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  • Cook's Illustrated

    EQUIPMENT CORNER

    Jun 04, 2019 3 minutes
    BY MIYE BROMBERG, HANNAH CROWLEY, RIDDLEY GEMPERLEIN−SCHIRM, EMILY PHARES & KATE SHANNON

    Mini Stand Mixers

    ur favorite full-size stand mixers, the KitchenAid Pro Line Series 7 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer and the KitchenAid Classic Plus Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer, are powerful, but at 26 and 21 pounds, respectively, they can be cumbersome to lift and maneuver. Mini stand mixers bill themselves as lighter and smaller but still capable of tackling most recipes. To test these claims, we looked at three mini stand mixers with bowl capacities of 3.5 quarts or less, priced from about $40

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