Stand mixers, ranked by critic score
4 ranked by critic score · 2 more not yet ranked · 29 professional reviews
Stand mixers for baking, judged on mixing power, bowl size and attachments.
Image: SmegSmeg Stand Mixer
7 professional reviewers tested the Smeg Stand Mixer, and 7 recommend it. Most praised: design and build quality. Most common complaint: price.
The catch: Expensive, and heavy to lift.
Tied on 84 with the Breville Bakery Chef; ranked first on our tie-break (critic agreement, then number of reviews).
5 of these 7 outlets print no score. We estimated theirs from the review text, then adjusted the estimates against the ratings outlets actually print (ours ran slightly low). An estimate is never higher than 92.
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Two stand mixers tie for the highest critic score. On our tie-break (critic agreement, then number of reviews), the top pick is the Smeg Stand Mixer: critic score 84 out of 100 from 7 reviews, 7 of them positive. Most praised: design and build quality. Most common complaint: price.
Early reads · 2 not yet ranked
Not ranked, listed A to Z. We publish a critic score once at least 4 professional reviews of the exact model exist; with 2 or 3 we show a provisional average.
- Hamilton Beach 6-Speed Stand Mixer · 1 review so far (Top Ten Reviews: 83 est.)
- KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer · provisional 90 from 3 reviews
Common questions
What is the best stand mixer?
Narrowly, the Smeg Stand Mixer, with a critic score of 84 from 7 professional reviews. Most praised: design and build quality. Most common complaint: price.
Smeg Stand Mixer vs Breville Bakery Chef: which is better?
Critics score the Smeg Stand Mixer 84 and the Breville Bakery Chef 84.
Which stand mixers do critics disagree on?
The Ankarsrum Assistent Original (scores from 52 to 90).