Hamilton Beach DrinkMaster Retro Milkshake Maker & Electric Drink Mixer

Made our first shake today. Easy, and so yummy!

I bought this little mixer a whike back for flash blending tiki cocktails. It's 5 years later and it's still going strong. I would not recommend this little blender for ice cream or other thick mixing.

This was a birthday gift for my husband who loves milkshakes on hot summer days. It was one of those 'unexpected gifts' that says 'Hey, I've been paying attention to what makes you happy. Enjoy!'And he does love it, too.My few complaints with the product are:**1. The way the cup 'locks' into position doesn't always hold when you're storing the thing - one quick jostle and you can have a metal cup fall on your head while you're trying to put it in a cabinet. Especially if you're short like me!2. It would be great if there was some sort of way to have the cord retract into the device's base (for both cabinet and counter tip storage) OR to have those little things like you find on a vacuum cleaner to wrap up the thing. There's nothing more annoying having a cord bop you in the face right after the cup falls on your head as your putting it in a cabinet - or to plug it in thinking you've plugged in the can opener beside it and yelling at the can opener because it's not working.3. Maybe there could be a sleeve around the metal cup to prevent 'freezer burned phalanges' (sort of how a certain major coffee chain puts sleeves on their cups to prevent burns)?After all, ice cream is cold -- icy even. And putting it into a metal cup and spinning it with cold milk while holding that metal cup can be very uncomfortable. Painful, in fact. So cold the fingers might fail the hand they're attached to.And trust me there's nothing like hippity-hopping and praying for the ice cream and milk to hurry the H3LL up and become a milkshake. No. Wait.There is something worse - having your hand get so cold after doing your interpretive 'it looks like a pee-pee dance'! Dropping the metal cup because your hand is so cold you cannot tell if you're actually gripping the darn thing. Then it falls. On the counter. On the floor. On your clothes. And on your favorite pair of designer leather sandals...BUT if YOU, the consumer reading this, are looking for a great milk shake maker and you can bypass all those pitfalls (perhaps you might want to try putting a small hand towel around the cup like we did after a couple of mishaps -- and maybe use a tie wrap to deal with the cord and find a lower cabinet to store the thing) the Hamilton Beach 730 Classic milk shake maker is awesome!I HIGHLY recommend it for making middle-of-the-summer milk shakes!**and to the people at Hamilton Beach - hopefully you've got a social media intern who reads reviews because those are legitimate concerns that could easily be addressed. And when you make those little changes you'll be revolutionizing your own product. Throngs of milk shake makers will applaud.

Perfect milkshake machine

I haven't used it yet, but looks great on our tiki bar! Love the retro look! It will be very useful in making cocktails and smoothies. Bought the red and it's a pretty apple red!

Update: The motor's already burned out. DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE.Out of the box, the unit feels like a dollar store toy. I wasn't expecting cast iron or steel. I'm not stupid enough to believe we live in a world where that level of quality still exists, but this machine most definitely not worth the $50 price tag. This housing and several important components are made from thin, flimsy plastic and the motor started to get that burnt wire smell after we made the third shake. I joked with my wife when I bought it that it would pay for itself after saving us two trips to the ice cream parlor. I'm not entirely sure it will last that long. If your looking to get value for your money, find another model.

The mighty have fallen. $52 for this? Wow (and not in a good way). The poor quality value of this product feels like a toy right out of the box. I was rather surprised at the low quality. The material specifications say "stainless steel" everywhere and nothing about this being almost completely made of cheap feeling Chinese-toy plastic. This is also very top-heavy (due to the motor at the top) with a narrow base which concerns me for tipping while using it. And that head tilt joint (that doesn't stay tilted on its own - you have to hold it - bad design) feels like it will snap at any minute just from regular use. I had one of these years ago that was all-metal, that's what I though I was getting (a bargain) because there is literally NO comment in ANY of the material description or specification text on Amazon that this thing is almost entirely all plastic (a lie of omission?). Even the material nomenclature of "Chrome" for the finish implies, and nowhere states opposite, that this is metal, not chromed plastic. "Chrome-like" would at least be somewhat more honest. But the word "Plastic" is suspiciously absent from any of the product descriptions. Which upon pulling this thing out of the box, I checked the website description with a fine tooth comb and found nothing to indicate it was almost all plastic and that sets off all sorts of red flags about value for money on a $50+ countertop electrical appliance. I'll use it and see if this actually works, but my hopes aren't very high. Save your money and buy a hand mixer of just use a blender. Was hoping for some nostalgia to sit on my counter or my bar, but this is a little embarrassing. Certainly not worth $52 IMO. Hamilton Beach, my how you have fallen in quality. SMH

Very practical and easy to use, it makes delicious smoothies, its speeds are very good and easy to wash

I use this mixer daily, and it is amazing! Wouldn't buy any other mixer.

Súper bien, la clave es tener la leche semicongelada, todo bien

Very happy with my classic drink maker, not only does it look good but makes a fantastic milkshake thank you.

Order with care, American product.

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