- Table of Contents
- Intro
- Our Verdict
- Test Results
- Differences
- Compared To Others
- Deals
- Discussions
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is an immersion blender with a sleek look and a durable build. You can easily adjust the speed with one hand thanks to its pressure-sensitive speed trigger, and they're designed to get the blades closer to what you're blending. While it can hot blend, unfortunately, it has some difficulty crushing ice, making almond butter, and fully blending smoothie ingredients like kale, so it isn't very versatile. However, it's easy to clean, and its components are dishwasher-safe, too.
Our Verdict
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is fair for multi-purpose use. This immersion blender is well-built and durable, and you can easily clean it by hand or in your dishwasher. It can hot blend ingredients to make soups and purees, too. However, it struggles to crush ice, make almond butter, and fully blend smoothie ingredients like kale.
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Well-built and easy to clean.
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Dishwasher-safe.
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Hot blends.
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Struggles to fully blend fibrous ingredients like kale.
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Takes some time to crush ice.
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Makes a crunchy, chunky almond butter.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is acceptable for smoothies and protein shakes. It has a durable build, and it's easy to clean by hand or in a dishwasher. However, it produces a foamy, leafy smoothie, as it struggles to fully blend leafy greens like kale.
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Well-built and easy to clean.
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Struggles to fully blend fibrous ingredients like kale.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is poor for ice crushing. It can crush ice, but the ice tends to get stuck behind the blades, so you have to repeatedly stop the blender and use a spatula or hot water to remove the ice before continuing. The resulting ice is a bit chunky, so you have to crush it more before using it in a frozen drink.
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Well-built and easy to clean.
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Ice gets stuck behind the blades.
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Takes some time to crush ice.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is very good for soups. It's well-built, and it can hot blend ingredients. You can easily wash it by hand, or you can put the shaft in the dishwasher for an easier clean. However, it struggles to fully blend fibrous ingredients like kale, which may be disappointing if you want a smooth blend.
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Well-built and easy to clean.
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Dishwasher-safe.
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Hot blends.
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Struggles to fully blend fibrous ingredients like kale.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is decent for professional use. It has a solid and durable feel, and it's easy to clean. It can also be used to hot blend ingredients. However, it doesn't have the most versatile performance, as it struggles to crush ice, make spreadable almond butter, and fully blend smoothie ingredients.
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Well-built and easy to clean.
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Hot blends.
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Struggles to fully blend fibrous ingredients like kale.
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Ice gets stuck behind the blades.
- 6.9 Multi-Purpose
- 6.2 Smoothies/Protein Shakes
- 4.5 Ice Crushing
- 7.8 Soups
- 7.0 Professional Use
- Updated Oct 07, 2020: Review published.
- Updated Sep 30, 2020: Early access published.
Test Results
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is an immersion blender. It has a long shaft that can reach the bottom of most dutch ovens. When it's not in use, you can store it in a kitchen drawer. The shaft is removable for easier storage, too.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 has a great build quality. The shaft is made of stainless steel, and the blades are designed so you can move them closer to what you're blending. The top part of the blender is made of plastic, which feels durable, and there's a rubber grip pad for your hand. Unfortunately, the transmission is made of plastic, which is a little disappointing. Still, it feels significantly better-built than the GE Appliances Immersion 2-Speed, which also has a stainless steel design. If you want an immersion blender with a better build quality, try the Bamix The Original.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 comes with a 20-ounce beaker that's ideal for making single serves. It can be washed in your dishwasher, but it doesn't come with a lid.
This blender doesn't come with an additional beaker.
There are two sharp fixed blades on the end of the shaft. This blender is designed so you can move the blades closer to what you're blending. The blades aren't removable, but they can be washed in your dishwasher.
The beaker doesn't have a lid.
The power cord is pretty long, so it should be able to reach most outlets. Unfortunately, there isn't a stowaway compartment to hide the cord when it's not in use.
- Motor body
- Blending shaft
- Manual
- Whisk attachment (with gearbox)
- Masher attachment (with gearbox)
- Beaker
Like the Braun MultiQuick 7, this blender has a pressure-sensitive speed trigger, so the more you press, the faster its blades spin. It's easy to adjust its speed with one hand as you blend.
This blender is mediocre at making almond butter. It makes a crunchy, somewhat smooth butter, but there are some unprocessed chunks of almond left in the mix.
This blender is sub-par at making smoothies. It struggles to fully blend ingredients like banana and kale, so you have to stop and shake the beaker to ensure that all the chunks are incorporated into the mix. It makes a thick, foamy smoothie, and it has a leafy texture due to all the unprocessed chunks of kale. If you want a hand blender that makes a better smoothie, check out the NutriBullet Immersion Blender.
This blender doesn't come with an additional jar.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is disappointing for crushing ice. Crushed ice tends to get trapped under the blades, so you have to stop and loosen the ice using a spatula or hot water. While it can crush the ice, you still need to break up the chunks before placing it in a glass. If you want an immersion blender that does a much better job at crushing ice, check out the Bamix Mono M133.
This blender doesn't have any programs or modes.
This blender is incredibly easy to clean. You can rinse it with warm water to clean up most messes. For stickier messes like nut butter, a quick pass of a sponge on the shaft easily removes any leftover residue.
This blender doesn't come with a lot of extra features. However, it can hot blend ingredients, so you can use it to make soups and sauces. If you want a blender that comes with more accessories, check out the Smeg HBF02 which comes with a food processing bowl.
Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Braun MultiQuick 9 hand blender comes in three different variants with different attachments. We tested the MQ9007 variant, and you can see the label for the model we tested here. You can see the other variants listed below. Note that some retailers sell each variant with a different-sized food processor than listed below.
| Braun MultiQuick 9 MQ9007 | Braun MultiQuick 9 MQ9037 | Braun MultiQuick 9 MQ9097 | |
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Immersion Blender |
1x Motor body 1x Blending shaft |
1x Motor body 1x Blending shaft |
1x Motor body 1x Blending shaft |
| Personal Jar | 1x 20 oz Beaker | 1x 20 oz Beaker | 1x 20 oz Beaker |
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Attachments |
1x Whisk attachment 1x Masher attachment |
1x Whisk attachment 1x Masher attachment |
1x Whisk attachment 1x Masher attachment |
| Additional Accessories | 1x 2-cup food processor | 1x 6-cup food processor |
Compared To Other Blenders
The Braun MultiQuick 9 hand blender is an immersion blender that comes with several different attachments. Unlike the Braun MultiQuick 7, it has a unique design that helps you get the blades closer to the ingredients you're blending, and it can crush ice. However, its overall performance isn't very versatile, and it doesn't have a lot of different speed settings or extra features.
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 9 is better than the Vitamix Immersion Blender. The Braun has a much better build quality and makes significantly better almond butter. It comes with a 20-ounce beaker you can use for blending and a whisk attachment, although we don't test it currently. On the other hand, the Vitamix makes a better-blended smoothie.
The Bamix Mono M133 is a better immersion blender than the Braun MultiQuick 9. The Bamix is better-built, and it comes with a lid for its personal jar, unlike the Braun. It also does a better job crushing ice. That said, the Braun makes slightly better almond butter.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is a better immersion blender than the Braun MultiQuick 5. The MultiQuick 9 has a unique design to help bring the blades closer to the ingredients you're blending, and it's better-built overall. Unlike the MultiQuick 5, it can crush ice and makes better almond butter.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is a more versatile immersion blender than the Breville Control Grip. The Braun is better-built, and it can crush ice, though it doesn't make a snow-like blend. However, the Breville comes with more attachments, including a food processor, and it has a larger main jar.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is better for soups than the Cuisinart Smart Stick Two-Speed Hand Blender. The Braun has a significantly better build quality and a longer blending shaft. It has more speed settings and it's easier to clean. It also comes with whisk and masher attachments, although we don't test them currently. On the other hand, the Cuisinart makes crushed ice with a better texture.
The KitchenAid 5-Speed Hand Blender is better for making soups than the Braun MultiQuick 9. The KitchenAid does a better job of incorporating kale into smoothies, and its jar comes with a two-part lid. It also makes crushed ice with a better texture and comes with many accessories, including a food processing attachment, although we don't currently test it. On the other hand, the Braun has a much better build quality and is easier to clean when working with sticky ingredients.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is better for making soups than the Bamix The Original. The Braun comes with a beaker you can use for blending, and it's much easier to clean since the blade shaft is removable and dishwasher-safe. While both models make sub-par smoothies, the Braun processes the ingredients faster. On the other hand, the Bamix has a significantly better build quality. It's also much better for crushing ice, although it's not ideal for that purpose.
The Cuisinart EvolutionX RHB-100 is better for making soups than the Braun MultiQuick 9. The Cuisinart is battery-powered. It does a better job of processing fibrous greens like kale in smoothies and has a longer blending shaft. It also comes with a whisk attachment, although we don't test it currently. On the other hand, the Braun can crush ice, although it has a poor texture. It also has a much better build quality.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is better than the Cuisinart Smart Stick Cordless Hand Blender. The Braun has a much better build quality and is significantly better at making almond butter and smoothies. It's also much easier to clean by hand. The Cuisinart is cordless, which some may prefer, but it performs much worse overall.
The All-Clad KZ750DGT is a better immersion blender for multi-purpose use than the Braun MultiQuick 9. The All-Clad makes a smoother, more spreadable almond butter, and it does a better job crushing ice. However, the Braun is better-built, and it comes with a 20-ounce beaker, unlike the All-Clad.
The Hamilton Beach Professional Quiet Blender and the Braun MultiQuick 9 have different strengths. The Braun is an immersion blender that you can use to process hot ingredients directly in a pot or pan. It's also smaller and easier to store. On the other hand, the Hamilton Beach is a full-size blender that's better for making almond butter, smoothies, and crushed ice.
The KitchenAid Variable Speed Corded Hand Blender is a better blender than the Braun MultiQuick 9. The KitchenAid does a better job of processing leafy greens like kale and makes a significantly better smoothie. It crushes ice faster and comes with a bigger jar and a matching lid. On the other hand, the Braun has a much better build quality, and its blades are dishwasher-safe, so it's easier to clean.
The Braun MultiQuick 9 is a more versatile immersion blender than the GE Appliances Immersion 2-Speed. The Braun is significantly better-built, its blade shaft is dishwasher-safe, and it comes with a couple of attachments, like a whisk. It can also make more spreadable almond butter and crush ice, although the quality is quite poor. However, the GE Appliances makes a significantly better smoothie.
The Smeg HBF02 and the Βraun MultiQuick 9 have different strengths, and you may prefer either, depending on what you're looking for. The Smeg comes with a food processing attachment that you can use to make significantly better smoothies, almond butter, and crushed ice. Ηowever, its blending arm is prone to coming apart from the motor body, so the Βraun is better-suited for blending hot ingredients in a pot or pan. It also has a significantly better build quality.