Ankarsrum Original Stand Mixer, AKM6230, Black Chrome

I bought my mixer a year and a half ago after researching all the mixers that are good for making bread (I was burning out the motor in my previous mixer from making bread). This seemed the best quality wise and also for the results of the food products according to reviews. I am SO glad I bought this mixer. We only eat homemade bread (not store bought) in our home, and bread made with this mixer tastes like it has been kneaded by hand. The texture always turns out good, even if I am not consistent with how much flour I use. To be honest, I like how the bread turns out with this mixer even better than what I can do by hand, and the work is so much easier! Some days I make 6 store size loaves of bread (separated into 2 batches) and 50 buns (1 batch) and this mixer doesn’t show any signs of being over worked. I love that the ingredients can be dumped into the top without a big attachment getting into the way. Pizza dough always turns out amazing too and is done way faster than if I didn’t have the mixer. I like to use the metal bowl for cookies as well; we make really big batches at a time, and the mixer has no problem with it. We also use the plastic bowl, but not as often as the metal bowl. I love that I can make MASSIVE batches of waffles and it all fits in the plastic bowl at once! Anyways, I never thought I would have wanted to spend so much money on something like a mixer, but it was worth every penny. I would easily buy one again if this ever broke down, but honestly, the quality seems so good that I don’t expect it to break down any time in the near or even far future. I am always recommending the Ankarsrum mixer to my family and friends.

The media could not be loaded. Used to have the Kitchen Aide Professional 6qt. It broke down on me twice. After doing some research, I found the Ankarsrum and decided to give it a try. I love that I don't have to stop the machine to add ingredients. The open top design makes adding ingredients a breeze. The motor and torque on this baby is far better than the Kitchen Aide is. I am able to make bagels, pizza doughs and other stiff breads in the 7.6 quart stainless steel bowl without the machine having any difficulty. I am also able to make multiple batches of cakes, pies, cookie doughs and pastries without any issues. I do wish the clear tritan plastic mixing bowl was made of a stronger material. I was mixing some cookie dough and it caused the bowl to crack. But the customer service at Ankarsrum sent me a brand new one right away. There are many attachments that can be added to make this not just a mixer but a blender, food processor, pasta maker, meat grinder, shredder, juicer and grain mill. This is a work horse of a machine and I highly recommend it.

I received a Mockmill grain mill from my husband. After learning what is lost in store purchased flour I and store bought breads I told my husband I wanted to try making my own bread from my own home made flour. What I learned really quickly was using homemade flour is drastically harder than store bought flour due to the different preservatives used in shelf stable flour. Kneading is an important process to home made flour bread making and a lot more required for successful loaves. My kitchen aide mixer couldn’t do it and was only good for combining ingredients not heavy kneading of bread dough. I was barely able to make enough dough for two loaves. I made my first batch of bread dough yesterday and I’m completely amazed at the difference in the two. My kitchen aide is in no way comparable to my new Ankararum. The ankarsrum in one batch made 4 loaves and kneaded it beautifully without me having to do any of the kneading and it did it seamlessly without straining at all. It’s considered a kitchen assistant not just a mixer and it shows. The old old kitchen aides might have been better than the newer ones but today’s kitchen aide isn’t any real help at all. My first batch of bread I used the included cook book included with the kitchen assistant it was a great recipe and I made it with 100% home milled flour and it worked I had my assistant ; ) knead it longer than the recipe called for knowing it’s needed with homemade flour. It was the best recipe and the best loaves of bread I’ve ever ever made. I wish I would have purchased it sooner and bypassed the kitchen aide all together. Get yourself an assistant it will help more than you ever thought possible.

Well worth the price especially if you make dough - watch a few YouTube videos; tight out of the box I mixed a 1000kg batch of high hydration pizza dough and it was easy, fast and superb results - blows my big kitchenaid away. Great seller too, official retailer so warranty applies, and super fast shipping!

For some time I have been frustrated with my 6 qt. Kitchenaid mixer. It does not mix well from bottom to top, so I would have to stop, drop the bowl, scrape, try to get the bottom mixture up to the center and visa-versa. It was difficult with a bad shoulder, and frankly a pain even without. When it was needing repairs I thought of this.I had seen the Ankarsrum demonstrated about 6 months ago. I was so impressed. I started watching YouTube videos and became more so. I was so surprised that my husband told me to order it for Christmas!It is even more impressive than I thought. I made bread first and it turned out amazing., without needing to be hand kneaded. I am excited to do more with it, but the concept, though it is different than what we are used to, works so well. It is built like a tank, but a pretty shiny one. The motor is powerful, more so than what I have now. It can knead bread with up to 20, that is twenty, cups of flour in it with no problem. Imagine!I'm so glad I have this now with Christmas bread baking here.!