This kitchen appliance review will help you decide which stand mixer to buy. The KitchenAid Artisan is the more affordable, but it’s also not as powerful or versatile for your everyday needs. An architect-style mixer such as the KitchenAid Architect, is a little more expensive and can handle jobs like bread doughs and cookie doughs, but also includes features like a dough hook and spiralizer. However, these features might not be important to you if you only need your stand mixer for basic duties: kneading bread doughs or making cake batters with flour, sugar and eggs.
You can use an artisan-style mixer for these applications, but when it comes to heavier use, a kitchen architect mixer is the better choice. This feature gives an architectural look to your kitchen. It has a brushed stainless steel finish, three attachments and a 1-year warranty. The mixer has five speed settings and power levels of 250 watts to 450 watts (kW).
The KitchenAid Architect Design Series Stand Mixer comes with a spiralizer attachment that also rotates, which can be used for making vegetable noodles or grating cheese. You can even make breadcrumbs with the spiralizer. To see this mixer in action and to learn how it’s different from its portable countertop counterpart, watch the KitchenAid Architect stand mixer review.
If you’re looking for a more expensive but also more powerful kitchen appliance, then the KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer might be a great option for you. It includes four attachments, including an extra-large dough hook with 3.5 inches of mixing area and four-speed mixing control (250 watts to 450 watts). The included attachments are a whip, flat beater with wire loop attachment, dough hook with 3-inch hole and canister feeder with food pusher.
The KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer has a 550-watt motor, four mixing bowls (3.5-quart capacity) and a matching 3.5-quart stainless steel bowl with feed tube. Also included are the flat wire whip, dough hook (3.5 inches in diameter), canister feeder and three additional attachments that include a high fluted whip, flat beater with wire loop attachment and extra-large dough hook with 3.5 inches of mixing area.
How does it work? You mix in the bowl with the flat beater, which is for larger quantities of ingredients such as cake batter or cookie doughs. This attachment has a scraping wire at the back of the mixer to be able to get into the corners of your bowl. A second attachment is the dough hook, which is equipped with 3.5 inches of mixing area and a spiral design that kneads, stretches and flattens dough.
The fourth attachment is an extra-large spiral dough hook that’s equipped with 3.5 inches of mixing area and includes a spiral design to knead, stretch and flatten dough.
If you want to make breads or pizza crusts, you can use the spiralizer on top for shredding carrots or for making vegetable noodles such as zucchini and yellow squash noodles.
What does “Artisan” stand for?
This KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer comes with a brushed stainless steel finish, three attachments and a 1-year warranty. The mixer has five speed settings and power levels of 250 watts to 450 watts (kW).
What is the difference between “Artisan” & “Professional”?
An artisan stand mixer is more affordable and generally less expensive than a professional stand mixer. It’s usually not as powerful or versatile, but it still can make basic jobs like making cake batter, cookie doughs and bread doughs with flour, sugar and eggs.
What are the main differences between “Artisan” & “Architect”?
An artisan mixer is more affordable and generally less expensive than a professional stand mixer. It’s usually not as powerful or versatile, but it still can make basic jobs like making cake batter, cookie doughs and bread doughs with flour, sugar and eggs. An architect-style mixer such as the KitchenAid Architect, is a little more expensive and can handle jobs like bread doughs and cookie doughs, but also includes features like a dough hook and spiralizer. However, these features might not be important to you if you only need your stand mixer for basic duties: kneading bread doughs or making cake batters with flour, sugar and eggs.
What does “Six-Quart” mean?
A six-quart mixer bowl capacity is about the same as a five or six quart stockpot, so this is a decent sized bowl.
What are the main benefits of an Artisan stand mixer?
The KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer includes four attachments, including an extra-large dough hook with 3.5 inches of mixing area and four-speed mixing control (250 watts to 450 watts). The included attachments are a whip, flat beater with wire loop attachment, dough hook with 3-inch hole and canister feeder with food pusher.
The KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer has a 550-watt motor, four mixing bowls (3.5-quart capacity) and a matching 3.5-quart stainless steel bowl with feed tube. Also included are the flat wire whip, dough hook (3.5 inches in diameter), canister feeder and three additional attachments that include a high fluted whip, flat beater with wire loop attachment and extra-large dough hook with 3.5 inches of mixing area.
What are the main benefits of a professional stand mixer?
A professional stand mixer includes the same features as a artisan-style mixer, but it generally has a more powerful motor and more extensive attachments.
Caring for Your Stand Mixer
If you love your KitchenAid Artisan or KitchenAid Architect stand mixer, or any other hand-held kitchen appliance that belongs in your home cooking arsenal, then you probably want to know how to clean them properly. Caring for your KitchenAid mixers is just as important as using them. For example, you must never put your mixer in the dishwasher because this will cause the metal parts to rust.
Final Thoughts:
You might wonder why you didn’t see a KitchenAid Artisan or KitchenAid Architect review here on our website. While these two models are considered “professional” style stand mixers, they are also available in Consumer-Style models, which means they’re more affordable, and can be found at more retailers and online retailers. They still have the same great features, but there’s no price tag attached to them (as well as their sister mixer, the Artisan).
If you want a true artisan tool that is sturdy and built to last (and made on purpose by a company that knows how to build quality appliances), then you should consider stepping up to the KitchenAid Artisan series stand mixers.
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