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X**E
One of the better budget stand mixer offerings
As the heading says this BCP stand mixer is one of the better offerings in the budget stand mixer category. It has a 660 watt motor which is a major improvement over most other tilt-head budget stand mixers that cost even as much as $50 to $60 USD more (I paid $89.99 USD at the time of purchase). Even the majority of popular and well-known brand names with tilt-head budget mixers only go up to 400 watts in the $80 USD to $120 USD price range. This fact alone makes a huge difference to how effective and the longevity aspects of this mixer. For someone who bakes two loaves of home-made bread every Sunday, makes their own home-made pizza at least once a month and does varying different projects that calls for a mixer every month the power of the mixer itself is a key feature. I've so far made pizza dough and two loaves of very hearty whole wheat bread with this mixer and it's proven to be powerful enough to do this without too much trouble.The mixer also only got a little warm to the touch after kneading a two-loaf batch of wheat bread for ten minutes on the 1 & 2 speed settings (that's 6 cups of whole wheat flour!!!!!). When I say warm I mean a very pleasant low temperature warmth to the touch coming from the housing right above where the gear assembly is and the vent in the rear of the motor housing. This is actually pretty amazing coming from a budget mixer that I paid less than $100 USD for. It bodes extremely well towards the possible lengthy longevity of this mixer.The mixer comes with all the necessary attachments but the beater, kneading hook and the whisk all seem to be rather cheaply made and feel rather fragile. While they all are effective in doing the tasks they are meante to do after their initial use their seemingly cheap construction calls into question their longevity potential. With that said my advice would be to pro-actively be on the lookout for replacements from other sources besides BCP since the company itself doesn't offer replacement accessories. You either have to have the whole product replaced within the 90 day return warranty BCP provides or you have to source your own replacement accessories (if that is even possible) after the 90 day return warranty since, as I stated, BCP doesn't sell the accessories separately. My advice would be to get the extended kitchen warranty offered by a reputable warranty vendor and hope for the best.As far as the overall performance of the mixer itself It's a little bit better than what I expected from a sub $100 USD mixer. When I was kneading a double batch of wheat bread dough it left a little under an eighth of the dough in the bottom of the bowl unkneaded. This could simply be due to the fact that a double batch of bread dough was too much to handle for this mixer and it will probably do fine kneading just a single batch. I say this because it kneaded a batch of pizza dough just fine. The pizza dough crawled up the hook when it was suppose to and came off the sides of the bowl as it should and there was no unkneaded dough left in the bottom of the bowl. For a sub $100 USD mixer this is more than acceptable.Overall after initial use of this mixer it appears to be an outstanding budget mixer that more than exceeds the value that you paid for it if it lasts more than a year or two unlike most of these mixers in the sub $200 USD price range do. I would most definitely recommend this mixer to any amateur/hobby baker on a budget like myself.I will probably be back with an update one way or the other after I get a substantial amount of time to use this mixer and put it through it's paces.Update 06/20/2021 : After using this tilt-mixer at least every weekend for over a month now my review hasn't changed much. The only thing that has changed is that I can definitively say that this mixer does a much better job kneading a single batch of bread dough than a double batch. It doesn't change my original opinion about this mixer except that doing a double batch and getting the same results as a single batch would be more convenient for me. Seeing as how I got this mixer primarily for kneading bread dough I would say it meets my needs quite well. When you consider the price I would be wrong not to highly recommend this mixer despite some of it's shortcomings.
J**L
AMAZING!
I’ve used the “high-end” mixer many times, and THIS mixer is JUST AS GOOD OR BETTER then the super expensive, “name-brand” mixers. So easy to clean, mixes the bottom without the excess scraping, and is not any louder than the name-brand mixer.And, it has a wider base than the name-brand so I doesn’t turn over in the sink when you’re cleaning it!HIGHLY recommend!!!
J**D
Great buy!!
Great power!!
J**E
Great product for the price and wife loves it looks good
Great product works well,sticks to the counter well,mixes great .
L**Y
Better than Kitchen Aid! But no replacement parts!
This is better than my Kitchen Aid stand mixer.I now use this instead. The Kitchen Aid wire arms don’t reach to the bottom of the bowl so when creaming shortening with other ingredients The butter always sticks down at the bottom and does not get mixed in. It’s very annoying. This mixer holds just as much as a 6-qt Kitchen Aid and does a much better job. I bake a lot and I recommend this very affordable and attractive option. It alsoComes with a shield so ingredients don’t splatter out the top. It’s easy to use and the suction cups to keep it firmly in place on your counter are very effective. I am editing this review and changing it to four stars because I loaned my mixer to one of my kids who ruined the wire whisk. I went to get a new whisk and there are no replacement parts for this mixer.
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