Hello again,
Today I would like to review mixers. Stand mixers and hand mixers.
Let’s start with stand mixers. 
About 30 years ago, when I finished Culinary School and started my catering business, I decided to invest in new kitchen appliances/tools as money became available. I started with a stand mixer. The stand mixer I had was a hand-me-down from my mother and it was a screamer. I don’t mean it was fast or strong, I mean it literally screamed! It mixed okay but it made one heck of a racket.
I researched several different makes and models and was settled on either Cuisinart or KitchenAid. A short time later a department store had a big sale on KitchenAid appliances so that made up my mind.
To this day that same mixer has worked great. At the end of our “Kitchen Layout” post, Doug mentions that I like to make bread the old-fashioned way. I do make bread from scratch, but I let my 30-year-old stand mixer do the kneading for me. It runs as strong as the day I bought it.
My stand mixer came with three attachments: a wire whisk, a paddle or flat beater, and a dough hook. The other day I saw a new attachment for a KitchenAid stand mixer. It was a flat beater with a rubber side to scrape down the bowl while it mixes. To me, this looks like a great idea but unfortunately, it is not compatible with my mixer.
Now, onto hand mixers.
Doug bought me a new hand mixer about five years ago and it’s the best hand mixer I’ve ever had. I couldn’t find the exact mixer online, but I did find several very similar ones at Amazon.
Let me share with you the features I really like and would look for again if I had to replace this current mixer.
To start with the mixer comes with a storage case for the attachments. No more looking for parts! The cord also fits inside the case and the case snaps to the base of the mixer. All one nice, neat package.
The attachments that came with my mixer included 2 twisted wire beaters and 2 dough hooks. Some come with a whisk and even a milkshake rod as well.
Another feature I really like is the pulse button. This comes in really handy when adding dry ingredients. It allows you to slowly mix the dry into the wet without flinging the dry all over your counter. The mixer also has six speeds, plus a turbo button for an added little blast. I personally have never used this mixer past speed 3.
The last feature I would share with you is the flat end rest. This might be a matter of personal preference but the rounded end rest or the bowl rest just don’t work as well for me. When I stop mixing to measure more ingredients and leave the beaters propped in the bowl or use the bowl rest feature, never seems to fail, the mixer topples over and makes a mess of things. This doesn’t happen with the flat end rest.
The closest comparison I found to my hand mixer is the Hamilton Beach electric hand mixer with a snap-on case and six attachments.
I hope you found this helpful. Please check back often for updates and more reviews. Also, please feel free to leave any comments below, let us know how we are doing, and how we may improve. Is there anything kitchen-wise you would like to see a review about?
Patty & Doug
Mixers Review. HA I thought it was some good drink recipes! But it was interesting and btw I have a Hamilton electric hand mixer. It IS great!
I love mine, it’s really powerful.