And, as is usually the case, I should have done it two KitchenAids ago. It works effortlessly through heavy dough and works like a dream through all my other mixing tasks. New bakers who want fluffy dinner rolls or stunning layer cakes should start with a versatile, reliable mixer.
That's where Aucma's 6. The watt machine is Amazon's best-selling stand mixer and features a heavy-duty motor and easy-to-use speed dial for exceptional results. From slowly mixing in chunky ingredients like nuts to quickly whipping egg whites, Aucma's stand mixer is flexible enough for a wide range of recipes.
Its double-handed stainless steel bowl is roomy enough for big batches, and the appliance comes with a beater, dough hook, and whisk for all your baking projects. It's controlled by a tactile speed dial and features non-slip feet that keep the machine stable as it operates. One happy customer wrote , "Since Covid started, my 14 year old has been learning lots of new recipes.
This mixer is perfect for her. In just a few short days she's made bagels, French bread, and biscotti. Thankfully we have lots of neighbors to share with… Very easy to use and clean. For a phenomenal machine that even professional bakers turn to, check out KitchenAid's Commercial Countertop Mixer. Built to hold up to 16 cups of flour, this appliance is big enough to handle even your most substantial projects with ease.
It's also KitchenAid's most powerful model available, with a high-efficiency 1. It has ten speeds, from a slow fold to a frenzied whip, and comes with a stainless steel flat beater, wire whip, and spiral dough hook that are all dishwasher-safe. Unlike its Artisan line, KitchenAid's commercial model has a bowl-lift design, where the mixer head remains stationary, to accommodate denser, heavier doughs.
It's also taller and heavier, measuring However, it still has the brand's famous hub to fit a variety of attachments. You'll find tons of happy customers who've left reviews on Amazon, including one who said , "This is the Bentley for bakers! But, while they are sturdy, they always groaned and labored with heavy doughs. For that reason, I was careful and if they got hot, [and] would let them rest.
I have been looking for years for that home machine that was truly large enough to make a difference AND had the motor to match. This has all that and more. No matter how many batches of cookies you want to bake , this monster machine can handle the heat.
With its 9. The mighty appliance features a watt motor, a tilt-head design, and even a pouring shield to prevent splatters and messes. Plus, the bowl is dishwasher-safe, making cleanup a breeze.
Amazon reviewers say the stand mixer is a great size for big baking projects and compliment the machine's thoughtful design features. Plus, there is a locking feature when putting the bowl in so that it does not move. This impressive stand mixer comes from Cuisinart, the respected kitchen brand that's synonymous with reliability. It features a watt motor and a speed dial to expertly mix everything from pizza dough to egg whites. To keep ingredients from splattering out of the bowl, the mixer includes a splash guard, and its tilt-back head makes it easy to add in ingredients.
It also comes with a variety of attachments, including a chef's whisk, dough hook, and a flat mixing paddle. Plus, the machine's die-cast metal construction looks sleek on the countertop. Users confirm that the Cuisinart appliance is sturdy, precise, and able to tackle a wide range of recipes. It comes in only one colour, which is a shame, but you can switch out the colour of the top panel. This also has a port to add up to 25 attachments: a blender, even a pasta maker.
Best part, these will also pair with the scales on the base! The mixer comes with three attachments, and we particularly enjoyed the flat beater. Read our full Kenwood Titanium Chef Baker review. Power: watts Speed settings: 6 Capacity: 4. We know you recognise this one. The verdict? This stand mixer is stunning and sturdy, but the motor is a little lacking compared to some of the others in our guide.
The bowl also screws on easily and has a handle. Attachments are dishwasher-safe, which we love. We found that the Artisan mixer is both quiet and efficient. It did make some delicious cake though, and you can buy plenty of additional attachments to make pasta, ice cream, and even stuff sausages if you so wish.
Read our full KitchenAid 4. Power: watts Speed settings: 7 Capacity: 3. This is a stand mixer for cooks who want to progress from making a springy Victoria sandwich to baking the sort of things the Great British Bake Off judges would be wowed by. Not only does it come with shredding discs, a mincer, a citrus press and a blender and swivels into three positions for you to use them , in its stand mixer mode it beats, mixes, whisks and kneads like a pro.
During testing, dough wrapped around the hook but was easy to remove. The blender also performed well with no lack of power — a common problem with attachments. Power: watts Speed settings: 12 Capacity: 4. The steel bowl has a handle that makes pouring easy, too. Our only gripe? Power: watts Speed settings: 5 Capacity: 4.
While the design is a little unusual, we found that it did a great job of incorporating all of our ingredients thanks to the planetary mixing motion that reaches all edges of the bowl. The dough hook is also great for making springy loaves with well-kneaded dough.
The watt motor comes in handy here, too, but with only five speed settings, it lacks some more specific speeds.
None of the attachments can go in the dishwasher, which is a bit of a pain, but we did find that they are easy enough to clean by hand. Power: watts Speed settings: 10 Capacity: 3. It has a flat beater, wire whisk, and dough hook for all your baking needs, and you can also wash all of these apart from the whisk in the dishwasher. Despite its limited motor size, the KitchenAid Artisan Mini was powerful enough to make smooth and fluffy cake mixes and well-worked cookie dough.
When making bread it was able to knead a regular sized loaf, but we did find that the dough worked its way up the hook. It has a great range of colour options too, and it looks a real treat when placed on the kitchen counter. Read our full KitchenAid Artisan Mini stand mixer review.
Power: watts Speed settings: 10 Capacity: 5 litre bowl Reasons to buy:. But beneath the no-nonsense plastic lies a good yet affordable helper.
There are noticeable differences between this and a more premium model — the stainless-steel bowl has a plastic base as does the whisk, for example — but beyond that everything you need for baking is here. Three tools, a slide-on splashguard with a pouring spout, a powerful W motor and 10 speeds. The benefit of fewer metal elements even the beater is made from fibreglass is that all the parts are dishwasher-safe.
So you can move it around without straining under the weight. And when kneading thicker bread dough, the machine hardly flinched. Unique features that help this mixer stand out from the rest include a patent-pending bowl lift that allows you to adjust the height of the mixing bowl with just a turn of the bowl's handle and a pulse option for gentle mixing.
If you go with this mixer, you'll want to make sure you have a dedicated place to store it since it's heavy at almost 30 pounds and measures approximately 18 inches tall by 18 inches deep. When you find yourself working on more significant projects that would otherwise require two or three batches in a smaller mixer, it might be time to upgrade to a stand mixer with a larger bowl capacity and a bit more power.
The KitchenAid 7-quart Pro-Line is used and trusted in professional pastry kitchens and bakeries everywhere. Instead of the tilt-head design, this professional model holds the mixing bowl on arms that are raised and lowered around the mixing attachment with a lever on the side of the machine. While not available in as many colors as some of the smaller models, the Pro-Line still comes in the most popular colors Black, Silver, Red that match almost any kitchen. This model sports all-metal fixtures and gears inside, instead of the plastic ones found on lower-end models.
Number of Speeds: 10 Power: 1. It's bowl size is large enough to handle serious mixing projects like wedding cakes and bagel dough, but still reasonably sized for almost any kitchen. Available in a palette of retro hues that coordinate with the other mid-century styled appliances SMEG produces.
Clearly meant to be a fixture on your countertop, these Italian stand mixers are not only attractive but powerful with a watt motor and a 5-quart bowl capacity.
Like the KitchenAid stand mixers, the SMEG stand mixer comes with a hub on the front and a line-up of attachments, including several pasta cutters, grinder, and slicer attachments. An ice cream freezer bowl is also available. Like other hand mixers on the market, this unit comes equipped with two paddle attachments, two dough hook attachments, and a balloon whisk attachment.
Six speeds are easy to adjust with a slider on top of the mixer and a pulse button for getting a mix started. The detachable 4-quart bowl can handle small mixing projects but will likely not handle thick cookie and bread dough. This machine is ideal for whipping cream, meringues, and mixing cake batters. The KitchenAid Artisan Tilt-Head Stand Mixer is our top pick for its iconic design and powerful performance, and it more than proved itself in our tests.
If you're looking for a more basic model, we found the affordable Hamilton Beach 6-Speed Stand Mixer also gets the job done. By Jenny Kellerhals. That information will help you decide what features will fit your needs best and quickly help you narrow down your options. Smaller bowl sizes range from about 4. But keep in mind that larger bowls may actually make it harder to tackle smaller projects.
Note that many mixers advertise the bowl size by how many cups of flour they can hold. This can be misleading, as the bowls may hold the specified amount of flour, but they may not be able to mix a recipe of the same volume without making a mess or overwhelming the machine. The minimum recommended wattage is watts, but some mixers boast up to watts. If your goal is to regularly work with heavier doughs bagels, pretzels, large batches of bread , the more power the better.
You should shoot for a machine with a minimum of 6qt capacity that provides at least watts of power. However, keep in mind that even with a powerful mixer, you may still need to finish kneading bread dough by hand.
Also, like bowl size, the advertised wattage can be misleading. While a mixer may claim to have a watt motor, it may take more energy to operate the machine than a comparable stand mixer with the same wattage, giving less power directly to the bowl. Mixer controls range from dials and knobs to buttons, as well as the speed control lever-style found on the KitchenAid.
Whatever controls your stand mixer has, they should be easy to understand and operate. Stand mixers tend to have anywhere between three and 12 speed settings. Low, medium, and high speeds are fundamental, but the more speed settings you have, the wider the range of control over the recipe you have. This will help avoid liquid or flour flying out of the bowl when you turn the mixer on, and it can be used when working with especially delicate mixes.
Some machines are equipped with an internal timer and an auto-shutoff function also called overload protection. While not an essential control, the benefit of setting the machine and turning your attention to another task and being able to trust that it will turn off when the time is completed is certainly an advantage. This keeps the mixing head from jumping around with the machine on and ruining your recipe or damaging the machine itself.
While the stand mixer head should lock for mixing, some also have a lock function in the open position as well. This is less necessary, and some reviewers even see it as a drawback if it takes two hands to unlock or is difficult to use. Counter space is almost always at a premium, so adding another appliance to your workspace can be a struggle. Measure to see how much space you can dedicate to storing your machine on your countertop, with attention given to clearance under your cabinets. Machines come in a variety of heights for just such purposes.
Generally speaking, the weight of a machine is one of the features of a stand mixer. Machines over 20 pounds may be uncomfortable to move around, but that weight also provides stability so your machine is less likely to creep or walk across the counter while mixing. While functionality is usually the main concern with most stand mixers, having a color selection available is one of the more exciting choices when buying a new machine.
Even the more affordable models are typically offered in a limited palette of silver, black, white, red, or blue. Since your stand mixer will likely be a fixture on your countertop for years to come, choose a model you like looking at. Clean and contemporary, modern brushed steel, or classic and colorful are all options to consider when looking for a piece to accent your kitchen. Luckily, most stand mixers are built to last.
If taken care of and not pushed beyond their limits, stand mixers tend to last for years even decades! As always, refer to your user manual for guidelines specific to your machine, but also pay attention to any visible or audible signs of struggle your mixer may have while in use and work within its capacity. The majority of home-use countertop stand mixers are tilt-head models. The bowl is attached at the base of the machine, and the mixing attachments are secured at the top of the machine, lifting in and out of the bowl with a simple tilt of the head.
Switching mixing attachments without removing the bowl is a breeze, and since you can push the head back, the bowl is more accessible when you need to add or remove ingredients or scrape the sides.
Bowl-lift mixers are typically higher-grade and professional or commercial-level machines. The bowl snaps into the side arms and the back of the machine and is lifted into place with a lever on the side. These mixers are on the larger end of the size spectrum and typically a little heavier and more stable.
They pack a more powerful punch, handling tougher doughs and mixing projects easier than their smaller and lighter counterparts. There are only a few options for this style mixer on the market, but those who use them swear by them. The motor of this mixer is in the base of the machine, underneath the bowl. The mixing attachments are secured inside at the base of the bowl, leaving the top of the bowl completely unobstructed.
This is incredibly useful for recipes requiring multiple additions, and it provides a clear view of the action while working. For the most effective and consistent mixing, look for a machine with planetary mixing action. On this kind of machine, the mixing attachment spins on its axis while also rotating around the circumference of the bowl exactly like the Earth spinning on its axis around the sun. This motion helps reach the ingredients at the edge of the bowl.
Stationary mixers typically have two beaters that spin in place, while the bowl spins beneath them. This motion is less effective at mixing all of the ingredients, so stopping the machine to scrape down the sides and incorporate elements by hand is usually necessary.
Fans of the machine love the interchangeable attachments compatible with almost every style of mixer KitchenAid makes. From the compact mini mixer appropriate for tiny apartments, all the way up to the commercial mixers used in professional kitchens, KitchenAid has a stand mixer to suit almost every need.
While usually a higher-priced mixer, the quality is undisputed. Most big-box retailers frequently offer discounts on these in-demand mixers several times a year, or for certain colors.
Cuisinart has stepped up its appliance game over the last couple of decades, branching out from its original core food processor line to higher-quality kitchen appliances like stand mixers, juicers, bread machines, and home countertop ice cream makers.
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