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131 of 133 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent as a stepping stone
By James Bergstrand
I lately purchased this mixer because I was questioning whether or not to buy the much-celebrated Kitchen-Aid Artisan Mixer. My reasoning: “for far less money, I’ll buy this mixer and see how oftentimes I genuinely use it, and if it warrants a more prominent buy in a year or two.”
I opened the box and promptly made a batch of cookies which turned out delicious! Two weeks later I made cupcakes and the batter was COMPLETELY smooth, no lumps and NO handmixing. I in truth take pleasure in that the bowl spins while mixing, the power is substantial, and it is not a huge appliance and may be left out on the counter if desired.
I haven’t applied the dough hooks yet, but plan to make pizza with it soon, perhaps I’ll add to this review at that time.
For now, I am completely satisfied with this buy and would unquestionably commend it to occasional bakers who don’t want to shell out three times as much $$ for something they will only use a few times a year.
77 of 79 persons found the following review helpful.
It’s working gorgeous well.
By Phoenix
I just started working with this mixer. It’s working finelooking well for a hand/stand mixer. The only thing that may make other persons consider other mixers is the fact that this one spins around the outside of the bowl. That leaves the ingredients in the center necessitating a little extra hand mixing, which is fine with this machine. I may detach the mixer from it’s stand and just mix through the remaining ingredients.
It’s working fabulously for me so far. It has a 3.5qt flat bottomed bowl, a spatula, 1 set of beaters, dough hooks and a bubble whisk. For the price it’s great. I’m hoping this one will last. It’s got the retro styling and is compact sufficient to stay on my counter without taking up too much space.
33 of 34 humans found the following review helpful.
WORST MIXER I’VE EVER USED
By Gail Smith
I don’t normally like to give negative remarks on things and only do so when they are genuinely deserved. This mixer is useless as a stand mixer. I bake A LOT and am not capable to use this a s a stand mixer when I am making any recipe other than something with the consistency of water. If you are going to let this mixer sit and gather dust in a cabinet then it can’t do you any harm. If, however, you are genuinely looking for a mixer that you may use don’t buy this one. The motor is pretty powerful but the design of the stand and beaters is in truth just bad. I’ve been baking for over 30 years and just retired a Krups hand/stand mixer after in regards to 25 years that had a GREAT design. Too bad Krups doesn’t still make it or I’d buy one. Anyway, this mixer doesn’t turn the bowl. You have to do that. The turn mechanism is on the beater rather than the stand and the beaters are the old fashioned type that gets batter stuck in them which inhibits the turning mechanism. I’ve ended up either having to take the mixer off the stand to use it since I have to spun the bowl myself anyway or I just mix by hand. Shame on Cuisinart. They’re much too good to have put out such a bad product. I forgot to mention that I had to return one of these because it burned up on the Cuisinart bread recipe that came with the thing. So, I’m reviewing the second one after two months of using it at least 2 times a week. It’s going back and I’m just getting my cash back. Don’t waste your cash or time with this one. You would be better off with a for less hand mixer. To end on a positive note, this mixer is actually gorgeous to look at.
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