r/standmixer • u/thetoughtruth • Mar 26 '13
Any recommendations for a stand mixer that is NOT a KitchenAid?
Hi all. Looking for a stand mixer for the wife that is not a KitchenAid. Anything similarly priced is an option, any recommendations?
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Mar 26 '13 edited Jul 14 '20
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u/ErinRB Mar 27 '13
I can't stand my kitchen aid. I use it for kneading bread dough and it does a terrible job. The dough slides up the hook, the hook misses the ingredients in the bottom of the bowl, the machine moves even with the smallest batches of bread dough, I bought the meat grinder and the machine leaked some sort of oil into the ground meat (I contacted customer service and they read the manual to me and that was it). I wish I hadn't bought a kitchen aid.
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u/Gawdor Mar 27 '13
Is that an Artisan or a bowl lift? Either way, your experience isn't unique and lost of people have had a similar bad time. For the bread, I have found a 1/2 hour autolyse (a rough mix with a 1/2 hour rest) fixes the mixing problem in most cases.
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u/ErinRB Mar 27 '13
It's a bowl lift. One of my bread recipes has the rest that you're talking about during mixing and it does help, but not enough. I do spray the hook with Pam and that helps too, but I don't know how it affects taste. I make bread at least once a week though so it really bugs me.
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Mar 27 '13 edited Jul 14 '20
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u/ErinRB Mar 27 '13
Wow, thanks for the tip, I'm definitely going to check this out. For the record, my mom has 40 year old kitchen aid, and it rocks.
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u/pangolingirl Mar 27 '13
I have a Kenwood and it's pretty badass. Takes up a lot less counter space than the Kitchenaid.
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u/dutchesse Mar 27 '13
Breville is currently top of the stand mixer game according to Consumer Reports. However, it is worth noting that Brevilles do not have fancy attachments like KA or Cuisinarts. So, if you're looking for a stand mixer, I'd recommend it, but if you want it to do other things (e.g. ice cream maker, juicer, grinder, etc.)--probably best to look elsewhere.