Store-bought cookies or homemade cookies. Which one will you choose?
Everything homemade, you can control the additives, preservative, or stabilizer to a minimal level or doesn’t have.
I think most of the children like cookies, cakes, pizzas, and more. Do you want your children to eat healthier?
Actually, you can make it all by yourself. The only thing you need is the best kitchen stand mixers.
Does anyone experience kneading the dough by yourself? It’s really tired and tedious. With the stand mixer, you can do it at any time and achieve the best result easily.
Actually, the stand mixer can do more than the stand mixer. With the optional attachments, you can turn it into different kitchen appliances such as a meat grinder, food processor, blender, citrus juicer, and more.
If you buy the right stand mixer, you don’t have to buy the stand-alone appliance for each purpose. It saves place and money.
If you want to know more about how the stand mixer turns into a different kitchen appliance, I suggest you read How To Choose The Best Kitchen Stand Mixers first to know the different design of the stand mixer. Then you can go through the product description below.
Out of the options below, my #1 choice is KitchenAid KSM150PSAC Artisan Series 5-Qt. Stand Mixer because it features 50 different colors, 5-quart stainless steel bowl, and a power hub.
Table Of Content
- KitchenAid Professional 600 Series KP26M1XER Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer – [THE MOST EXPENSIVE]
- KitchenAid KSM150PSAC Artisan Series 5-Qt. Stand Mixer – [TOP PICK]
- KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer (K45SSWH) – [EDITOR CHOICE]
- KitchenAid KSM155GBAZ 5-Qt. Artisan Design Series – [EDITOR CHOICE]
- Sunbeam FPSBHS0302 250-Watt 5-Speed Stand Mixer – [BUDGET PRODUCT]
- KitchenAid KSM75SL Classic Plus 4.5-Qt. Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
- Hamilton Beach 63325 6-Speed Stand Mixer
- Bosch MUM6N10UC Universal Plus Stand Mixer
- Hamilton Beach Electrics 63227 All-Metal Stand Mixer
- Sunbeam 2371 MixMaster Stand Mixer
- Dash Stand Mixer
- CHEFTRONIC Stand Mixer
- Litchi Stand Mixer
- KitchenAid KSM3311XBF Artisan Mini Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
- Bosch MUM4405 Compact Tilt-Head Stand Mixer with Pouring Shield
- How To Choose The Best Kitchen Stand Mixers
- Conclusion
Best Kitchen Stand Mixers
KitchenAid Professional 600 Series KP26M1XER Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer
[THE MOST EXPENSIVE] This is KitchenAid Professional 600 Series Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer with a 575-watt motor. It weighs 25 pounds and measures 16.5 x 14.8 x 11.5 inches.
The manufacturer provides more than 25 different colors including aqua sky, black storm, Bordeaux, champagne, cobalt blue, cocoa silver, copper pearl, empire red, and more.
This stand mixer is really huge. I think most of them cannot place it under your cabinet. You have to find a place permanently on your countertop if you don’t want to move it anywhere.
The powerful 575-watt motor is enough to handle the toughest mixing job for you.
It comes with a 6-quart stainless steel bowl with a comfortable handle, burnished spiral dough hook, burnished flat beater, wire whip, and 1 piece pouring shield.
It features a bowl-lift design. The bowl will be more stable when mixing heavy ingredients or large batches. It’s very easy to install. There are 2 tabs and 1 pin on the side of the bowl. Just fit all to the stand mixer.
This simple design ensures the bowl is correctly locked to the stand mixer. Unlike the traditional, sometimes you will forget to lock the bowl in place.
The power hub allows you to install more than 12 optional attachments to the stand mixer. It includes food grinder attachment, food processor attachment, spiralizer plus attachment, pasta roller & cutter attachment set, and more.
But, all the attachments need to buy individually. It’s not bundled with the stand mixer. With the attachment, you can turn your kitchen into a culinary center.
Before using the stainless steel bowl, make sure to clean it completely because it will have some black residue on the surface of the bowl sometimes. It will stain your ingredients.
It also comes with 10-speed settings for you to mix everything you want. Remember to lower the speed when you need to add the ingredients. Otherwise, it will splash everywhere.
KitchenAid KSM150PSAC Artisan Series 5-Qt. Stand Mixer
[TOP PICK] This is KitchenAid KSM150PSAC Artisan Series Stand Mixer with the 5-quart capacity bowl. It weighs 26 pounds and measures 14.3 x 9.3 x 14 inches.
As you see, the stand mixer is quite big and heavy. Before you buy, I think you have to prepare a regular place for the stand mixer. Otherwise, you may need to move the stand mixer from time to time.
If you place it between the cabinet and the counter, you have to make sure the height is enough because you will need to lift the head up when you change the attachment.
It has over 50 different colors for you to choose from almond cream, aqua sky, black matte, blue steel, blue willow, Bordeaux, boysenberry, buttercup, canopy green, caviar, champagne, and more.
This stand mixer is not just an appliance but also is a nice decoration for your kitchen. You can match your kitchen design and personality with an appropriate stand mixer’s color.
It comes with a 5-quart stainless steel bowl, coated flat beater, coated dough hook, 6-wire whip, and 1-piece pouring shield. Only the bowl, flat beater, and dough hook are dishwasher safe.
In the head, you will see the power hub. With the benefit of the power hub, you can turn the stand mixer into a culinary center. You can use more than 12 optional attachments. It makes your stand mixer versatile.
You can use it to grind the food and shred a cheese like the food processor, make the pasta roller, make fusilli pasta, and more.
The 5-quart stainless steel bowl is large enough for you to make dough for 9 dozen cookies or 4 loaves of bread. It also has a big handle for you. Before you turn on the stand mixer, make sure you lock the bowl in place properly.
This is one of the most popular stand mixers in the market. If your family is big enough or you always have a party, I believe this unit can help you a lot.
KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer (K45SSWH)
[EDITOR CHOICE] This is KitchenAid Classic Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer with 275-watt power and 10 speeds. It weighs 24.2 pounds and measures 8.7 x 14.1 x 13.9 inches.
This time, it only has 2 colors for you to choose from onyx black and white.
The stand mixer is big and heavy. You have to find a place permanently on your countertop because you don’t want to move it around.
When you need to change the attachment, you will lift the head up. So, make sure the height between your countertop and cabinet is enough if you put it there.
It has 10-speed settings. You can use different speeds according to different ingredients. When you need to add ingredients like flour or cocoa powder, I suggest you adjust to the low speed. Otherwise, it many splashes everywhere.
When the ingredients inside the bowl are not less, it’s better to use low speed too.
It comes with a flat beater, wire whip, dough hook, a guide with instructions, mixing tips, and 67 recipes.
If you are new to use the stand mixer, the recipes will help you a lot. You can follow the recipes to cook many different foods without searching online or buying other recipes. It provides you great convenience and lets you concentrate more to cook.
When you need to use the stand mixer, remember to lock the head and lock the bowl in place properly. Otherwise, the bowl may fall down and mess your countertop up.
You will see the screw on the head. When you remove the screw, it becomes the power hub. You can install more the 15 different attachments to turn your stand mixer into a culinary center in order to make more different kinds of food.
KitchenAid KSM155GBAZ 5-Qt. Artisan Design Series
[EDITOR CHOICE] This is KitchenAid Artisan Design Series with 10 speeds. It weighs 15.8 pounds and measures 14.1 x 8.8 x 13.9 inches.
It comes in over 10 different colors including azure blue, blueberry, candy apple red, champagne, copper, electric blue, frosted pearl white, plumberry, and more.
It comes with a 5-quart glass bowl, burnished metal flat beater, burnished metal dough hook, and wire whip.
There are measurement markings, a big handle, and pour spout on the glass bowl.
With the benefit of the measurement marking, you can know the amount of ingredients inside the food at any time. It’s especially useful when you need to mix the liquid ingredient. You can do it more accurately and precisely.
The pour spout is very useful. When you need to pour the liquid mixture into other containers, it will be easier and will not mess the countertop up. Otherwise, the liquid will flow along the side to the bottom and drop to your countertop.
The big handle can help you hold the bowl more stable.
It has one more advantage of the glass bowl. If the bowl is made of stainless steel, it may have corrosion and left some black residue on the surface. It will stain your ingredients.
If you find something black or grey color on your ingredients, this may be the reason. Glass bowl never have this kind of problem.
There is a power hub on the head. You can turn the stand mixer into a culinary center by installing over 15 optional attachments. You can use it to shred cheese, make pasta, and more.
10-speed settings provide you great flexibility to mix anything. You can adjust the speed at any time during mixing the ingredients.
When you need to add the ingredients, I suggest you lower the speed first. Otherwise, the ingredients may splash everywhere.
Sunbeam FPSBHS0302 250-Watt 5-Speed Stand Mixer
[BUDGET PRODUCT] This is Sunbeam 5-Speed Stand Mixer with a 250-watt motor. It weighs 7 pounds and measures 12 x 18 x 13 inches.
It comes with a 3-quart stainless steel bowl, chrome beaters, and dough hooks.
The most special feature of this stand mixer is it can separate as a standalone hand mixer with just one click on the base. It provides you great flexibility to mix the ingredients.
This stand mixer is lightweight and small compared to the previous models because the base is made of plastic.
All the control located on the top of the hand mixer. It has 3 buttons. When you need to change the attachment, just press the eject button and change it. The middle button uses to control the speed. It has 5-speed settings for you to mix different ingredients.
The boost button provides you extra power at any speed. If you use the hand mixer before, you should familiar with a boost button.
When you need to use the stand mixer, remember to lock the bowl to the base first. Otherwise, the bowl may fall down to your countertop. Turn it clockwise to lock and unlock it by turning counter-clockwise.
When you turn on the stand mixer and use the beater to mix, the bowl will rotate at the same time because there is a little plastic on the bottom of one beater. It will be helpful to mix the ingredients.
This is one of the most inexpensive stand mixers in the market. Obviously, it’s not a heavy-duty stand mixer because of the 250-watt motor. It’s not suitable to make the heavy dough.
Moreover, during the mixing process, the performance of the stand mixer is not very good. You have to keep mixing all the ingredients together with the spatula. Sometimes, the performance of the hand mixer is better.
If you are an occasional baker or just want to whip the cream, this one can be a good choice.
KitchenAid KSM75SL Classic Plus 4.5-Qt. Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
This is KitchenAid Classic Plus 4.5-Qt. Tilt-Head Stand Mixer with a 275-watt motor. It weighs 22 pounds and measures 14 x 8.8 x 14 inches.
Maybe someone will ask. I already introduce one KitchenAid 4.5-Qt. Stand Mixer before. Why introduce it again? What’s the difference between them?
Actually, it really has differences. I spent some time doing research because of this. According to my research, it has 2 differences.
The first difference is the number of optional attachments that can be used in the power hub. The previous stand mixer has more than 12 optional attachments. This model has more than 10 optional attachments only.
The second difference is this stand mixer has a soft start function. When you turn it on, it will start at a lower speed to avoid the ingredients splash and flour puff. Some hand mixers feature a soft start function too. You may already experience that.
Normally, the size and the other features are almost the same.
It’s also a big and heavy stand mixer. Please prepare a permanent place on your countertop for it. It’s not possible to move it every time you need to use it. I think 22 pound is very heavy for most of the woman.
The tilt-head allows you to access the bowl to add the ingredients and change the attachment easier. It has a lever on the head. Just slide the lever and lift the head up when you need it.
When you need to use it, remember to lock the bowl in place properly. Otherwise, the bowl may jump to your countertop during operation. Also, make sure to clean the bowl thoroughly because it may have some black residue left on the surface.
Hamilton Beach 63325 6-Speed Stand Mixer
This is Hamilton Beach 6-Speed Stand Mixer with a 300-watt motor. It weighs 11.05 pounds and measures 14 x 14.5 x 14.5 inches.
It comes in 2 different colors including black and grey.
In the stand mixer body, you will see the 6-speed control dial. If you don’t know what speed is the most suitable for different food, don’t worry, there is a suggested speed for different types of food on top of the control.
I like this design. It’s very useful for someone who is new to use a stand mixer. I think no one likes to check the manual during the operation.
In the speed control dial, it has a fold option you can use when you rotate counterclockwise. It just likes the pulse function of the hand mixer. When you rotate the dial to the fold option and hold it, the stand mixer will spin. Release the hand to stop.
There is a push-button on the left of the speed control dial. The button is used to lift the head up when you need to change the attachment. It’s very easy to use. Just press the push button and lift the head up with the other hand.
Similarly, make sure the bowl is locking in place. Otherwise, I afraid the bowl will jump when the stand mixer is handling a heavy dough.
Overall, it’s lightweight and easy to use. This stand mixer is one of the inexpensive models in the market. It’s cost under 100. If you don’t want to spend too much or don’t have enough budgets, you can consider this one.
Bosch MUM6N10UC Universal Plus Stand Mixer
This is Bosch Universal Plus Stand Mixer with an 800-watt motor. It weighs 12.3 pounds and measures 11 x 12 x 15 inches.
It comes with wire whips with a plastic whip drive, dough hook, and 2-piece pouring shield and lid.
It features a powerful 800-watt motor. This is one of the most powerful stand mixers I see in the market. It can handle the toughest job for you easily.
More power means you can knead heavier dough up to 15 pounds and mix up to 34 dozen cookies in a single batch.
This time, the bowl is made of BPA free plastic. It’s not stainless steel or glass. Therefore, don’t use it to mix hot ingredients.
The most special part is the motor. It’s not located on the head. It’s located on the base. Therefore, it features an open bowl design because the motor is not on the top anymore.
You can add the ingredients easier and you can change the attachment without lifting up the head. If you are already tired of lifting the head up and down, it’s good news for you.
On the right-hand side, you will see something tall there. That is the equipment used to install different attachments and accessories. It can turn your stand mixer into different kinds of kitchen appliances.
The attachments include blender attachment, food processor attachment, citrus juicer attachment, meat grinder attachment, and more. But, all the attachments need to buy separately. It’s not bundled to the stand mixer.
Overall, this is one of the most powerful and versatile stand mixers in the market. So, the price is very expensive too. If you need a heavy-duty stand mixer, I think this stand mixer can fulfill your requirements.
Hamilton Beach Electrics 63227 All-Metal Stand Mixer
This is Hamilton Beach Electrics All-Metal Stand Mixer with 400-watt motor and 4.5-quart capacity bowl. It weighs 26.2 pounds and measures 9 x 14 x 14 inches.
It comes in 4 different colors. It’s not just boring black or white. They are licorice, red, sterling, and sugar.
The accessories include a flat beater, dough hook, whisk, and pouring shield to protect/guard against splatters.
The most special feature is this stand mixer provides 12-speed settings. It provides you great flexibility to stir or whip to achieve your desired result.
The housing is made of die-cast metal. It’s more durable and sturdy than plastic. Therefore, it weighs 26.2 pounds. I think it’s very heavy for most of the busy mummy. It should be better to find a permanent place for the stand mixer if you don’t want to move it around.
The 4.5-quart stainless steel bowl comes with a big handle for you to carry easily. It should be washed a few times before you use it because some black residue may be left on the surface during the production.
Otherwise, it will stain your mixture or dough. You may see some black stuff here.
Before turning on the stand mixer, make sure the bowl is locked properly into the base. Otherwise, I afraid the bowl will jump to your table and mess it up when it is kneading the heavy dough.
The pouring shield can prevent the ingredients splash everywhere especially when you add the ingredients but forgetting to lower the speed.
In this stand mixer, there is no powered hub for you to install additional attachments.
If you want your stand mixer to become more functional, I suggest you spend a little bit more budget to buy KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer (K45SSWH).
Sunbeam 2371 MixMaster Stand Mixer
This is Sunbeam MixMaster Stand Mixer with a 350-watt motor and 4-quart capacity bowl. It weighs 17.5 pounds and measures 14.8 x 13.6 x 12 inches.
It comes with the stand mixer, chrome beaters, whisks, dough hooks, 2-quart glass bowl, 4-quart glass bowl, and user manual with recipes.
Do you see it? This stand mixer includes 2 glass bowls for you. This is the first time I see this situation. It provides you more flexibility to use the bowl. You don’t have to wash the big 4-quart glass bowl every time.
The other remarkable feature is the soft-start technology. When you turn on the stand mixer, it will spin slowly in the beginning. It can prevent splatter and flour puff effectively.
Do you experience flour puff before? Do you remember how long you need to clean the kitchen?
It has 12 different speed settings. You can mix the ingredient more precisely at an accurate speed to achieve the perfect result.
Under the speed control, you will see the big button. When you press it, the stand mixer can separate from the base and become a hand mixer.
As you see, the hand mixer comes with a big soft-grip handle. It provides you a comfortable operation environment and creates a natural hand position. It let you forget the tired.
In the handle, there is a burst button to provide you extra power at any speed.
Overall, if you are not looking for a heavy-duty stand mixer and the budget is under 100, this one can do the best job for you.
Dash Stand Mixer
This is Dash Stand Mixer with a 250-watt motor and 3-quart capacity bowl. It weighs 5.2 pounds and measures 8 x 10.5 x 11.5 inches.
When you see the weight, do you suspect this is a typo? I have double-checked the weight. It’s 5.2 pounds. When you look at that, you will think it’s a toy.
It’s really lightweight and compact. You can move it easier. It can put under the cabinet in most kitchens or store in the cupboard. So, you don’t have to find a permanent place for the stand mixer.
It has 6 different colors. They are aqua, black, copper, pink, red, and white.
It comes with a 3 qt stainless steel mixing bowl, 2 dough hooks, 2 mixer beaters, recipe book, and recipe database access,
It has 6-speed settings. Normally, the stand mixer comes with 10 speeds. Some models will come with 12 speeds. The more speed you can control, the more precise you can mix the ingredients.
Before using it, I suggest washing to stainless steel bowl a few times to remove the black residue left on the surface during production. Otherwise, it will stain your ingredients. You will see something black or grey in the bowl.
Before turning on the stand mixer, make sure the bowl is locked properly to the base. Otherwise, I afraid the bowl will jump to the table during kneading the heavy dough.
When you want to change the attachment, you can tilt the head by press the button on the base.
This is one of the inexpensive stand mixers in the market. It only cost under 50. If you are new and don’t want to invest too much, this one is one of the choices.
CHEFTRONIC Stand Mixer
This is CHEFTRONIC Stand Mixer with a 650-watt motor and 5.5-quart capacity bowl. It weighs 17 pounds and measures 16.5 x 6 x 14 inches.
It comes in 3 different colors including black, red, and silver. It comes with the wire whip, dough hook, flat beater, flex edge beater, and redesigned splash guard.
The 650-watt powerful motor can do the toughest job for you. It can mix up to a 2kg dough.
The speed control dial locates in the base. It’s very easy to see. You can adjust the speed at any time during kneading.
The 5.5-quart stainless steel bowl is big enough for you to make cakes, bread, cookies, pastry, muffins, and waffles for the whole family.
When the bowl is first to use, remember to clean it completely. Normally, it will have black residue left on the surface during production. If the residue is still on your bowl, it will stain your ingredients.
On the bottom of the stand mixer, there are anti-slip silicone suction cups. It can prevent your machine from moving on your countertop.
You can tilt the head when you want to change the attachment. it also helps when you want to install and remove the bowl.
The included detachable transparent splatter guard can prevent the ingredients from splashing everywhere. If you experience the flour puff before, I think you will know the importance of the splatter guard.
The flour puff is easy to happen when you pour the flour in the high-speed stand mixer. Therefore, whenever you want to add the ingredients to the bowl, remember to lower the speed first.
Litchi Stand Mixer
This is Litchi Stand Mixer with a 650-watt motor and a 5.5-quart capacity bowl. It weighs 18.3 pounds and measures 18 x 11 x 18 inches.
The manufacturer provides 2 different colors for this stand mixer. You can choose silver and red.
It comes with a whisk, a C-dough hook, a Y-shaped mixing blade, and a flex flat beater.
The stainless steel bowl has a big round shape comfortable handle for you to easily carry around.
Before you turn on the stand mixer, make sure the bowl is lock properly to the base. Otherwise, I afraid the bowl will fall down to your countertop and mess it up when you are kneading the heavy dough.
In the first use, make sure the bowl is washed thoroughly. Normally, it should have some black residue left on the surface during production. Otherwise, it will stain your ingredients.
The included detachable splatter guard helps you to prevent splash and flour puff. Normally, it will happen when you add the ingredients when the stand mixer in high speed. It can keep your countertop dirty effectively.
Without the splatter guard, if flour puff happens, it takes a lot of time to clean. I think someone experienced that before.
A big speed control dial allows you to adjust the speed easily at any time. It’s big. You can grab it easier without looking at it.
The tilt-head allows you to change the attachment without removing the bowl.
The attachment rotates at the planetary motion to ensure the ingredients mix more evenly and thoroughly. This feature only available is the high-end model.
KitchenAid KSM3311XBF Artisan Mini Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
This is KitchenAid Artisan Mini Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer with a 3.5-quart capacity bowl. It weighs 14.3 pounds and measures 12.3 x 7.8 x 12.3 inches.
It has 11 colors for you to choose including orange, aqua sky blue, bird of paradise, empire red, guava glaze, honeydew, hot sauce, liquid graphite, and more.
This is a 3.5-quart capacity stand mixer. It’s the smallest KitchenAid stand mixer compared with other classic models I introduced before. I think this one is much more suitable for family use.
If you have a family of 3-4, I think it’s difficult to fully utilize the 5-quart or 6-quart stand mixer. It’s much easier to store in the cabinet. If you want to put it under the cabinet, I think the height fits most of the kitchen.
The tilt-head design allows you to change the attachment and remove the bowl easier. On the head, there is a lever. Just slide it and lift the head up.
The power hub feature allows you to install more than 10 different attachments. It can turn your stand mixer into a culinary center such as a meat grinder or food processor.
10-speed settings provide you great flexibility to control the result more precisely. There is a speed lever on the head that allows you to adjust the speed at any time.
Similarly, wash the stainless steel bow several times to ensure all the black residue is removed during production. Otherwise, it will stain your ingredient. When you see some black or grey in your ingredient, it means you have to wash again.
If you are looking for a small stand mixer and you are a KitchenAid lover, this one can do the best job for you.
Bosch MUM4405 Compact Tilt-Head Stand Mixer with Pouring Shield
This is Bosch Compact Tilt-Head Stand Mixer with a 400-watt motor and 4-quart capacity bowl. It weighs 8 pounds and measures 11 x 13 x 10.5 inches.
The color is white. I think it takes time to clean every time you use it. as you know, white color is easy to get a stain.
It comes with 4 Qt. BPA-free bowl, pouring shield, dough hook, beating whisk, and stirring whisk.
This stand mixer uses a plastic bowl instead of a stainless steel bowl. So, it won’t have any black residue left on the surface. But, plastic also has an advantage. I think you should better not use this plastic bowl to mix hot ingredients.
I don’t care the plastic is BPA free or not. I always think to use plastic to handle hot food is not a clever choice. Therefore, I will only use metal to handle hot food.
It can also install different kinds of attachments or accessories to turn your stand mixer into different kitchen appliances such as a blender, meat grinder, citrus juicer, food processor, slicer/shredder, and more.
Remember, all the attachments or accessories need to buy additionally. It’s not bundled with this stand mixer.
I like this design. At least you don’t need to buy every stand-alone appliance. It saves money and storage.
The including pouring shield can ensure all the ingredients keep in the bowl. The splash and flour puff will not happen anymore. If you experience that, you will know how painful to clean everywhere especially you forgot to lower the speed and add the flour at the same time.
How To Choose The Best Kitchen Stand Mixer
if you want to buy a stand mixer, I think it’s good to know more about the different designs of the different mixers. I will list down everything I know here.
Optional Attachments
Only KitchenAid and Bosch feature optional attachments.
With this feature, your stand mixer can turn into different kitchen appliances such as a meat grinder, food processor, blender, citrus juicer, and more. Instead of buying the stand-alone appliance for each purpose, it can help you save more money and place.
Remember, all the optional attachments need to buy additionally. It’s not bundled with the stand mixer normally.
Watt
The higher is the watt, the more powerful is the stand mixer. If you need a heavy-duty stand mixer, this is one of the most important factors.
Number Of Speed
In the market, the stand mixers come with 6, 10, or 12-speed settings. The more speed settings, the more precise you can control the ingredient. Normally, KitchenAid comes with 10-speed settings.
Pouring Shield/ Splash Guard
If you experience flour puff before, I think you should understand the importance of the pouring shield. It can keep the ingredients inside the bowl.
It’s a good design especially you add the flour but forget to lower the speed.
Adjustable Screw
I only see KitchenAid stand mixer feature this design. This is the screw to let you adjust how close the attachment of the bowl is. Normally, it should set properly in the factory.
But, if you see the beater hit the bottom or too far away from the bowl, you can adjust it by yourself at any time.
Glass Bowl
Normally, a stainless steel bowl will have corrosion from the steel. It will be left some black residue on the surface of the bowl. It will stain your mixture. When you see your ingredient has some black or grey, then you have to wash the bowl again.
If the stand mixer comes with a glass bowl, it won’t have this kind of problem. Sometimes, the glass bowl comes with a measurement mark on the side. You can always know how much ingredients inside the bowl.
1 stand mixer below includes 2 glass bowls for you. Most of them include 1 glass bowl only.
Hand Mixer
Some stand mixers can be separated from the base become a hand mixer. In the below, 2 stand mixers feature this design.
Tilt-Head
Normally, most of the stand mixers feature this design. With this design, you can lift the head up to access the bowl and change the attachment easily.
Planetary Action
With this feature, the ingredients can be mixed more evenly.
If the stand mixer doesn’t have this feature, the operation will just like a hand mixer. You may need to use the spatula to scrape the ingredients on the side of the bowl and mix it again and again.
Normally, planetary action will only available in the high-end model.
Conclusion
If you go through everything above, I think you should understand how to turn your stand mixer into a different kitchen appliance. If you want to buy a stand-alone appliance but don’t have any ideas, you can read my posts to understand more.
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With the stand mixer, you can make many different kinds of food, dessert, or pizza for your lovely family. You can pass the most tired and tedious jobs to the machine. The more time you have, the more time you can play with your children.
Don’t waste the time in repeat and tedious jobs anymore. With the right kitchen appliance, you can save a lot of time.
I hope my post is helpful for you to choose the best stand mixers. If you have any questions about it, please leave a comment below. I’d love to hear that.
7 Comments
Henderson · December 21, 2019 at 3:56 am
Wow, to be honest, IAM truly mesmerised by this post that you have written and I must confess to our that I like how you have given all the information under how to make the stand mixers a very useful appliance at home. I think that we will be needing one for this holiday in my family so I will for for the KitchenAid KSM150PSAC Artisan Series 5-Qt. Stand Mixer
Kylie · January 2, 2020 at 4:43 am
Very good idea! I totally agree with what you wrote down that one of the most annoying, time-consuming and tiring things is mixing, especially when making cookie dough. Therefore, I bought a mixer for my mixing needs. However, the mixer I have is not as sophisticated as you show here. My mixer still has a cable and every time I do mixing process, the dough is still spurting everywhere.
Looks like I need to have one like this. However, if you could recommend me for the most energy efficient mixer, which one will it be?
Thanks
CT · January 2, 2020 at 6:06 pm
Hello Kylie, thanks for your comment. I think KitchenAid Professional 600 Series KP26M1XER Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer can fulfill your needs because it features a 575-watt motor that’s enough to do the toughest mixing job for you. It also comes with 10-speed settings for different ingredients so it won’t spurt everywhere. It’s powerful enough to make the dough all day.
If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to ask me at any time.
Joy gateru · January 2, 2020 at 4:45 am
Wow, great article, quite lengthy but worth reading to the end, personally i have the sunbeam and it works perfectly good, but i have be on reach out to a bigger and better stand mixer, i have been trying to get some reviews here and there and i am really greatful to have come across your article, it’s well detailed with images and also affiliate links with price attached, that’s helps even more due to the purchase process, i really appreciate you for sharing such a wonderful article, i am sure to subscribe to your newsfeed to learn more about this and other related articles from you. Thank you.
Parameter · January 2, 2020 at 6:06 am
Hello CT,
Thank a lot for this lot of information, mixing manually could be so tough, we had a lot of friends and family around this holiday so I had people to work with, making baking a little easier for me.
Everybody will be returning to their base from this weekend and I want to continue making cookies for my children.
We are a family of family – 3 children. I am considering Sunbeam FPSBHS0302 from your list. Will it be robust enough for mixing weekly and will it be durable enough to stand the test of time also. In case you have a better one I will appreciate your advice, my budget is between USD 100 and 150.
CT · January 2, 2020 at 6:13 pm
Hello Parameter, thanks for your comment. It depends on what ingredients you want to mix. If you use it to mix the egg white or cream, Sunbeam FPSBHS0302 will be enough for you. If you want to make the dough for a long time, I think this model is not suitable for you because it’s not a heavy-duty stand mixer because of the 250-watt motor.
If you need to make the cookies for a long time, I think you have to let the stand mixer take a rest before each batch of the job. Otherwise, it will overheat and shorten service life.
If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to ask me at any time.
MrBiizy · January 2, 2020 at 7:09 am
Of course, I prefer everything homemade provided I know how to make them; this include cakes, cookies and even the regular food I eat. That way, I can control the ingredients the way I like. The stand mixer makes life easier, guarantees the best results and makes the process faster. I like your top pick, I always do because I am sure you know more than me when it comes to these items. I love the nice features, big size and the wide range of colours we can choose from because I love decor too.
Kind regards!