10 Best Stand Mixers of 2025, Lab-Tested and Reviewed
We've tested dozens of models from brands including Breville, Cuisinart, and KitchenAid. These are the best for mixing, kneading, and whipping.
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If you bake a lot of cookies or frequently make bread or pizza dough, you’ll appreciate how a stand mixer can power through all of your ingredients, sparing you the aching arms you might get if you use a hand mixer or mix or knead by hand.
But with so many stand mixer models for sale, shopping for one can be a dizzying task.
How to Choose a Stand Mixer
When choosing a stand mixer, first consider two factors: what type of mixing you plan to use it for and how much space you have for it.
If you make a lot of thick dough, such as pizza dough, look for a stand mixer that has the heft (or at least suction cups) to secure it to your countertop. That way, it’ll handle tough jobs while staying put. Flimsier models will walk across the counter when struggling with dense dough. The mixers at the top of Consumer Reports’ ratings range in weight from 4 to 41 pounds.
As for storage, don’t underestimate the effort it takes to get a heavy mixer into and out of a cabinet each time you use it. Also, most stand mixers have a tilt head that lifts up so you can insert the mixing bowl, so if you’re using it near upper cabinets, make sure there’s enough clearance.
For more savory foods, choosing a model with a meat grinder or pasta maker attachment can expand your repertoire in the kitchen and help you get even more mileage out of your appliance. But remember, attachments take up space, too.
How CR Tests Stand Mixers
In CR’s labs, we make chocolate chip cookies to test mixing performance. “Chocolate chip cookie dough is a thick dough, and a stand mixer makes it much easier to blend all the ingredients together,” says Ginny Lui, who oversees our mixer tests.
To test kneading, we add blue and yellow food coloring to the dough and time how long it takes the mixer to turn it an even green. We top off our tests by timing how long it takes to whip a half-pint of heavy cream into airy peaks.
Best Stand Mixers
Here, listed in alphabetical order, are the best stand mixers from our most recent tests. As in the past, KitchenAid, as a brand, makes an impressive showing among our highest-rated models. (In our most recent tests, it commands four of the top 10 slots.) But its dominance is challenged by high-performing—and significantly pricier—mixers from Ooni and Waring.
Need help deciding which mixer is for you? Read our mixer buying guide. And for details on how more than three dozen models perform in our tests, see our comprehensive mixer ratings, which include both stand mixer and hand mixer models. There, you can filter according to price, brand, accessories, and other criteria that matter most to you.
- Beautiful by Drew Barrymore 19113
- GE Profile P8MSASS6TBB Smart
- Hamilton Beach Professional All-Metal 63240
- Instant Pro 140-1560-01
- KitchenAid Artisan Series KSM195PSBK
- KitchenAid Bowl Lift KSM70
- KitchenAid Classic Series K45SSWH
- KitchenAid Commercial Series KSM8990ER
- Pioneer Woman PW3509956914017
- Waring Commercial Luna WSM7L
Kneading bread dough can be a tough job, but the Beautiful by Drew Barrymore 19113 stand mixer handles it in style, excelling in our kneading tests, where we evaluate how long it takes to incorporate ingredients, and how much the tool labors and vibrates, during that task. This mixer also shows very good performance in our tests for whipping time, mixing, noise, and convenience. It’s capable of handling enough dough for two loaves and has 12 mixing speeds. It weighs just 8 pounds.
The GE Profile P8MSASS6TBB Smart is a pricey, lift-style mixer that aces our tests for kneading bread dough and mixing large batches of chocolate chip cookies. It’s pretty speedy at mixing heavy cream, too. One handy feature is the built-in scale, which allows you to weigh ingredients right in the 7-quart mixing bowl. You can also download an app to access voice activation and other smart features. But beware: At more than 40 pounds, this isn’t a mixer you’ll want to move around a lot.
The compact Hamilton Beach Professional All-Metal 63240 won’t hog counter space or take a big bite out of your budget. It’s equally good at whipping and kneading, earning excellent ratings that indicate it can handle both light and heavy tasks. And it’s almost as good at mixing cookie dough. Our testers found it fairly convenient to use and clean, and the noise it makes when running isn’t objectionable. The head of the mixer tilts, and, like many mixers, it comes with a flat beater, a dough hook, and a wire whisk.
While the Instant Pro 140-1560-01 doesn’t come from an iconic brand, it mixes it up with the best of them in our tests. It earns top marks for kneading bread dough, and its ability to whip heavy cream and mix large batches of cookie dough is above average. And we weren’t disturbed by the noise as it hummed along. This tilt-head mixer has a 7-quart bowl and can handle enough dough for two loaves of bread.
The KitchenAid Artisan Series KSM195PSBK comes with the usual attachments, a 5-quart bowl, a 3-quart bowl for smaller jobs, plus a pastry beater. This mixer excels in our tests for whipping cream and mixing cookie dough, and it’s almost as good at kneading bread dough. It works quietly, and our testers found it very convenient. It weighs 21 pounds and has a tilt head, so you’ll need some clearance between your counter and cabinets.
The KitchenAid Bowl Lift KSM70 looks good on a counter, and its bowl-lift style fits nicely under upper cabinets. Its kneading performance (with the included dough hook) is top-notch, and its scores for whipping speed and mixing speed are very good. It works fairly quietly, too. It weighs 27 pounds and is available in blue as well as 10 other colors.
The less expensive KitchenAid Classic Series K45SSWH matches the performance of the other KitchenAids here, test for test, meaning it excels at mixing, kneading, and whipping, and it does it all quietly. The 10-speed mixer comes with a 5-quart stainless steel bowl (without a handle), a flat beater, a dough hook, and a wire whisk. It’s compatible with all KitchenAid attachments, so you can branch out from baking to preparing a wider variety of foods, such as sausages and pasta. It weighs 21 pounds. Unlike some KitchenAids, this model comes only in white and black.
Usually priced around $900, the KitchenAid Commercial Series KSM8990ER is the most expensive KitchenAid mixer in our tests. It has the largest mixing bowl (a full 8 quarts), so you can make really big batches of whatever you need to mix. In our tests, it earns top scores for whipping cream and mixing cookie dough, and it’s very good at kneading. This model is 17 inches tall and solid at 28 pounds. It has a bowl lift, and the stainless steel bowl has a handle to give you a better grip. It also takes power attachments.
The Pioneer Woman PW3509956914017 outperforms many pricier stand mixers in our ratings and excels in all of our performance tests, which measure whipping time, mixing ability, and kneading prowess. We found it exceptionally convenient to set up and operate. It also earns a very good score for noise. Unlike most mixers in this price range, it includes a splash guard for easier pouring, plus the stainless steel bowl has a handle.
At 33 pounds, the Waring Commercial Luna WSM7L is one of the heaviest mixers in our tests, so once you put it on a counter, you’ll probably want to leave it there. It comes in a stunning blue that can add a nice accent color to your kitchen. It’s also among the tallest mixers in our tests, standing at a full 18 inches. In our tests, it’s very good at whipping and mixing, but some of its competitors are better. It is, however, top-notch at kneading dough, which you might expect from a mixer with this heft. Despite its size and muscle, it operates quietly, and our testers found it easy to use.
