Mixer Brands and Links

Advice on buying stand and hand mixers

Kitchen mixers are a useful investment, but consumers strapped for kitchen space or money should also consider blenders and food processors, since these appliances can perform some of the same tasks. For more information about these products, visit our separate reports on blenders and food processors.

If you are interested exclusively in making bread dough, keep in mind that most bread machines feature a dough cycle that mixes and kneads the dough but does not bake it. ConsumerSearch reports on bread machines, describing which models have this feature.

Good Housekeeping offers tips on buying and using mixers.

We found a good video on how to clean your stand mixer on YouTube.

We enjoyed this article in using a stand mixer with a pasta attachment to make flour tortillas.

There's a lengthy buyer's guide and article at ChefHome.com about choosing and using a stand mixer.

About.com provides advice on buying a stand mixer. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)

HowStuffWorks.com offers a stand mixer buying guide.

The Food Network offers 100 recipes that use a kitchen mixer.

Mixer brands

Manufacturers' websites contain the most recent model information:

Black & Decker

Breville

Cuisinart

Dualit

Hamilton Beach

Hobart

Kalorik

Kenmore

KitchenAid

Sunbeam

Toastess

Viking

WaringPro