So, I am a college student and I live with a bunch of roommates. We do a lot of cooking and I felt like I was always hand mixing batches of cookies or other fun treats for the girls. I decided it would be a good idea to get a stand mixer to relieve my hand a little bit. Of course another thing about being a college student is that I don’t have a lot of “dough” (forgive the pun). This mixer was a great option for me because of the price and because it doubles as a stand mixer and a hand mixer. I have had it for about a month now and I really have to say, I am pleased. For the most part, this mixer works great for us. It really cuts down on the amount of work I have to do by hand. The only downside is that it is a little small. Sometimes when I want to make double batch of cookie dough the beaters get stuck and the bowl is really not big enough to fit that much dough. But like I said, for me, the price was right, it is easy to clean and does most of the work. I would not recommend this product for hard-core bakers but would definitely recommend this for someone who is looking for a little help with the mixing and has a tight budget.
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Kalorik 200-Watt 5-Speed Stand Mixer White
September 22nd, 2009Hamilton Beach Eclectrics 63227 All-Metal Stand Mixer, Licorice
September 22nd, 2009I tried this dough mixer because I had heard of the brand Hamilton Beach and knew it was a good brand. I also thought the price of this mixer was a little better than some of the other stand mixers out on the market. Another thing that attracted me to this mixer was the look of it. I knew this was going to be an appliance that would be sitting on my counter all the time, so it needs to look nice too. So far, I have no complaints. This mixer works exactly as I expected. It has a great size motor so it works well on big jobs. You will have no trouble doubling the cookie recipes! The one fault I could mention is that sometimes it has trouble mixing everything in the bowl. Therefore it may be necessary to stop and mix the dough a little bit with a spoon before turning the mixer back on. After you are done mixing you can tilt the mixer up so that the beaters are still over the bowl and not dripping all over your counter. Right when I got it out of the box I could tell this mixer will last me a long time because of it’s quality construction. It truly is made completely out of metal which really makes it heavy-duty. I would highly recommend this dough mixer as an alternative to some of the other more expensive models out there. It is a high-quality product that really does the job well.