and two together and stopped) is awful. Warped plastic, flimsy metal. Etc. That's been my experience, too. My husband decided to surprise me with a toaster oven one time. I had told him that Chefmate was a bad brand, although I've never had a Chefmate appliance shoot flames...I just put the toaster oven directly into the trash. I told Bill that this was the safest and most effective way to use anything from Chefmate.

Of course, it was also the most effective way of getting him to REMEMBER not to buy anything made by Chefmate. Bill buys things based almost entirely on the price tag, unless it's something like guns or cars...you know, stuff that HE cares about.

[Ellen Cherry]

Back to blowdryers, I had one explode in my hand one startling morning. Flames didn't shoot out the "gun" end, but rather a giant spark ignited my hand from the pistol-grip portion. I ended up with a wicked burn wound right in the center of my palm. The upside of it, though, was that I could go around claiming stigmata and hope to achieve sainthood by the time I was 30. :p

[carnivorousplant]

When I was a kid, we didn't have mixers. We had sticks! And hammers if we needed to pound stuff together.

And there wasn't anything to mix! There was meat, and there was potatoes.

Wimp.
When I was a kid, we ate the sticks and hammers.

[Labtrash]

Target Black Friday Ad (http://www.blackfriday.fm/bf_image/big/2010/23610_1289364118.JPEG)


(I resisted the urge to photoshop some flames coming out of it)



I heard the sandwich maker can also be used as a claymore...

[blondebear]

...occasionally a rock if we were lucky enough to find one.My Chefmate rock broke the first time I tried to use it. Guess I should have got the metamorphic model instead of the sedimentary one. (the igneous version was out of stock and probably would have been a fire hazard anyway)

[Grestarian]

I was thinking of my Ex...

Yeah, I was thinking of my sister -- and that everyone responding to this post (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=632883) on our SD MBs should buy one for their particularly-significant-other....

---G!

If I had a day
That I could give to you
I'd give to you
A day just like today :eek:
. --John Denver
. Sunshine on my Shoulders

[carnivorousplant]

Yeah, I was thinking of my sister -- and that everyone responding to this post (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=632883) on our SD MBs should buy one for their particularly-significant-other....



As I posted, it's Nice Work If You Can Get It. :)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3jX4WhIW6o)

[Babale]

I think we have that sandwich toaster thing. Latch broke within a month but otherwise still useful.

Same here. I broke the latch when I squeezed a half-frozen bagel filled with cheese into it, but I take the blame for that, and it took a few months. Ive had the sandwhich grill for years and it works great

[Chronos]

Quoth Labtrash:

I heard the sandwich maker can also be used as a claymore... The sword, or the explosive mine?

[carnivorousplant]

Same here. I broke the latch when I squeezed a half-frozen bagel filled with cheese into it, but I take the blame for that, and it took a few months. Ive had the sandwhich grill for years and it works great

That's because the flames spurt out inside the lid and the base. :)

[Count Blucher]

My thought exactly, a flame-throwing baking mixer for under $6 is this season's hottest gift item.

"New! The Chefmate "EZ-Bake" Mixer!"
At Just $3 each and it really is a door-buster. Just out, not in.


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The sword, or the explosive mine?

Depends if the on/off timer works or not. :p

[carnivorousplant]

Two points for the Count!

[NoCoolUserName]

Dear og-- there's a used one for sale!And someone is offering a new one for $19.99 + $7.69 shipping! That's Chutzpah!

[TriPolar]

It shoots flames and only costs $6?!?!? I'm on my way to Target!

[beowulff]

It shoots flames and only costs $6?!?!? I'm on my way to Target!

I think Target's policy allows you to return it if it fails to ignite.

[Irishman]

Of course, it was also the most effective way of getting him to REMEMBER not to buy anything made by Chefmate.


I would think flames shooting out would be more effective.

[Uncommon Sense]

Target Black Friday Ad (http://www.blackfriday.fm/bf_image/big/2010/23610_1289364118.JPEG)


(I resisted the urge to photoshop some flames coming out of it)

I see the problem here. It's labeled in the add as an "electric hand mixer". It can either be an electric mixer or a hand mixer, not both. Right?

Got it...the cord on the thing is merely a tether to the wall so if you drop it it won't land on your feet. The on/off switch should not have been installed.

[Irishman]

No, a hand mixer is a mixer held in your hand, as opposed to a stand mixer, which has a stand and sits on the table/counter.

hand mixer
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/stylePage.asp?RN=773

stand mixer
http://www.amazon.com/Stand-Mixers-Small-Appliances-Kitchen/b?ie=UTF8&node=289932

An electric hand mixer is a hand mixer that is electric, as opposed to a mechanical hand mixer that you power with your muscles.

Or spoon and you do the mixing yourself.