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- Best stand mixer overall KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer *Est. $300
- Best budget stand mixer KitchenAid Classic Series Stand Mixer *Est. $200
- Best hand mixer Cuisinart Power Advantage 7-Speed Hand Mixer *Est. $50
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Best stand mixer overall
- Powerful
- 5-quart mixing bowl with handle
- Adjustable height on attachments
- Splash guard and feed tube
- Available in 25 colors
- Heavy
- One-year warranty
- Whisk isn't dishwasher-safe
Reviewers and owners agree the KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer is best for tackling heavy tasks like kneading and mixing tougher dough. While this workhorse performs these duties well, it also does an admirable job at whipping egg whites or heavy cream. This mixer comes with a 5-quart stainless-steel bowl and three attachments: a flat beater, whisk and dough hook. Reviewers say the 10-speed slide control and splash guard with chute for adding ingredients make this stand mixer easy to use. It comes in 25 color choices. If you want to spend less, the KitchenAid Classic Series Stand Mixer (*Est. $200) is nearly as powerful but only has a 4.5-quart mixing bowl.
We found the best professional reviews of the KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer at ConsumerReports.org, Good Housekeeping and Choice magazine. A review at Only-Cookware.com, a website that provides reviews and information on kitchen gear, focuses on features. It receives accolades from noticeably more owners than any other stand mixer in reviews at Cooking.com and Amazon.com. More than a thousand owners have also posted positive opinions about this stand mixer at Viewpoints.com.
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
Editors at ConsumerReports.org test the KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer among 25 stand mixers. They are each given separate ratings for whipping time, mixing, kneading, convenience and noise.
Review: Stand Mixer Ratings, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, June 2009
2. Good HousekeepingDetails/Subscribe
Editors at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute put a dozen stand mixers through a multitude of tests, including whipping egg whites and cream, mixing cookie dough and cake batter, and kneading bread dough. The KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer is the favorite due to its excellent performance in all the tasks. Testers say the speeds are easy to read and set. They like the handle on the bowl and the wide selection of colors, but wish the whisk was dishwasher-safe.
Review: Stand Mixer Reviews, Editors of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute
3. Choice magazineDetails/Subscribe
Australia's Choice magazine tests 12 stand mixers for ease of use, noise and performance using all three attachments: whisking egg whites, mixing cake batter and kneading pizza dough in less than five minutes with the dough hook. The KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer is one of two top-rated mixers with perfect scores in all three performance categories.
Review: Benchtop Mixers: Review & Compare, Editors of Choice magazine, July 2009
4. Cooking.com
This site continues to provide a broad range of interesting user-generated comments across a wide spectrum of the mixer market. The KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer edges out the KitchenAid Professional 600 Stand Mixer as the top-rated stand mixer, with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars from about 280 owners.
Review: Pear Stand Mixer, Artisan by KitchenAid, Contributors to Cooking.com
5. Amazon.com
The KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer receives an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars from over 1,900 reviewers. Owners are pleased with the performance of this mixer, which doesn't appear to have any outstanding durability issues.
Review: KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers, Contributors to Amazon.com
Only-Cookware.com provides a recent in-depth review of the KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer. Editors evaluate the mixer based on the features that they like, but there's no information about performance.
Review: The Best Stand Mixer Ever, Editors of Only-Cookware.com, January 2010
The KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer is the top-rated mixer at Viewpoints.com. It averages 4.8 stars out of 5 in more than 1,200 reviews. Owners agree it mixes ingredients "quickly and effortlessly." They also like the appearance and ease of cleaning.
Review: KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand MixerKSM150PS Reviews, Contributors to Viewpoints.com
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