Equipment Review: Best Stand Mixers & Our Testing Winner

A stand mixer is one of the most expensive appliances in your kitchen, so it had better do it all—from whipping a single egg white to kneading thick pizza dough. What's the best stand mixer? We ordered nine models, priced from nearly $230 to a jaw-dropping $849, to find out which one performed best in our stand mixer review.

Products tested (listed alphabetically) to find the best stand mixers:
Bosch Universal Plus Mixer
Breville Scraper Mixer Pro
Cuisinart 5.5 Quart Stand Mixer
Cuisinart 7.0 Quart 12-Speed Stand Mixer
KitchenAid Classic Plus Series 4.5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
KitchenAid Pro Line Series 7-Qt Bowl Lift Stand Mixer
KitchenAid Professional 600 Series 6-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer
Vollrath 7-Quart Countertop Commercial Mixer
Waring Commercial Professional 7-Quart Stand Mixer

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[iancrossley]

I got a Kitchen Aid as a gift about ten years ago.
In all that time it has never failed me.
Then again, I have yet to unbox it.

[staceyleeweeaks-hernandez]

My folks bought me a Kitchen Aid mixer for high school graduation (in1981) and it's still going. Best gift ever!

[fengxu]

As a professional pastry chef I loved her straight to the point and clear demonstration video. Just want to add one more thing here, if you can try to get the kitchenaid mixer with brushless DC motor, brushed motor wear out a lot quicker at least in the commercial kitchen.

[IanDenchasy]

We've had a KitchenAid Professional 6 for THIRTY TWO YEARS and have made THOUSANDS of pies, dough, meringues, and toppings and it still keeps on trucking along. One of the most amazing pieces of home equipment - in any category - we've ever owned.

[AirLancer]

That feeling when you're watching a review involving a product you own, and hoping that yours isn't one of the bad ones.

[pamdemonia]

Plus KitchenAid hasn't changed the size of the hole for attachments (like the meat grinder and so forth) since they first were made in the 1930s! Which means you can find used attachments (often metal instead of plastic) and they work just fine. Very cool.

[TwilightDancer]

This lady has saved me a lot of money and from a lot of disappointment and frustration. I have a toaster oven, mixer, blender, cookware and knives based on her reviews. I am happy with all. I have watched countless kitchen videos on Utube. She is by far my favorite.

[madonnahagedorn]

Kitchen aid mixers are wonderful. I've had mine since Christmas of 1999. I still use it in 2023. It's helped me make a lot of cookies, cakes, icings, bread and mashed potatoes throughout the years. Wonderful product. Thank you for your valuable review.

[pbthemax]

FYI, the Kitchenaid Bowl Lift mixers have a screw adjustment that lets you slightly raise or lower the bowl so that the whisk touches the bowl properly. So a fine adjustment could make a big difference in how well it mixes. 

[Bondisaurus]

Phew! I just purchased a Kitchen Aid mixer for my mother for Mother's day. I'm glad I made the right choice.

[perstephanies]

She nailed it with "if the stand mixer can only do the easy stuff, get a hand mixer"!!

That said, the Kitchen Aid is a winner for a reason.

And if yours ever act up because you made 5 pizza doughs, it's worth it to repair!

[cheetah]

I have the Cuisinart mixer and I use it twice a week to make breads of all kinds. Also use it for cookie dough and large amounts of fluffy mashed potatoes! I've had it since 2009 and it's still a winner in my kitchen!

[vibekekoszeghy]

I have had my kitchen aid pro for 40 years and it has never failed me. Love this machine and it is niceto see it is still no.1.

[yissssss]

I have been using my KitchenAid 600 series for 5+ years and I treat it like shit; the thing is a workhorse.

[brettglasow]

My mom has a kitchen aid tilt head mixer.It same one called the classic now.Had it for 39 years and still works great.

[trixiepickle]

My KitchenAid is 18 now and still going strong, absolutely love it, like one of the family.

[pjmbidge]

I've got a British Kenwood Chef, It's 20+ years old, I bake 3 to 4 times a week, it never breaks, the bowl holds plenty and it still has the original tools, my friend has a Kitchen Aid, and it's been repaired 3 times in 5 years.

[quinnhen]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my KitchenAid mixers. I have 2 4.5qts, and absolutely love them!!! I've used the brand for 30 yrs!! Through baking/decorating/selling cakes and breads, to catering.
I can't imagine using a different brand! I have 2 pink ones that were given to me by my (ex) husband after I was in a horrific car accident. At the time KitchenAid was only making the pink for Breast Cancer awareness for a limited time, so he got me two. That was in 2001!! They're still going strong. 💙💙💙💙
Not surprised KitchenAid was the winner here.

[Queencreekmom]

Fantastic reviews, I agree with the end result. I've had my Kitchen Aid stand mixer for ten years and she's (yes she lol) is still running strong like the first day! There's nothing I can't make with it 😊

[dangolden]

I own the winner and love it. But it didn't cost me upwards of $500. Got it at Costco for $349 and it came with grinding, grating and juicing attachments. Two months later the price was reduced, and when I showed Costco my receipt, they gave me the difference and I bought the pasta making attachments as well in a set. I didn't look at the reviews or do any research, I just knew I wanted Kitchen Aid. Glad to see I was right. Thank you for the validation.