How To Make More Mixer By Doing Less
IF YOU LOVE BAKING, A STAND MIXER IS AN IDEAL INVESTMENT. THEY'RE ALSO
WE PICKED OUR
BEST... ALL-ROUNDER
ARGOSTEFAL KITCHEN MACHINEBEST BITS: VERSATILE, SMALL KITCHEN FOOTPRINT AND PLENTY OF FUNCTIONS.
THIS COMPACT FOOD MIXER TACKLED THE BASICS Effortlessly. CAKE BATTER WAS
A BREEZE AND THE SPLASH GUARD FITS WELL SO YOU DON'T GET ANY BIG CLOUDS
OF FLOUR.
IN LIQUIDS UNLIKE SOME MACHINES. THE ONLY NEGATIVE CAME WHEN KNEADING
BREAD DOUGH -- A LITTLE TOO MUCH CLEARANCE BETWEEN DOUGH HOOK AND
THE BLENDER, GRATING AND SLICING ATTACHMENTS
THE 4.6L BOWL AND
900W MOTOR ARE GREAT FOR MAKING BIG BATCHES TOO.
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BEST... FOR BEGINNERS
BEST BITS: EASY TO USE AND HANDY PULSE FUNCTION.
IF YOU'RE AFTER A MACHINE FOR SIMPLY WHIPPING EGG WHITES OR LIGHT
BATTERS THIS IS A GOOD STARTER MODEL. AN UPDATED VERSION OF A 1970'S
CLASSIC, THIS IS A HAND MIXER WITH A STAND AND ROTATING BOWL. IT ISN'T
HUGELY POWERFUL, ALTHOUGH YOU CAN WHIP UP A HUGE AMOUNT OF MIXTURE
AS THE BOWL HAS A 3L CAPACITY. THE HAND MIXER ATTACHMENT HAS FIVE
SPEEDS AND A PULSE FUNCTION FOR FOLDING, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL
FOR MAKING MERINGUES. IT'S GREAT FOR WHIPPING UP PANCAKE BATTERS TOO,
BUT ANYTHING THICKER SUCH AS FRUITCAKE WILL REQUIRE A DEDICATED STAND
MIXER.
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BEST... DESIGN
HESTON MIXERSAGE BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL, THE SCRAPER MIXER PRO
BEST BITS: INNOVATIVE FUNCTIONS.
THIS CONTRAPTION IS CALLED A SCRAPER MIXER DUE TO ITS SPECIAL 'SCRAPER
BEATER', WHICH CLEANS THE SIDES AND BOTTOM OF THE BOWL IN ORDER TO
INCORPORATE AS MUCH AS AIR AS POSSIBLE -- IDEAL FOR CAKE-MAKING. THE
VARIABLE SPEED SETTING MEANS THE 1000W OF POWER IS TOUGH ENOUGH FOR
DOUGH AND NIMBLE ENOUGH FOR WHIPPING UP PEAKS IN A MERINGUE. THE
CONTROLS ARE EASY TO USE AND SEE, THANKS TO THE LIGHT-UP DISPLAY, AND
AUTOMATIC SENSORS DETECT WHEN HEAVY BATTERS ARE BEING MIXED AND
AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST POWER TO MAINTAIN THE RIGHT SPEED.
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BEST... FAIL-SAFE DESIGN CLASSIC
KITCHEN AID MIXERKITCHENAID ARTISAN STAND MIXER
BEST BITS: QUIET MOTOR, CHIC DESIGN AND EASY TO NAVIGATE.
COMMENTS: AN ICONIC KITCHEN GADGET, THIS IS A SERIOUS PIECE OF KIT. THE 51/2L
BOWL CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 1.2KG OF FLOUR AND THE METAL BEATERS MADE
DEFT WORK OF EVERYTHING WE THREW AT IT, FROM MERINGUES TO BURGER MIX.
WHILE THE MOTOR ISN'T THE MOST POWERFUL, IT HAS TEN SPEED SETTINGS. THE
SOLID CAST ZINC CASING MEANS IT'S HEAVY AND LARGE; SO DO TAKE THIS INTO
CONSIDERATION. GADGET FIENDS CAN SUPPLEMENT THEIR BASIC MIXER WITH ALL
MANNER OF ACCESSORIES, FROM MINCERS TO CITRUS JUICERS.
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BEST... SPACE SAVER
MORPHY RICHARDS KITCHEN MIXERMORPHY RICHARDS FOLDING STAND MIXER
BEST BITS: FOLDS DOWN FOR STORAGE AND IS EASY TO CLEAN.
COMMENTS: GREAT FOR THE SMALLER KITCHEN, THE ARM OF THIS CLEVER MIXER
FOLDS DOWN TO A THIRD OF ITS ASSEMBLED HEIGHT. THE MOTOR HOWEVER IS
ONLY 300W, WHICH MEANS, WHILE IT WILL MAKE FLUFFY MERINGUES AND A LIGHT
SPONGE, IT MAY STRUGGLE WHEN MAKING SOMETHING LIKE A HEAVY BREAD
DOUGH. IT IS HOWEVER INCREDIBLY EASY TO PUT TOGETHER AND YOU CAN
MANUALLY CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE BOWL AS IT ROTATED. WE HAD TO
SCRAPE THE BOWL DOWN A FEW TIMES, BUT THIS IS A MINOR MOAN FOR A GREAT
VALUE MACHINE.
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A STAND MIXER'S MAIN TASKS ARE MIXING CAKES, KNEADING DOUGH, WHIPPING
AND WHISKING. STAND MIXERS EXCEL AT THESE TASKS -- MUCH MORE SO THAN
FOOD PROCESSORS, DUE TO THEIR LARGE CAPACITIES AND BIG, METAL BALLOON
WHISKS. ESSENTIALLY THEY TAKE THE HARD WORK OUT OF MAKING LARGE
BATCHES OF CAKES, DOUGHS OR BATTERS.
WHAT SHOULD I BUY?
GET THE BIGGEST MACHINE YOU CAN AFFORD SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO SEVERAL
BATCHES FOR ONE RECIPE, BUT REMEMBER TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER YOU'LL BE
ABLE TO STORE ATTACHMENTS AND THE EQUIPMENT ITSELF. EVERY MODEL
SHOULD COME WITH A DOUGH HOOK, A BALLOON WHISK ATTACHMENT AND A
BEATER TOOL. POPULAR ATTACHMENTS LIKE MEAT GRINDERS AND ELECTRIC
PASTA MACHINES ARE USEFUL BUT CAN BE TRICKY TO USE AND DON'T UTILISE THE
MIXER'S POWERFUL MOTOR OR LARGE BOWL.
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