If you’re looking to purchase a stand mixer to complement your kitchen arsenal, you should consider durability, warranty, and features to get the best value for your money.

A durable mixer is one that has mostly metal parts and very few plastic parts. Most recipes where you will need a mixer will require the mixer to run for an extended period of time. Plastic parts can warp and even break when the mixer builds up heat, and it will build up heat when used for a long time. The metal parts and the casing, on the other hand, are very resistant to heat, they will not deform or break.

A flexible type is one you can use for a wide range of mixing and mixing tasks, not just kneading. This is where speed settings and adjustable beaters are factored in. Some mixers may even offer attachments that allow you to use your mixer as a blender, meat processor, and pasta maker, just to name a few.

In this review, we will take a look at 3 industry heavyweights in the stand mixer. Kitchenaid, Cuisinart and the Viking brand have been around for quite some time and are quite dominant in the market.

Kitchen assistant

Kitchenaid has the biggest following among stand mixers, and for good reason. This stand mixer is found in many kitchens, her grandmother probably had a Kitchenaid, she probably passed it on to her mother, which you will. This brand of blender is highly durable and has stood the test of time. Kitchenaid is one of the best, but its claim to the top spot is somewhat in question.

cuisinart

Not to be outdone by Kitchenaid, Cuisinart is also one of the heavy hitters in the stand mixer arena. He has a lot of models to choose from. If you need a lot of power, you have a model that packs a powerful 800 watts. Cuisinart’s strength is its use of technology. It has a host of convenience features that make your kitchen tasks much easier and more efficient. For example, it has a countdown timer that automatically turns off when the timer has finished.

viking

The Viking brand lives up to its name. It is strong, strong and very durable. Viking made no secret of the toughness of their stand mixers indoors, they showed it off. Just by looking at the exterior of the Viking Stand Mixer, you can already tell that it’s built rock solid. It has a 1000 watt motor that will pound any mass hard into submission.

Which stand mixer is the best?

This is a difficult question with no easy answer. If money is not a concern, get a Viking. The Viking is the most powerful of the three, it’s also probably the most durable, though not the most flexible. The Viking brand is for professional chefs and the really serious home chef who doesn’t need their mixer to function as a blender or pasta maker. If you need to feed a small nation every day by kneading 6 loaves of bread, the Viking is for you, it’s designed to take restaurant grade punishment.

If you don’t want to spend a fortune on the Viking but still want a sturdy stand mixer, then Kitchen is clearly the winner, sitting somewhere between Cuisinart and Viking.