Is this a good brand? I need a powerful mixer and didn't realize they were so expensive. I just want to know if its worth the price?
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I think it is for the price. It's a good sturdy mixer. I've had my own cake decorating business. and I need a high speed mixer this one fits the bill. It is a good mixer can't find any fault with it,.
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I can only tell you that my son loves it when he bakes. I don't know about heavy duty baking, but for the amount of baking that he does, it was worth it.
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I usually use mine to mix cookie dough or batter for pastries. I mixed a cinnamon roll type dough with it, and there were no problems. I like mine very much - and pleased with the overall quality. I'm not a professional baker, so I didn't think a $300 stand mixer was worth my time...which is why this appealed to me. I don't like the pouring shield though - it got in the way, so I just removed it.
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Compared to the kitchen aid line, this is very cheap and has worked perfectly fine for 2 years of heavy use. If you need something for commercial purposes it might be able to fulfill the role, this is more of a house amateur baking model, and it is very constant and stable
882988
This mixer is less than half of a Kitchen Aide mixer but it is the same quality as a Kitchen Aide! I have a home bakery and bake cakes and sell them so I needed a good quality mixer. And I got a good mixer.When I need another, I will buy another another I will I will buy another like this one.Blessings,Jerry F Kimbrell
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I have had this mixer for several months now. Have made many batches of buttercream icing. Meringue, whipped cream, cakes from scratch, etc. I have been very pleased with it. It is also quieter than my kitchen aid was. I would definitely buy it if I had to do it again.
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HI really like this mixer. I've made cakes, brownies and bread with no issues. It works well for me and I bake about once weekly. It's a good alternative to higher prices brands.
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I think Hamilton beach has always been a good brand.Iam very pleased with my mixer..Have used it about 10 times so far and love it...Have made cheese cake about 4 times,and it did good,although I think it does better when cream cheese is soft, and to add 1 pkg. at a time..Have mixed cookie dough and cake batter,and it does wonderful..Iam not disapointed at all.I just couldnt see spending what they want for kitchen aid, and I do think kitchen aid is overrated...read alot of reviews, very happy with the Hamilton Beach...good luck to you
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This mixer is less than half of a Kitchen Aide mixer but it is the same quality as a Kitchen Aide! I have a home bakery and bake cakes and sell them so I needed a good quality mixer. And I got a good mixer. When I need another, I will buy another another I will I will buy another like this one. Blessings, Jerry F Kimbrell
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I was so disheartened with this mixer that I gave it away months ago. but I believe the head did come off. so you could use it as a hand mixer, albeit kind of heavy compared to most hand mixers. after reading the other responses you got, I have to add that until I bought this model, I truly loved Sunbeam.. I bake cakes for a living and always had a sunbeam in my kitchen, along with another of others, and always used it for my favorite butter cake recipe. This mixer is not the real Sunbeam.. not manufactured by the same people, etc. etc. check out all the info and you will see that to be the case. I think Sunbeam must have sold the mixer company or outsourced the work or something. I was so disheartened with this mixer that I gave it away months ago. but I believe the head did come off. so you could use it as a hand mixer, albeit kind of heavy compared to most hand mixers. after reading the other responses you got, I have to add that until I bought this model, I truly loved Sunbeam.. I bake cakes for a living and always had a sunbeam in my kitchen, along with another of others, and always used it for my favorite butter cake recipe. This mixer is not the real Sunbeam.. not manufactured by the same people, etc. etc. check out all the info and you will see that to be the... » Read More I was so disheartened with this mixer that I gave it away months ago. but I believe the head did come off. so you could use it as a hand mixer, albeit kind of heavy compared to most hand mixers. after reading the other responses you got, I have to add that until I bought this model, I truly loved Sunbeam.. I bake cakes for a living and always had a sunbeam in my kitchen, along with another of others, and always used it for my favorite butter cake recipe. This mixer is not the real Sunbeam.. not manufactured by the same people, etc. etc. check out all the info and you will see that to be the case. I think Sunbeam must have sold the mixer company or outsourced the work or something. « Show Less
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i am disappointed to hear all of this about leaking from a 400.00 appliance. I have been shopping for a powerful blender and was leaning towards the Blendtec but now am thinking the Vitamix may be the way to go.
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Not especially. In fact, when you first turn it on, while already in the bowl with the ingredients, it seemed to give a sudden burst, instead of starting up slowly as I was led to believe it would. But, at it's Slow speed, it did NOT have very much power at all, which led me to crank up the speed in order to get anything mixed (usually cookie dough or cake batters).I was quite surprised and disappointed with this mixer in general. I thought a super-duper "powerful" Cuisinart hand mixer would be great, but I guess I was wrong, and have since purchased another Kitchenaid hand mixer, which is what I had, and was happy with, for lots and lots of years before I switched. Not especially. In fact, when you first turn it on, while already in the bowl with the ingredients, it seemed to give a sudden burst, instead of starting up slowly as I was led to believe it would. But, at it's Slow speed, it did NOT have very much power at all, which led me to crank up the speed in order to get anything mixed (usually cookie dough or cake batters).I was quite surprised and disappointed with this mixer in general. I thought a super-duper "powerful" Cuisinart hand mixer would be great, but I guess I was wrong, and have since purchased another Kitchenaid hand... » Read More Not especially. In fact, when you first turn it on, while already in the bowl with the ingredients, it seemed to give a sudden burst, instead of starting up slowly as I was led to believe it would. But, at it's Slow speed, it did NOT have very much power at all, which led me to crank up the speed in order to get anything mixed (usually cookie dough or cake batters).I was quite surprised and disappointed with this mixer in general. I thought a super-duper "powerful" Cuisinart hand mixer would be great, but I guess I was wrong, and have since purchased another Kitchenaid hand mixer, which is what I had, and was happy with, for lots and lots of years before I switched. « Show Less
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Hi all,Don't feel too bad about prices for your KitchenAid Artisan mixer in the States. I bought my wife the Empire Red one here in Australia for Christmas and it was A$730 (about US$645 at today's exchange rate). They used to be more expensive! Fantastic machine........I just wish they were a bit cheaper here!!!
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Pricewise , it is about a 1/3 the cost of a Vitamix. I use it on a daily basis and it has performed very well and does just about everything as well as the more expensive Vitamix. The unit has sufficient power to make many of the Vitamix recipes with no problem. I feel that the unit performs as well as its more expensive, higher priced cousin. I believe the Vitamix has a lifetime warranty. I would rather save the few hundred dollars and get similar results utilizing the HeathMaster Elite.
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No their not, this mixer broke during the very first use! The motor gears broke, I only had a little soften butter and a little sugar in the bowl when I went from low speed to med speed it suddenly went to high speed and would not come out of high speed. I would not buy this. tried to return but the company wouldnt take it back because it had been 3 months. But it was a gift and I didnt get it for that long after it was bought. Go with a kitchen aid.
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This one is quieter than my old hand mixer that was annoyingly loud! And less noisy than my kitchenaid stand mixer. It still makes quite a noise, but not annoying. Hope this helps.
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I have the same mixer. I looked at Mackie's website and it's the same mixer. I like it and it works well for me.
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Not sure I can get you an exact Db rating but I can attest that this unit is pretty noisy. I would imagine that most higher end mixers are pretty noisy. Let's just say that when my wife is mixing cookie dough in the kitchen I can hear the machine on my second floor. Regardless of the noise it makes...it is a very good machine. Professional quality in my opinion.
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Mixer is still working great. Have had it for over 2 years. I don't use it every day or anything like that. I am in a band that gigs about once a month so have used it for around 30 jobs in that time. So far so good, no issues.
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its a very durable high quality hand mixer -great for general mixing -but if its a hook you require ( for stuff like pizza dough etc. )the more durable stand Kitchen aid mixer is what you should use !
1166394
The mixer is still working great for me. I store it in my garage, and since I live in Arizona, the temp goes from close to freezing to blistering hot. Hasn't caused any issues yet. I haven't noticed the mixer getting really hot after usage but I only use it about once a week for around 3 hours. No issues at all other than I might be ready for a larger mixer now. Great 1st mixer for my 4-5 piece band.
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It has some nice features for small situations like you're describing. Also does nicely as a mixer for a starter studio. This model may fit your budget, but I'd also look at the 14ZED60FX. 4 XLR inputs may seem like a lot. On my first outing with this I used every XLR, and I was sure 4 was *more* than I needed. This is a terrific mixer - lots of features and intentional quality.
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I tried to use the built in amp of this mixer and the quality of the sound is not good enough. I ended up using powered speakers on this mixer. I'm not sure if it has XLR line out put on, but I used 1/4 plugs instead, this way you just use it as a non powered mixer
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I would go with the Hamilton-Beach mixer. This one is very loud and I don't think that it would last very long.
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Yes it is noisy! So far I've only made cakes & buttercream in it and I had to keep stopping and scraping the bottom and sides as it didn't seem to reach them very well, much more so than other mixers I've tried/owned. Hope this helps!