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A stand mixer earns its counter space if you bake often: bread, cookies by the batch, whipped cream and mashed potatoes with no sore arm. If you bake a few times a year, a good hand mixer does the job for much less.
All three are KitchenAid. The difference is bowl size and what you bake. Check the live prices; they change often.
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Mixes up to 9 dozen cookies in one batch, handles bread dough, and works with KitchenAid's add-on attachments. Shown in white; over 20 colors exist.
Good to know: It's solid and heavy, so give it a permanent spot. Check the height under your cabinets with the head tilted up.
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The same all-metal build in a slightly smaller bowl: up to 8 dozen cookies per batch. Plenty for most home baking.
Good to know: Plenty of bowl for everyday baking; go Artisan if you bake big bread batches.
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Whips cream, mixes cake batter and cookie dough, and lives in a drawer.
Good to know: Great for batters, cookies and whipped cream; use a stand mixer for bread dough.
Check price on AmazonStart here; add pasta rollers and grinders later only if you'll use them.
KitchenAid
A beater with a soft edge that scrapes the bowl as it mixes, so you stop stopping to scrape.
Good to know: Fits 4.5 and 5-quart tilt-head KitchenAids.
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