Recommendation For A Food Mixer

[Islander]

As the title says, I am looking to buy a food mixer, and the market has lots. Which would you recommend and do you use one regularly? I am not one for gadgets and if I get a food mixer the bread maker OH loved when we got it, will become redundant ! I will be using it for dough, batter, pastries all the usual mixing. Are they worth the money I guess is what I am asking !

[furrypusscat]

Kenwood Chef have always had a good name and big enough to deal with dough mixers but they are pricey unless you can get one in a sale. I would think there will be other makes that are just as good but for less money. If you are doing dough you will want one with a decent sized motor not one of the smaller mixers.

[EcclesCake]

Kenwood or Kitchen Aid would be my target.

[Eleena]

Hi Islander, I can highly recommend this machine. It will cover all you have mentioned. I bought it after reading up on the reviews. It's really easy to clean and comes packed with lots of different extras ( read the product description underneath) .. http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_325003920480_-1

[Eleena]

^^ Shop around for best price .

[Old_Geezer]

This site really does need a greater number of contributors. I'm sure that the advice above is sound, but I can recall a time when one could've expected a couple of pages of posts discussing merits of different makes/models.

[waterboatman]

I bought an excellent one in Lidl recently. It has all the gadgets you require, is easy to use and easy to clean. The big bonus being it's very cheap!

[Islander]

Thank you all. Maybe I will leave out the dough ( use the breadmaker) and go for a smaller mixer. Thanks again.

[furrypusscat]

I would still look for one with a decent motor. Many years ago (43 to be precise) I received the Kenwood Cheffette as a present. It has given good service but has not been overly used in fact not at all in the last 5 years but the motor now smells when mixing fruit cake as it is quite a heavy mixture and the cheffette's motor just isn't really big enough to cope. Shop around.

[Islander]

Thanks Furrypusscat, I will do.