Breville
Breville The Control Grip Immersion Blender (BSB510XL)
$149.95
Best Immersion Blenders · head-to-head
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.
Breville
$149.95
MuellerLiving
$39.99Cheaper
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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| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $149.95 | $39.99 |
| Brand | Breville | MuellerLiving |
| 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).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (4 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
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.
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.