Let me start by saying this little beast has saved my back (and my sanity) on multiple home projects. The 2300W motor packs a serious punch—I’ve mixed everything from thick mortar for stone veneer to watery paint without a single hiccup. That copper motor? It laughs at heavy loads.

The 6-speed adjustment is clutch. When mixing grout, I start slow to avoid dust clouds, then ramp up to turbo mode. Pro tip: Watch where your fingers are when hitting that oddly-placed speed switch (my garage wall learned this the hard way).

Portability gets five stars—at 15 lbs, I can carry it one-handed to different job sites. Used it for:
- Cultured stone mortar (20+ batches and counting)
- Deck footings concrete
- Even animal feed (don’t judge my multi-tasking)

Cleaning is stupid easy—just hose it down before the mix dries. The stainless steel shaft wipes clean with zero residue.

Now the reality checks:
- The short auger means you’ll be doing the mixer hunchback dance with deep buckets
- Corded operation limits mobility (but good luck finding battery-powered muscle like this)
- One user reported motor failure with full stucco loads—I stick to 3/4 bag batches

For $50? Absolute steal compared to renting mixers. Just bought a second one as backup because when this baby eventually dies after all the abuse I’ve given it, I won’t want to wait for shipping.