The previous recipe for Sour Cream Topping called for 1/2 cup each cream and sour cream, 1 tbsp sugar, and 1 whisk. Instructions involved the efforts of two people, furiously tag team beating, over the course of what seemed like eons, a stubborn mound of ingredients, sometimes on to the walls and floor. The revised recipe - using the Bosch mixer - is faster and less liable to induce cramping than what I used previously, a hand-me-down 70's handheld electric beater. The results are dramatically bigger, nearly double the volume, and the texture is lighter, smoother, and more uniform. Quality.

NOTE:
A bottom-heavy, metal bowl has an asymmetric lip (to indicate placement when locking into the base) and is convex on the inside (to path with whisk rotation). Sliding on the cover involves popping the tilt-head slightly (the machine will stop by itself). All the pieces fit together smoothly and stay secure while mixing.

Although the Bosch will never be as sturdy as an all metal Kitchenaid or Hobart, for a plastic appliance, everything is decently constructed. The streamlined surfaces and accessories are easy to rinse and wipe. The light weight makes the unit easy to move around in my small apartment kitchen and the small size tucks under my low cabinets.

Amazon Warehouse offered a fair discount on open box merchandise that was pretty much mint.  And so, with some measure of relief, I evade buyer's remorse.