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110 of 111 persons found the following review helpful.
Good value and powerful
By TamBoorg
I purchased this unit just over a month ago. It arrived in less than a week. I’ve had no difficulties with it yet. It is veritably all metal except for the splash guard/ingredient chute. To address galore other reviews that had me concerned. The head doesn’t slap around. That is a warranty issue for her. It does walk with big stiff dough recipes such as a two loaf all wheat. Simple physics, giving careful consideration to size and weight, tells you at medium to high speeds it will. Kinda lets you recognise it is a powerful electronic speed controlled mixer. I may effortlessly steady the base for the few seconds to finish mixing. All other mixing jobs are done with ease. I, personally, like the tilt head. All stand mixers will require side scraping with some recipes, even the highpriced KitchenAids. Although I made a five bar cheesecake yesterday and as I was looking at the eggs, dropped in at the side one at a time, they were all to a complete degree captured and mixed in. I normally scrape once at the beginning and it spins into a dough ball at the end anyway. There is a dimple at the bottom of the bowl to aid pick up added flour for the duration of the mix. Speaking of KitchenAid, have you read the reviews of those “attachments”? Besides being highpriced they say all of them suck. It seems you may buy better and for less items to do the same thing taking up the same amount of space.
So far I’ve made 4 loaves of baguettes, 4 loaves of wheat, 2 loaves of sourdough, some cakes, batches of cookies, and of course a big cheesecake since I’ve had it with no problems. (Now you may see why I necessitated a strong stand mixer! My church loves me now too!) The key is to read the instructions more than once to make sure you understand how to operate this model. It has some cool recipes in there too! And yes, it is very easy to clean as well.
If you want a mixer to crank out mega-loaves of all wheat bread daily, (commercial), then this is not it. If you want to make great bread, dishes and pastries for your family then this can’t be beat at this price range with this much power. After all, as one buyer already stated, this is a “Consumer Reports best buy”. I’ve had a Sunbeam Heritage, (like the one shown on the Cookin In Brooklyn show), and contrary to standard faith there is NOT a motor beneath the bottom pedestal. It’s great for everything else but gluttonous bread dough’s. A white loaf each once in a while, maybe. But, I wanted to be more artisan and organic with my breads so I upgraded.
Note: the short time I’ve had it is the only reason I’ve given it 4 stars. For me, longevity counts as one star.
97 of 100 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent quality construction
By the garden caretaker out back
This is a great mixer with only one fault. You have to stop on occasion to scrape the bowl to make sure everything is mixed. It is much better than the Sunbeam, better than the comparably priced Kitchenaid, but not as good as the top of the line Kitchenaid, but for the price, who cares. I make closely everything from scratch and this mixer may handle the stiffest batters and doughs. The affixations are great except the shield may be awkward. It doesn’t mention, but I think the bowl is 4 quarts. I have made double big batches of cookies with it without any trouble. I love that the mixer tilts up out of the way, and the beaters will still drip into the bowl – no mess. I plan on keeping this until my daughter needs a mixer someday, then buying myself a ‘perfect’ mixer. This mixer will last, just like a Kitchenaid.
118 of 126 humans found the following review helpful.
Big motor, but not much else
By Grendel
I purchased this model rather of the comparably priced Kitchenaid because of the 400 watt motor. Of course the watts rating just means how much electric current the motor draws, not how much power it delivers, but I figured it had to be better than the 250 watts or therabouts the Kitchenaid rates.
The good news is this mixer works big batches of bread dough with no signs of overheating. But the workmanship is unimpressive. My greatest complaint is the hinge that connects the motor assemblage to the base has loose tolerances. The result, when you make bread dough or anything thick, the top percentage slaps back and forth and the mixer walks all over the counter, even even though it is rather heavy. This happens systematically at speed 6 and occasionally on 4. I’m concerned that at last the hinge will fail, in all probability a few weeks after the warranty expires. Also, there is too big a gap among the bottom of the dough hook (or whatsoever attachment you use) and the bowl, and there is no way to adjust it. This means more scraping, and using a higher speed to help keep the dough in contact with the bowl (which leads to the “walking” problem above).
It does the job, more or less, but I regret buying the thing.
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