Getting A Stand Mixer To Save Time

Many amateur cooks often create a dozen doughnuts or batch of bread on the occasional holiday, and in those circumstances, whipping or kneading by hand goes with the “specialness” of homemade sweets. For cooks who regularly bake, though, that stage of baking can be more hard work than holiday cheer. If you consider yourself one of these busy cooks, your busy kitchen needs to have a good quality stand mixer. We have highlighted three particularly well-made mixers for you to consider. Another great model to consider is Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 Rice Cooker.

The KitchenAid Artisan Series stand mixer has long been the product the majority of customers imagine each time they think about stand mixers. KitchenAid has been designing some version of this mixer for many years, and it could juts have the best stand mixer on the market today. KitchenAid’s 5 quart bowl and powerful motor render it perfect for big batches, and the 10 variable speeds and three attachments make certain that you have a wide variety of capabilities to select. This appliance has a splash guard and an opening for pouring in ingredients, therefore KitchenAid’s mixer is furthermore a convenient mixer to use. The KitchenAid Artisan series mixers cost about $285, and can be purchased in a fashionable spectrum of colors, therefore you could have the best mixer sold today in your preferred color, as well.

Hamilton Beach also has a reliable stand mixer designated as the Eclectrics 63221. While the Eclectrics line must manage without KitchenAid’s reputation, it still sports quite a few of the same features. The 4.5 quart bowl is a bit smaller, but it has the same utensils and it’s own splatter shield with pour spout. An Eclectrics mixer can be purchased in six colors, and is noticeably lighter compared to the KitchenAid model, consequently it has an interesting inclination toward “walking” on the counter when working with a particularly heavy batch of dough. With all that, though, Hamilton Beach markets a very good stand mixer for approximately $180. Another nice option is Zojirushi NP-HBC18 Rice Cooker.

Cuisinart is one more name with an established reputation of marketing well made kitchen appliances, and the heavy-duty Cuisinart SM-55 is going to keep Cuisinart’s reputation unharmed. This 800-watt mixer is lightweight enough to be carried handily, but stable enough so that this model will not do a bread dough two-step. The SM-55 uses the standard whisk, dough hook and paddle utensils in addition to a splash guard similar to the other two models. One thing the SM-55 has which makes this appliance stand out is a timer.

You could actually enable this timer and go elsewhere to do something else, and Cuisinart’s mixer will stop when the task is completed. The motor has a particularly charitable 5-year warranty, and you will find an endless group of attachments that could be purchased separately, such as a citrus juicer and a meat grinder. The Cuisinart SM-55 is produced in black, white and brushed chrome, and sells for approximately $250.

If you are serious about cooking, but intend to perform your upper-body exercises somewhere besides your kitchen, one of these appliances will probably meet your needs. Another good item to look into is Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 Rice Cooker.

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