- Table of Contents
- Intro
- Our Verdict
- Test Results
- Differences
- Compared To Others
- Deals
- Discussions
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is a well-built immersion blender with a fairly simple design, making it very easy to clean. Like most immersion blenders, it's meant to process food directly in your pot or pan. It also can handle hot food without a problem and it has a touch-sensitive control trigger, so it's easy to adjust its speed with only one hand. It also comes with several tools and inserts such as a food processor, a masher, and a whisk attachment to help you get the most out of its unique design. It's not able to blend ice, though, and it really struggles to process harder or more fibrous food like nuts or kale. However, if you're using it on stewed fruits and veggies, you shouldn't have too much of a problem.
Our Verdict
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is sub-par for multi-purpose use. As it's an immersion blender, it's not meant for crushing ice. It also has a hard time processing nut butter as well as fibrous fruits and veggies. However, if you want a smoother soup or sauce, you can blend your ingredients directly in the pan, which is handy. It's also pretty easy to clean and it comes with a variety of tools and inserts to make the most of its design.
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Food processing attachment with multiple inserts.
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Easy to clean.
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Struggles to completely process tougher food like almonds or kale.
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Produces foamy-textured smoothies.
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Can't crush ice.
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is disappointing for smoothies and protein shakes. It has a difficult time blending fibrous fruits and veggies like kale, which makes a grainy texture. Due to its design, it also adds a lot of air and foam into your drink. It also can't process ice. However, this blender is well-built and very easy to clean.
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Easy to clean.
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Struggles to completely process tougher food like almonds or kale.
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Produces foamy-textured smoothies.
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Can't crush ice.
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is bad for crushing ice. It's an immersion blender and isn't recommended for processing ice as its blades can easily jam.
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is good for soups. As an immersion blender, one of its key functions is to blend hot food right in your pot or pan. While it's not great at making smoothies as it has a hard time processing fibrous fruits and vegetables, it shouldn't have too much of a problem blending softened food like stewed tomatoes. It's also very easy to clean.
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Can blend hot food.
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Easy to clean.
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Struggles to completely process tougher food like almonds or kale.
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is sub-par for professional use. This well-built immersion blender can be a handy tool in a culinary kitchen but it has some limitations. Thanks to its immersion design, it's meant to blend food directly in your pot or pan. However, it can't blend ice and it's not the right tool for producing nut butter. It also has more trouble blending fibrous fruits and vegetables. However, you shouldn't have too much of a problem blending hot, soft food. It also comes with a food processor attachment with different inserts like a julienne slicer.
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Can blend hot food.
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Food processing attachment with multiple inserts.
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Easy to clean.
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Struggles to completely process tougher food like almonds or kale.
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Produces foamy-textured smoothies.
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Can't crush ice.
- 5.8 Multi-Purpose
- 5.3 Smoothies/Protein Shakes
- 3.1 Ice Crushing
- 7.7 Soups
- 5.9 Professional Use
- Updated Sep 08, 2020: The smoothie tests layout has been modified.
- Updated Sep 08, 2020: Review published.
- Updated Sep 08, 2020: Early access published.
Test Results
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is a compact immersion blender. Its shaft is long enough to reach the bottom of most dutch ovens, and it can be easily stored in a kitchen drawer when not in use. You can also remove the blender shaft, which can make it easier to store.
This immersion blender has a good build quality. Its stainless steel shaft is both sleek and durable. The rubber grip feels nice and also helps you keep your hold on the blender as you use it. The plastic components of this blender feel nice, too; however, the transmission is made from plastic, which is a little disappointing.
The main beaker of this blender is fairly small and it doesn't have a spout. However, if you're just blending a single-serve smoothie, the jar should be more than enough. It also has a lid, so you can store it in the fridge for later, and you can put it in the dishwasher for easy clean-up.
This blender doesn't come with an additional beaker.
This blender has two fixed blades on the end of its shaft and they don't seem replaceable, even with tools. However, the shaft and blades are dishwasher-safe, and once you remove it from the blender motor, you can put it in your dishwasher's top rack for easy cleaning.
The Braun MQ777 comes with a plastic lid that pops on and off of its beaker so that you can store food in the fridge.
The power cord of this blender is quite long, which is handy when your outlet isn't very close to you. It also has a little velcro tie so you can wind up the cord to keep it from getting tangled, but otherwise, there's no stowaway compartment for the cord.
- Motor body
- Blending shaft
- Beaker
- Masher attachment
- Whisk attachment
- 6-cup food processor
- Lid
- Coupling for motor body
- Pusher
- Feed tube
- Lid interlock
- Food processor bowl
- Anti-slip rubber ring
- Chopping blade
- Insert holder
- Slicing insert
- Shredding inserts
- Julienne insert
- French fry disk
The Braun MQ777 uses a pressure-sensitive speed trigger, so the more you press, the faster its blades spin. This design makes it easy to adjust its speed with one hand. It's not too loud at max speed, either.
The Braun MQ777 is passable at making almond butter. Although it can create an almond butter that's smooth and spreadable, it still leaves behind whole almonds that haven't been blended, even after several minutes.
This blender is disappointing at making smoothies. It does a fairly good job of chopping up kale but there are still some parts of the leaf that aren't fully processed. It also produces a slightly foamy smoothie as the open design of the immersion blender can add a lot of air into your drink. For an immersion blender that makes a better smoothie, check out the Breville Control Grip.
This immersion blender doesn't have an additional jar.
Unlike the Braun MultiQuick 9, the Braun MultiQuick 7 can't crush ice as the ice jams the blades. If you want a hand blender that's better for crushing ice, check out the Cuisinart Smart Stick Two-Speed Hand Blender.
This blender doesn't have any programs or modes.
Cleaning the Braun MultiQuick 7 is outstandingly easy. You can run it under warm water for a few seconds and easily wipe the shaft down to ensure it's clean. You can also put the shaft as well as the jar in the dishwasher.
This immersion blender is well-suited for blending hot food and is a welcome addition to any soup lover's kitchen. It has a whisk attachment that's handy in a pinch when you want to make whipped cream and its masher attachment can be used to make mashed potatoes. Its food processing attachment is also loaded with extra features, too. Although we didn't test these features, there are different inserts for chopping, dicing, and shredding food, which can help make food prep easier.
Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Braun MultiQuick 7 comes in three variants that have different amounts of additional features. We tested the MQ777 variant, which comes fully loaded. However, this immersion blender comes in several variants with different amounts of attachments, which are listed below.
| Braun MultiQuick 7 MQ725 | Braun MultiQuick 7 MQ727 | Braun MultiQuick 7 MQ777 | |
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| Immersion Blender |
1x Motor body |
1x Motor body |
1x Motor body |
| Personal Jar | 1 x 20 oz Beaker | 1 x 20 oz Beaker | 1 x 20 oz Beaker |
| Attachments |
1x Whisk attachment |
1x Whisk attachment |
1x Whisk attachment |
| Additional Accessories | 1x 1.5-Cup chopper | 1x 1.5-Cup chopper |
1x 6-cup food processor: - 1x Lid (With gear) |
Compared To Other Blenders
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is an immersion blender with parts that can go into the dishwasher for an easier clean. It also comes with several attachments as well as a food processor, which is nice for blending smaller amounts of food like sauces. However, it's not recommended for blending ice and it struggles with harder and more fibrous food like kale or nuts.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is a better immersion blender than the Braun MultiQuick 7. The MultiQuick 9 can crush ice, unlike the MultiQuick 7. It also has ActiveBlade technology, which helps get the blades closer to the ingredients you're blending and makes it better-built overall. That said, the MultiQuick 7 comes with a lid for its personal jar, which some users may prefer.
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is better for making soups than the KitchenAid KHBBV53. The Braun has a significantly better build quality, makes smoother, more spreadable almond butter, and it's easier to clean when you're working with sticky ingredients. It also comes with more extra accessories, including whisk and food processing attachments, although we don't test those currently. On the other hand, the KitchenAid is battery-powered and comes with a removable guard to protect your pots and pans from scratches.
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is a better immersion blender for making soup than the Cuisinart Smart Stick Two-Speed Hand Blender. The Braun feels better built, its blade assemblies are dishwasher-safe, which makes it easier to clean, and it has trigger-sensitive speed controls so you can adjust its speed with only one hand. It also comes with several tools and attachments. However, the Cuisinart can crush ice, and its smoothies have a better texture.
The Braun MultiQuick 7 and the Breville Control Grip are both immersion blenders with similar performance. You may prefer one over the other. Both come with lots of attachments, but the Breville has a larger main jar. It also makes a better-blended smoothie. That said, the Braun makes better almond butter and is easier to clean.
The Braun MultiQuick 5 and the Braun MultiQuick 7 are very similarly performing immersion blenders. They both have similarly good build qualities and are exceptionally easy to clean. However, the MultiQuick 7 can produce spreadable almond butter in less time, it has a touch-sensitive speed control trigger, and it comes with way more tools and attachments. However, the MultiQuick 5 has a pulse/turbo mode, and it produces a smoothie with a better texture.
The Braun MultiQuick 7 is a better blender than the Vitamix Immersion Blender. The Braun is better-built, and it comes with a jar, unlike the Vitamix. It also makes a better almond butter and is easier to clean. However, the Vitamix makes a better smoothie.
The KitchenAid Variable Speed Corded Hand Blender is better for making soups than the Braun MultiQuick 7. The KitchenAid does a better job of processing leafy greens like kale in smoothies and comes with a removable guard to protect your pots and pans from scratches. On the other hand, the Braun comes with a wide variety of extra accessories, including food processing and whisk attachments, although we don’t test those currently. It’s also much better-built and makes smoother, more spreadable almond butter.
The All-Clad KZ750DGT and the Braun MultiQuick 7 are similarly performing immersion blenders, but the All-Clad is more versatile. The All-Clad can produce slightly better almond butter and smoothies. It can also make bar-quality crushed ice. However, the Braun's blade assemblies can go into the dishwasher, and it also comes with several tools and attachments like a whisking attachment to help you out in the kitchen. The Braun also feels significantly better built.
The Braun MultiQuick 7 and the Cuisinart EvolutionX RHB-100 have different strengths, and you may prefer either one depending on your needs. The Cuisinart is battery-powered and does a much better job of incorporating leafy greens like kale into smoothies. On the other hand, the Braun has a much better build quality and more speed settings. It also comes with a lot of extra accessories, including a food processing attachment with several interchangeable blades, although we don’t test it currently.
The Bamix Mono M133 is a better immersion blender for soups or professional use than the Braun MultiQuick 7. The Bamix feels better-built, can produce smoothies with a better texture, and can also make bar-quality ice. However, the MultiQuick's blade assemblies are dishwasher-safe, and it produces smoother almond butter. It also comes with several tools and attachments to help you out in the kitchen.
The KitchenAid 5-Speed Hand Blender is better for most purposes than the Braun MultiQuick 7. Both models come with a food processor attachment and extra blades advertised for different purposes, but the KitchenAid does a better job of incorporating kale into smoothies. It can also crush ice and comes with a case for storing all of its parts. Nevertheless, the Braun has a much better build quality, and it's easier to clean when you're working with sticky ingredients.
The Bamix The Original and the Braun MultiQuick 7 have different strengths, so you may prefer either one, depending on your needs. The Bamix can crush ice, so it may be a better choice if you like making frozen drinks, and it has a significantly better build quality. On the other hand, the Braun makes better almond butter. It comes with a beaker you can use for blending, plus a matching lid for storing what you make. There's also a food processor bowl with inserts for chopping, dicing, and shredding food, as well as whisk and masher attachments, although we don't test any of the extra accessories currently.