(checked 2026-10-10)Small sample: about 130 ratings on this Amazon listing.
Wirecutter's pick for more power and room, with a true half speed for gentle mixing. It is tall and heavy, and the bowl-lift design makes adding ingredients and scraping more awkward.
Top complaints
- Tall, heavy and hard to move
Wirecutter says it is a few inches taller and wider than the Artisan and about 6 lb heavier (about 32 lb), so it is a pain to lug between cabinet and counter.
Source: Wirecutter - Awkward to add ingredients and scrape
Wirecutter notes you may need more scraping and attention to the bottom of the bowl than with the Artisan. Low-star Walmart reviewers complain that the head doesn't flip up, so adding ingredients gets messy.
Source: Wirecutter, Walmart reviews (lowest rated) - Some early failures
Walmart 1-star reviews describe units that stopped working mid-use, overheated on the first day, died after two months, or ran only at full speed.
Source: Walmart reviews (lowest rated)
What owners love
- More power for dense doughs
Wirecutter says it kneads dough, mixes batter and whips cream quickly and quietly, without wobbling, and has a power boost over tilt-head models.
Source: Wirecutter - Half speed for gentle mixing
It has one of the slowest first speeds Wirecutter tested, useful for mixing dry ingredients or folding without clouding.
Source: Wirecutter - Owners like performance and noise
Amazon's summary says buyers like its performance, durability, noise level and value, with one noting it handles double batches of cookies.
- You store the mixer in a cabinet
- You want lots of color options
- You add ingredients mid-mix a lot
- Regular bread and dense doughs
- Bigger batches of cookies
- Gentle folding with the half speed
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What experts say
- Wirecutter (NYT): Best for more room and mixing power, with a useful half speed; the flaws are its height and weight and only three color options.