the Control Grip™

Mizou · June 04, 2026

I use the wand very often. It works beautifully. However, after using the chopping bowl to make salsa, I noticed a crack at the bottom. I have never put the bowl in a dishwasher, never used it for anything harder than onions. I don’t understand why it would split like this. It’s really too bad because I bought the product partially for the ability to do small volume chopping. Otherwise happy with the product. Disappointing.

Anonymous · August 18, 2026

I mainly bought the immersion blender for my soups and sauces, but I thought the chopping bowl would be a nice feature to have a quick way to chop small things like garlic, jalapenos, basically soft stuff. I purchased this less than a year ago and I have used the chopping bowl literally three times and the third time, yesterday, I noticed a crack across the bottom and up the side of the bowl before I went to use it. So it cracked after using it only two times. Very disappointing considering I tend to buy Breville products for their sturdiness and quality of kitchen products. The immersion blender is wonderful. I love the fact that there are speed settings from 1-15 so I can adjust the speed. The handles is very ergonomic and it is perfect for my arthritic hand which makes it very easy and not difficult or tiring to use. Please Breville, come up with a better chopping bowl that is made of a thicker, sturdier plastic to replace this one.

PLBlake68 · September 13, 2025

Overall like the Control Grip, and this is the second Breville immersion type blender we've owned. Generally light use overall... and so was surprised to realize the plastic in the bottom of the Chopping Bowl (under the Blade Insert) was cracking and chipping off during use. Admittedly about two years old and so out of warranty, but would have hoped for longer use life from a low wear plastic component.