The Breville Stand Mixer is a sleek, modern and extremely sophisticated piece of kitchen equipment. In the looks department alone, it pretty much blows out many other competitors within the same price point. It certainly looks more expensive than it is, but its best selling point is that it also offers functionality. This premium mixer was built to produce professional results and handle your toughest baking projects, while also making the process seem a lot easier than it should.

Characteristics:

planetary mixing action

12-speed electronic control

Load sensing technology with motor protection

Lift Assist Mixing Head

10 minute timer with auto shut off

The 12-Speed ​​Electronic Control will accurately inform its user if it is in aerating, whipping or whipping mode. Planetary mixing action reduces mess, features a flex-edge scraper beater that helps eliminate batter splatter and sticky bowls. This allows you to thoroughly scrape the bottom and sides of your durable stainless steel bowl.

The motor-protected load-sensing can distinguish heavier mixtures from lighter ones and automatically adjust to maintain precise speed, without damaging the motor. The 550-watt motor produces a smooth, steady sound. Up and down timer helps you control mixing time, auto shut off will prevent over-mixing. The Lift Assist mixer head evenly distributes the weight of the mixer, making it easy to move anywhere on the kitchen counter.

Cleaning, maintenance, ease of use

The Breville Stand Mixer cleans like a dream, its stainless steel components virtually wipe clean. The scraper beater may need a bit more time and attention to make sure it is thoroughly cleaned.

Pros and cons:

advantages

The Breville Stand Mixer is made of solid construction and high-quality, heavy-duty parts. It’s quieter than comparable mixers and easy to use. The controls are all digital, so there’s no grinding or binding of gears. It comes with its own scraper attachment, dough hook, flat metal beater, wire whisk, rubber spatula, and pouring shield.

There is a grounded donut plug, just use a clean finger to unplug if your hands are dirty. This will prevent the plug from getting dirty. The bowls easily fit into the base, as well as the mixer attachments into the mixing head. There is very little splatter of wet ingredients and hardly any mess.

cons

The machine is heavy, weighing in at 22 pounds. It can be difficult to add new ingredients without turning off the mixer. The bread knead setting can cause the mixer to slow down and overheat, in some cases smoke.

The pour shield can get in the way sometimes. The retractable cord can become stuck and very difficult to dislodge. An easy solution could be to simply wrap the cord around the base of the machine.