If you love to bake or know someone who does, then finding the best stand mixer is an important decision to make. There are many brands, styles and accessories on the market today and this site will assist you in selecting the best stand mixer for baking your favorite cookies, breads and cakes. Here are my favorites:
The KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer is a sturdy workhorse of a machine with 250 watts of power, 10 variable speeds, comes with a 4 ½ quart stainless steel bowl and 3 accessories such as a flat beater, wire whip and dough hook. KitchenAid offers a spiral-bound instruction and recipe book and 1 year warranty with this highly rated stand mixer.
The larger KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer has 325 watts of power, a 5 quart stainless steel bowl, 10 speed control, and accessories that include a flat beater, wire whip, dough hook. This beautiful, powerful stand mixer comes in a variety of 25 different colors to match any kitchen. If you can’t find a color to match your kitchen, then you must really have an unusal kitchen. There are colors in every tone and even several whites. KitchenAid offers a 1 year warranty on this most popular KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer.
Another powerful stand mixer to consider is the Cuisinart Stand Mixer with 800 watts, 12 speeds which include a slow-start and gentle-function controls, a 5 ½ quart stainless steel mixing bowl and a countdown timer. Cuisinart accessories included are a whisk, flat mixing paddle, dough hook and splash guard. This stand mixer has attachments such as the pasta maker, grinder, juicer, chopper and blender just like the KitchenAide stand mixers and just like KitchenAid, they must be purchased separately. Cuisinart offers a 3 year warranty and 5 year motor warranty on this sturdy stand mixer.
The Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer is an all-metal machine with a sterling finish, has 400 watts of power, 12 speed controls and a unique mixing head that orbits around the bowl as the beaters turn in the opposite direction. Mix up batters, doughs and mixes just like professional cooks do with their expensive commercial stand mixers, but without the paying the commercial mixer price. This stand mixer by Hamilton Beach is priced in the range of its competitors listed here. Eclectrics Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer comes with a full 3 year warranty.
Sunbeam is the brand we all remember as children when our moms and grandmothers made our favorite cookies or cake. For the money, the Sunbeam Mixmaster Stand Mixer is the best stand mixer to consider. This Sunbeam Stand Mixer has 350 watts of power, 12 speed control with soft-start technology to avoid splatter, 2 glass bowls and chrome beaters, whisk and dough hook.
For those who know the brand name Viking, then you will want to consider this powerful, professional Viking Range Stand Mixer with a full 1000 watts of power and 12 speeds that will blend and knead even the toughest whole grain bread dough mixtures. This Viking Stand Mixer comes with a 5 quart stainless steel bowl with a handle, dough hook, a flat beater, wire whisk and plastic spatula. It has a locking up and down head plus easy-glide rear wheels to move around easily on the table or counter top. This is the more expensive of all stand mixers featured here, but it is very powerful if you do a lot of baking.
