The KitchenAid Classic Mixer is a versatile stand mixer with a 4.5-gallon bowl and ten mixing speeds. It comes with a dough hook, flat beater, and wire whisk, with optional accessories available. However, it is expensive and large, taking up a lot of counter space.
A KitchenAid Classic Mixer is a bit of an iconic kitchen appliance. It’s a stand mixer that features a large stainless steel bowl attached to the mixer, with a single beater in the center. KitchenAid makes many other stand mixer models in addition to the Classic Series, but this Classic Stand Mixer is one of the most common and versatile, with a huge range of optional accessories.
The mixing bowl that comes with the KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer is 4.5 gallons (4.25 litres), advertised as holding eight cups of flour. That’s enough flour for three loaves of bread in one batch. The mixer features ten different mixing speeds and the head tilts up to easily remove the cup and accessories for cleaning.
A KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer can come in several fun colors, but white is the most common. Included mixer attachments include a dough hook, flat beater, and wire whisk. The dough hook can be used to knead and knead bread dough; the flat beater can be used to mix batters or pretty much anything that needs mixing; and the wire whisk is used for whipping items such as egg whites, cream or mayonnaise. A short recipe book is also included.
In addition to the included accessories, there are a number of optional accessories available for a Classic KitchenAid mixer. These include a pasta maker, a ravioli maker, an ice cream maker, a sausage stuffer, a pasta roller or cutter, a juicer, a meat grinder, and a mincer, among others. Each of these can be purchased individually, although some are sold in packs from KitchenAid.
For those who enjoy cooking and baking, and do so often, a KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer can be a great choice. There are some downsides, however. First, these kitchen appliances are quite expensive and each accessory also has an additional cost. Another downside is the large size.
A KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer is 35cm high and 30cm deep, so it uses up a large footprint on the counter. Its unwieldy size makes it difficult to pull out of a cupboard and put away, so most people choose to leave their mixers on their counters all the time, which is something to keep in mind before buying one for a small space. For a tiny kitchen, a smaller, more portable mixer might be a better choice.
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