What size stand mixer do you need?
Tell us how much you bake and what. We'll give you the bowl size and the mixer to buy.
Find yours in 3 questions
How much you make decides the bowl. Cakes or bread decides the mixer.
How we work out the size
5 quarts suits most homes. A 5-quart bowl takes a batch of cookies, a layer cake or a loaf of bread. Go to 6 or 7 quarts if you bake double batches or several loaves, and down to 3.5 quarts if you bake for one or two.
Bread needs power and a steady base, not just a big bowl. Stiff dough makes a light mixer shake and walk. If you bake bread every week, a bowl-lift, a mixer with the motor in its base or a spiral dough mixer copes better than a tilt-head.
Bigger isn't always better. The tools in a big bowl can miss one or two egg whites at the bottom, and a big mixer is heavy to lift. Check the height under your wall cupboards, too: tilt-heads need room to lift their head, and bowl-lifts are taller.
How we reached this verdict
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: Tom's Guide, America's Test Kitchen, Expert Reviews, Expert Reviews: Kenwood kMix, BBC Good Food, Good Housekeeping, CNET, Bon Appétit, manufacturer specifications.