Product Description

,Cuisinart SM-70BC 7-Quart 12-Speed Stand Mixer,Dualit 88520 Professional 5 Speed Hand Mixer, Chrome,Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixers,Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RKG25H0XER Professional HD 5-Quart,Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RKG25H0XWH 5-Quart Stand Mixer, White Sunbeam Mixmaster Stand Mixer features a powerful 350 watt motor with 12 variable speeds for unsurpassed mixing versatility. Soft start technology starts the motor slowly to prevent splatter. The ergonomically designed soft grip handle provides both maximum comfort and control. Off-center mixing allows you to add ingredients while you mix and requires less scraping saving you time. This mixer features 2 glass bowls, chrome beaters, whisks and dough hooks.

This review is from: Sunbeam 2371 MixMaster Stand Mixer, White (Kitchen)

After hard thought, I just bought this to replace a Sunbeam 2366 purchased a couple of years ago, which looks identical except for the size of the motor. My 2366 became unusable as a stand machine because I was too rough trying to attach the mixer to the stand and broke the rather fragile plastic thingies in the stand that supported the attachment lever (so I'll be more careful with the new one). If I'd paid $500, I would be deeply disgruntled.

But I didn't pay $500, I paid $79, and my simple math tells me I can buy 6 of these for the cost of one KitchenAid with metal gears (do read the reviews about the plastic gears if you are seriously looking at the less expensive KitchenAid!). If this machine is as good as its predessor, it will do as fine a job of mixing as my daughter's KitchenAid, it's head tilts, and you can add ingredients while it's running, all of which are important to me. I do not do bread with it, I use my incredible $39 Sunbeam bread machine for that.

Yes, the Mixmaster is less prestigious than a KitchenAid, yes, you can spatter stuff on the ceiling with it, and yes, you have to attend it or it can get up enuf spin speed to empty the bowl (an awesome experience). Yes, the bowls are heavy and I have gotten smears on my shirt pouring batter into a pan.

But altogether, I think it's a great machine for the price and deserves the 5 stars I gave it!