Mixer Reviews – Best Mixer

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Hello and good day! Welcome to my best mixer & mixer reviews site. Let me introduce myself. I am Melinda and I’m the mother of 3 ever growing children. There are quite a few types of mixers in the market these days. Truthfully, we consumers are spoiled for choice; by mixers which have all sorts of features, settings and even colors! However, having so many choices might be confusing to those who are shopping for their first mixer and have not much idea what to look for. Hope you will find my Best Mixer guide and Kitchen Mixer Reviews Blog helpful in this matter.

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Bext Mixer Reviews – My Top Picks

Here are some of my best reviews of mixers, and I believe this would be helpful for those who looking for a little help to shop for a good mixer, whether it be an electric hand-held mixer, a stand mixer or kitchen mixer, a powerful one or a middle ranged, budget mixer.

There are more kitchen mixers reviews in my Best Mixer Reviews Blog where you can find the suitable mixer for your kitchen.

How to Choose the Best Mixer

Basically food mixers are just a handy substitute for beating and mixing stuff by hand. In the good old days, our grannies had mixed cake ingredients with a wooden spoon and with bare hands and made cakes just as good as we make them now; but there’s just too many stuff we want to do with our hands in an hour than stirring the wooden spoon, right?

So, to save all that precious time for the next tv show, there are two types of kitchen mixer to choose from – the electric handheld mixer and the stand mixer. If there is room in your budget, the better choice is the stand mixer, of course. The stand mixer can be left to work on its own (no hands!) and has more functions with many accessories and attachments available, though for sure you pay about ten times the price of a handheld model.

Now you might ask, what are the many functions and what should I look for in a stand mixer. For me, the most important factors are:

  • Power
  • Size and Weight
  • Capacity
  • Control speeds
  • Durability
  • Cleaning and Assembly
  • Rotating spiral action
  • Various accessories
  • Warranty

Best Mixer Guide

Power
Mixers these days typically have motors ranging from 175 watts (handheld mixers) to powerful 750 watt stand mixers. Usually, for home use, a mixer that falls between the range would do fine as we wouldn’t want food splattering all over, and yes, a mixer can have TOO much power.

Size and Weight (stand mixers)
The size and weight of the mixer is a rather important aspect when choosing a mixer. We want a mixer that doesn’t rival with elephant in weight, and yet still have enough stability to not tumble around when the mixer is in operation. Choosing a mixer which is modest in size also makes storage a breeze, instead of having to allocate a huge space for it.

Capacity (stand mixers)
Getting too small a mixer is such a blast because you’ll have to do everything twice (measuring stuff a second time gets on my nerves) and the precision is lost. But a mixer that is too big won’t do either, because you’ll have a hard time trying to get an even batter (imagine scraping the sides all the time because of splattering).

Control speeds
One of the mistakes I made when I bought my first mixer, was it had as many buttons as a space shuttle and only my teenage son knew how to operate it. When looking for a good mixer, you would want a mixer that is easy to learn and straight forward. You’d want a mixer with at least 6 speeds and a low speed option to prevent splattering. It is to note that certain models offer special custom speeds and modes for special preparation foods. Make sure you know if such additions are necessary and if it will add on to the cost of the mixer.

Durability
The last thing you want to see is your mixer falling apart piece by piece into the mixture, resulting in a ruined mixture, ruined mixer and a ruined dinner. A mixer is a kitchen device which will (definitely) get heavy usage, thus, the durability of parts is vital. The mixing blades shouldn’t bend, break or come apart easily. After all, the mixer isn’t a little puppy that should be given extreme care.

Cleaning and Assembly
This is the most important factor for me! The mixer must be easy to clean and re-assembled after cleaning. Having a mixer that doesn’t attach and detach smoothly can result in a huge hassle just to get the mixer cleaned after each use.

Rotating spiral action (stand mixers)
The more quality mixers have a rotating spiral action designed to let the mixing action get as close as it can to the sides of the mixing bowl. That way the batter is mixed evenly without you having to scrape the sides to the middle every time.

Various features and accessories
Most stand mixers now have very convenient features such as timer, splash guard, overload protection, and locking tilt-head. Standard attachments are usually the whisk, the dough hook and the beater. Some even have vegetable/meat grinder, and pasta or sausage maker. All these may or may not add to the price and you will have to decide whether you need these or not.

Warranty
Generally different companies offer different periods of warranty. An extended warranty is always preferable.

Best Stand Mixer

Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixer

Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixer - Best Mixer

Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixer - Best Mixer

I used to think my KitchenAid was the best mixer, until I saw this mixer getting all the raves from reviewers. After much deliberation, I decided to give it a try. And what a surprise I got. This Cuisinart SM-55 shall now hold the Best Mixer title from me.

This powerful 800W mixer can handle heavy baking projects like none other. On the first impression it does look a bit flimsy and light-weighted, but it’s so stable that it doesn’t jitter at all when kneading dough, and on the plus side, it really is lightweight so you can move it around easily.

The included attachments: whisk, dough hook and paddle are dishwasher safe, and I just love the splash guard, even though it doesn’t splash much due to its clever slow-starting design. All the attachments and the bowl are easy to remove and clean. Read the full review of Cuisinart SM-55 5 1/2 Quart Stand Mixer here.

Best Hand Mixer

KitchenAid KHM9PWH 9-Speed Professional Hand Mixer

KitchenAid KHM9PWH 9-Speed Professional Hand Mixer

KitchenAid KHM9PWH 9-Speed Professional Hand Mixer

KitchenAid KHM9PWH 9-Speed Professional Hand Mixer is the best hand mixer that is designed especially for home bakers. Equipped with 9 digital speeds, you are provided with precise control. This allows you to mix any mixture from heavy to light powerfully. Thanks to the smooth surfaces, there is no worry about any trapped ingredients and cleaning (just wipe!) is a breeze!

More than just a normal hand mixer, this model is as close as you can get to a professional equipment. It can handle heavy duty mixing easily (such as mixing the stickiest cookie dough) without losing steam. You can also make cakes, cookies, fillings, pastries and baked goods with this mixer. Read the full review of KitchenAid KHM9PWH 9-Speed Professional Hand Mixer here.

More recommendations for the best mixers can be found in my blog post: Best Mixers – Top 4 Picks.

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