A good quality, basic hand mixer, the Cuisinart PowerSelect has a total of five speeds and comes with extra-long beaters with no center posts that are sometimes hard to clean. Operating on 220 watts, this hand mixer has an easy-to-use speed control with a beater ejection button. Also included with your Cuisinart hand mixer is a spatula for scraping down the sides of your bowl. Convenient is the swivel cord that allows for both right- and left-handed use - it never gets in the way. An instruction/recipe book is included.