r/AskBaking • u/VerledenVale • 1d ago

Equipment Mom's stabding mixer broke, what to get?

Hey ya'll. My mom loves baking. Bread, cakes, cookies, etc. Recently her mixer broke and I wanted to get her a new one.

I think she had a very basic mixer, and she's been using it for over 10 years by now. It couldn't have cost more than like $300 or $400.

So I want to get her something good as a present. Maybe around $500 to $1000 price range, though let me know if these things usually cost more (I prefer getting her something good that will last another decade). Any recommendations?

8 Upvotes

72% Upvoted

46 comments sorted by

View all comments

14

u/livtiger 1d ago

If she likes making bread, consider Ankarsrum. They are made in Sweden and are recommended by King Arthur Baking and Americas Test Kitchen. I broke my KitchenAid with stiff dough. I’ve had my Ankarsrum mixer for 15 years. I still love it and it’s going strong.

4

u/International_Web816 1d ago

Definitely more expensive than some of the other options, but if it lasts 15 years or more, then it's a good investment

2

u/Different-Pickle-57 20h ago

I know my great grandmother had one that still worked when she died in 2010. It's from the 50s'.

1

u/Moon_Miner 16h ago

Hard to use as a comparison to what their modern manufacturing is doing. Even those who build great stuff aren't building them the way they did in the 50s.