Mixer to the test: Which is better - the kitchen stationary or hand?

Along with blender mixer for the dough is one of the most popular gifts. In fact, he probably useful in the kitchen, With a variety of models allows you to choose the right option for every budget. However, that gift has caused sincere joy, not disappointment, to the choice of the mixer should be approached with great care. It is necessary to pay attention to the capacity of the chosen model, included in the attachment kit, additional functions are available and evaluate which ones will be useful in the work, and which do not.

Power

On sale you can find mixers with capacity from 100 to 1000 watts. The figure is more, the more dense and solid products it can handle.

Whip the pancake batter or eggs with milk for an omelette can model 100-200 watts. If you want to cook something more serious, such as dough for ravioli or vegetable puree using a blender attachment, it is worth taking a hand mixer capacity of 250-300 Watt. Of course, the units at 1000 W compared with these models apart from the competition: a variety of products they handle in seconds, but the price they have the appropriate - a few tens of thousands.

Number of speeds

Sometimes it seems that manufacturers are working hard to outdo each other in this indicator. Two, five, eight or even sixteen speeds can be seen in different models. How important is this figure? And whether or not the number of speed chase? Of course, you need to mix different products with varying intensity.

Few people like spray on the wallpaper and furniture, which can occur if the nozzle is mixed liquid products at maximum speed. On the other hand, look like hooks barely rotate, mixing stiff dough, enough patience, not everyone.

Therefore, the speed should be several, not necessarily sixteen, but at least 3-4 for different types of products.

Manual or stationary

All mixers can be divided into two categories: manual and stationary.

Hand - mixers is that while the need to hold in your hand, they are inexpensive and take up little space in the kitchen. Stationary mixer - a mixer, which is mounted on a special support. Included with these models there is a special bowl. Such an arrangement is convenient because it does not need to hold during operation: just put the product in a container, select the speed, press the start button and you can go about your business. However, the cons of it abound.

Firstly, it is the price - a stationary mixer bowl is much more expensive.

Second, the size - it takes up much more space on the table, this model does not hide in a drawer for cutlery.

Third, in the cup can only handle a certain amount of products. If the manual can mix and egg in a glass and mash in a 7-liter pot, landline it will have to shoot to stand, because a large number of products can not promeshatsya and small will simply smeared on walls.

nozzles

A large number of nozzles allows you to turn an ordinary hand mixer into a multifunctional unit. The more, the more varied the operations that it can perform, the higher its price.

Bowl. This nozzle equipped with stationary blenders. Choosing a model to pay attention to the capacity of the cup, the material from which it is made (metal more expensive plastic, but he is not afraid of changes in temperature or drops), on how easy it is removed and whether turn. In some models, the cup can be fixed, but the beaters rotating in several directions. In both cases, the result is the same - food evenly mixed throughout the volume.

blender. This tool lets you not only use the kitchen mixers for mixing and whipping, but also for the milling products. It is a removable metal legs with knives at the end like a hand blender. Nozzle helps chop the cooked vegetables, cook the sauce or grind the berries with sugar.

Flowing. It is a small removable plastic container (0.2-0.5 L) with knives on the bottom. Designed for grinding small amounts of solid foods: walnuts, berries and fruit.

Additional functions

Compared with the above options, they are of secondary importance, but their presence can serve as a nice bonus, and more make life easier for the consumer:

• protective cover on the bowl which prevents splashing of product;
• rubberized handle - helps firmly hold mixer to dough and whipping in hand, prevents it from slipping out;
• size and weight. Few pay attention to this factor, and then suffers from cumbersome, inconvenient mixer. Before buying you must take the device in your hand and to evaluate how comfortable it will be to work on weight for 10-15 minutes. As a rule, a model with a plastic housing will be easier than with the metal;
• grater: they transform an ordinary mixer into a full processor. Cons - occupy a lot of space (because it is attached to the bowl and attachment) and substantially increase the cost of the product. EXAMPLE mixer with torkami - Braun M 1070;
• stand storage tips: a very useful thing, if the kitchen is no place to store all attachments;
• corolla shape: if you look closely at the models lying on the shelves, you can see that some beaters volumetric made of bent thin wires in several positions, while others are made of thick bars in the form of small tulips. The first is usually a little more expensive, but better than fluff, foam and air gets more.

One can not say which is better mixer. Model with a large number of nozzles are expensive, take up space, but can not replace a food processor if necessary. And repair the mixer for 10-15 thousand would cost a tidy sum. Cheap models are suitable only for whipping. They are suitable for those customers who do not need anything else from the mixer. In addition, in the event of a breakdown, the appliance can be cheaper without pity to throw away and replace it with another.