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Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL) vs MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W)

A sourced, side-by-side comparison. MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W) is cheaper at $39.99. Every spec and price links to its source.

Which is better: the Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL) or MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W)?

On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W) is the cheaper at $39.99.

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Full spec sheet

marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.

Spec Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL) MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W)
US price $149.95 $39.99
BrandBrevilleMuellerLiving
Released
Power watts 280 500
Speed settings 15 9
Cordless No No
Attachments included blending shaft, 42 oz jug with lid and anti-slip mat, 25 oz chopper bowl with mini blade, whisk stainless steel blending shaft, whisk, milk frother, measuring beaker
Blade material stainless steel stainless steel (304 brushed)
Detachable shaft Yes Yes
Dishwasher safe parts Yes Yes
Release year

Sources — Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL): breville.com (verified 2026-06-19). MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W): muellerliving.com (verified 2026-06-19).

What's the difference between the Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL) and MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W)?

Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (4 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.

  • Power watts: Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL) 280 vs MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W) 500
  • Speed settings: Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL) 15 vs MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W) 9
  • Attachments included: Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL) blending shaft, 42 oz jug with lid and anti-slip mat, 25 oz chopper bowl with mini blade, whisk vs MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W) stainless steel blending shaft, whisk, milk frother, measuring beaker
  • Blade material: Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL) stainless steel vs MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W) stainless steel (304 brushed)

What reviewers say

Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.

Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL)

Two whitelisted hands-on testers reviewed this exact BSB510XL: NYT Wirecutter and USA Today's Reviewed. Both find the wand comfortable to hold, and Reviewed praises its anti-suction bell head and useful whisk/chopper attachments. Both flag the high price and its struggle with grit and frozen fruit in smoothies. Wirecutter has since demoted it below Braun's MultiQuick 7. (2 sourced reviews, 2 lab-tested.)

Praised: Anti-suction, non-scratch bell-shaped blending head that won't grab cups or scratch metal pots; Wand stays comfortable to hold, even during longer blending sessions; Whisk and chopper attachments that actually work well.

Flagged: Expensive for the category; Leaves grit / struggles with frozen fruit and smoothies; Wand is awkward to remove and reattach, especially with wet hands.

MuellerLiving Ultra-Stick Immersion Hand Blender (500 W)

One whitelisted hands-on source survived verification: Reviewed (USA Today), which tested the Mueller Ultra-Stick over a week of whipped-cream, soup, and pesto trials and ranked it poorly. The blending attachment twisted off mid-whip and stopped the motor, the missing food-processor/chopper attachment made pesto challenging, and the blending head 'could barely handle shredding the basil'—leaving it, in Reviewed's words, 'a poorly-constructed product that isn't up to most blending tasks,' redeemed only by its light-up buttons and interesting design. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)

Praised: Light-up buttons and interesting design; Comes with whisk, frother, and blending attachments.

Flagged: Blending attachment twisted off and stopped the motor during the whipped-cream test; No food processor/chopper attachment, and the blending head barely shredded basil for pesto; Feels poorly constructed and not up to most blending tasks.

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