From small and compact models for those short on space, to bigger, professional-looking bits of kits ideal for large families or those who like to bake in bulk. You may not think of a food mixer for making ice cream, jam, orange juice, ravioli, apple pie or veggie noodles. Since the beginning, KitchenAid has designed kitchen appliances with the maker in mind – all crafted to open a door to new possibilities and help you to get the most out of making.

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This model did a fantastic job on all of our beating, kneading and whisking tests and produced consistently high quality results. We tested a representative sample of food mixers, from budget-friendly options to high-end investment models, and used them to whisk egg whites for a chocolate and peanut butter pavlova, make an enriched dough for chelsea buns, and cream together butter and sugar before making a zesty lemon and orange cake. Whisking, beating and kneading attachments are key to this and we awarded extra points to machines that offer more integrated features, like weighing scales, timers and extra attachments. The wire whisk will make light work of meringue, for classics including lemon meringue pie and pavlova, as well as fun dishes like a tiramisu meringue roulade.

Its motor is 500W, which was less powerful than most tested but kneaded away without looking or sounding strained. We liked the straightforward controls and found the attachments easy to twist into place – the bowl, too, although it’s the only element that can’t go in the dishwasher. Equipped with high wattages, stand mixers can whizz through creaming and kneading tasks with absolute ease, not only saving you time, but effort, too. Rather than having lever controls, like the majority of other models we’ve tested, this mixer has a digital control panel where you can choose from ten speed settings. br>3L STAINLESS STEEL BOWL - an additional bowl is handy so you don't have to wash up between mixes.

Pay in 3 is a form of credit, may not be suitable for everyone and use may affect your credit score. If you’re a fan of dumplings, use the beater to fully mix your ingredients together, see our gyoza and pork momos recipes for inspiration. To give you an idea of how energy efficient the stand mixers we’ve tested are, we’ve begun recording the cost of energy used over a set period of time. In tests, we tried various recipes that put the dough hook, beater and balloon whisk to good use and found it coped with everything we threw at it, although we had to push dry ingredients down into the mix at times.Versatility: stand mixers can work hard with the right attachments, which include everything from pasta rollers to sausage makers. Built from tough materials with a premium die-cast metal base, they can take any recipe you can throw at them. This all-in-one kitchen gadget kneads, mixes and whips ingredients – unlike food processors and blenders, which chop or liquify. We also had to go in and scrape down the bowl when mixing cake batter, despite using the flex-edge beater.