We chose bestselling stand mixers sold at UK retailers and tested to see how well they mixed, whisked and kneaded. We bought all the stand mixers we tested. How well they mixed MODERN, COMPACT AND SLEEK DESIGN - The MisterChef high-quality, ultra-durable free standing dough mixer is designed to fit perfectly in kitchens of all shapes and sizes, thanks to its super compact construction Ice-cream maker This is usually a freezable bowl which you can use with the main mixing tool to make your own ice-cream.

MULTIPLE ATTACHMENT & ANTI-SLIP DESIGN】 Aucma food mixer for baking comes with three mixing accessories: whisk, dough hook, mixing beater.Anti-slip suction feet keep the kitchen mixer steady and no displacement even it is working. When it comes to width and depth, this Breville stand mixer is the perfect size for any counter. The well-built machine completes every task powerfully with minimal noise and mess. It achieves stiff peaks in 18 seconds, a record time compared to others in our test pool. The performance is amazing, and we love the presets for whipped cream and dough. The built-in timer is a fantastic added feature, as it shuts off automatically once the time runs out. The mixer clears the bowl and handles every test with ease.The bowl is big in size (6.5litre) and good if you’re making plenty of mixture. It doesn’t have a handle though which I find a little inconvenient for manouvering after mixing. There are three types of KitchenAid stand mixers we recommend in this roundup. KitchenAid has a tilt-head machine ( KitchenAid 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer), a bowl-lift stand mixer ( KitchenAid Pro Line Series 7-Quart Stand Mixer), and a mini mixer ( KitchenAid Artisan Mini Stand Mixer). To use the tilt-head mixer to link the bowl and the attachments, you have to open the mixer. The bowl-lift models have holes to seat your bowl into before a lever brings the unit to the mixing attachment. A mini is more about the bowl size. It is also a tilt-head but has a capacity of 3.5 quarts versus the other two, which are typically around 7 quarts. Capacity: like batch baking for cake sales? You’ll need a larger bowl capacity and perhaps a more powerful mechanism that will plough through larger volumes of mixture. Buy the biggest machine you can afford that will fit in your kitchen. The Smeg Stand Mixer is a stylish, powerful stand mixer that handles various mixing tasks. It has a large 5-quart bowl and a variety of attachments. We took marks away for the motor's high-pitched whine, which is also expensive.

Flat beater or mixer blade The most common attachment used for combining any mixture that has a normal to heavy consistency. Used for cakes, biscuits, pastry, icing and even mashed potato. LARGE CAPACITY- Forget running out of bowl space for your ingredients. Our stand mixer comes with a super large 5.5-liter stainless steel bowl, which also comes with graduation measurements The stand mixers we tested varied in weight from 3kg up to 10kg, so we considered how easy it was to move the stand mixer.Versatility: stand mixers can work hard with the right attachments, which include everything from pasta rollers to sausage makers. Study the number of bolt-on accessories available if you want to use your machine frequently for lots of kitchen tasks. Results of functions: A machine that efficiently mixed all the ingredients at the same time was a staple requirement. We looked for pavlova mixes that were glossy and well-whisked, cake mixes that were light with evenly distributed zest and finally, well-risen dough that was soft and light when baked. It has a good power, the 1200w motor certainly seems cut out for it, with a wide range of speeds plus a pulse button which I actually found very useful for folding in (better than the fold function on a k-Mix as I had more control)

Accessories included: Scraper beater, standard flat beater, dough hook, wire whisk, splash guard, pouring shield, 5-quart borosilicate glass bowl, 4-quart stainless steel bowl, and spatula The beater blade doesn’t have silicone wings (one of the reasons I love a k-Mix) so you do have to stop and scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is being mixed in properly from time to time. Not a huge issue to discount it. It seems a little noisy to me, all stand mixers are if you’re stood next to them for prolonged periods of time. Value for money: there’s no point splashing out on a gadget-y machine with various accessories if you’re only going to use it to occasionally make basic cakes. It does not allow other attachments like some brands, but the performance makes up for some limits in versatility.

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The GE Tilt-Head Electric Stand Mixer is an affordable and powerful stand mixer that is great for everyday baking. It has a large 6-quart bowl and a variety of attachments. However, adding ingredients can make the tilt-head design messy, making the bowl less significant than other mixers.

The mixer is a SilverCrest Professional Food Processor SKMP 1200 A2. With a 1200w motor and a 3 year warranty.Ease of use and cleaning: Modern stand mixers can offer sophisticated features but being easy to use is incredibly important. Washing your stand mixer’s attachments by hand can also be a pain, so we looked for dishwasher-safe accessories to make cleaning less of a headache. Beater We used this attachment to make a sponge cake. We also counted how many times we had to stop the stand mixer to scrape down the sides of the bowl, which often got frustrating and messy. The best stand mixers had a beater attachment that reached around the whole bowl. First impressions are okay, obviously it’s not as glamourous and seductively good looking as a KitchenAid or the Kenwood version but it’s not a bad looking piece of kit. We measured how much electricity each stand mixer used to mix cake batter, knead dough and whisk egg whites. It has 3 attachments – a beater blade for cake mixes, cookie doughs etc, a whisk for egg whites and cream and a dough hook, plus a splash guard.