KitchenAid K45SS Classic > Reviews

Advantages: Easy, quick, clean, professional looking cakes, biscuites and bread.
Disadvantages: Heavy, otherwise none.

My history and why I wanted one of these* When I was young and life was fun I had a friend who had a food mixer sitting on her worktop at all times, she used it several times a week and made the most wonderful cakes, breads and pastries with it. Oh I coveted that food mixer as I made the above by hand creaming, whisking, beating and kneading. The trouble was that it was out of my price range and on top of that I didn’t have enough worktop space ... Read review

Advantages: Ease of use, versatility, easy to clean, looks great
Disadvantages: Expensive add-ons

Arguably the biggest name in small kitchen appliances, this mixer represents far better VFM than the Kenwood equivalent. I paid £150 from Amazon when on offer as not only has it a huge reputation as a solidly built, reliable and versatile kitchen machine but when it's going to be stood on your work surface everyday (indeed, it is too heavy to be pulling in and out of cupboards anyway) it needs to be aesthetically pleasing too. This is a thing of beauty ... Read review