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Stand Mixers

Tilt-head and bowl-lift stand mixers for baking.

8 products

4-quart tilt-head stand mixer with 7 speeds and a 300-watt motor, including a flat beater, dough hook, wire whip, and splatter shield.

Bowl capacity
4 qt
Head type
Tilt-Head
Motor power
300 W

3.5-quart tilt-head stand mixer with 10 speeds and a 250-watt motor, including a flat beater, dough hook, and wire whip.

Bowl capacity
3.5 qt
Head type
Tilt-Head
Motor power
250 W

5-quart tilt-head stand mixer with 10 speeds and a 325-watt motor, including a flat beater, dough hook, wire whip, and pouring shield.

Bowl capacity
5 qt
Head type
Tilt-Head
Motor power
325 W

7-liter stand mixer with a rotating bowl and a stationary dough roller and hook, including a separate 3.5-liter whisking bowl with balloon whisk.

Bowl capacity
7.4 qt

Breville

Bakery Chef

5-quart stand mixer with a 550-watt motor, planetary mixing action, an integrated timer, and a flexible-edge scraper beater, plus a second 4-quart bowl.

Bowl capacity
5 qt
Motor power
550 W

5.5-quart tilt-head stand mixer with 12 speeds and a 500-watt motor, including a flat mixing paddle, dough hook, chef's whisk, and splash guard.

Bowl capacity
5.5 qt
Head type
Tilt-Head
Motor power
500 W

6-quart bowl-lift stand mixer with 10 speeds and a 575-watt motor, including a flat beater, dough hook, wire whip, and pouring shield.

Bowl capacity
6 qt
Head type
Bowl-Lift
Motor power
575 W

6.5-quart stand mixer with a bottom-driven bowl and a 500-watt motor, using dual wire whips and an offset dough hook instead of a planetary head.

Bowl capacity
6.5 qt
Motor power
500 W

What to know before comparing stand mixers

A few things are worth understanding before comparing stand mixers side-by-side.

Tilt-head vs. bowl-lift: a tilt-head mixer tips the motor head back for easy bowl access and attachment swaps, and is common on compact and mid-size mixers. A bowl-lift mixer raises the bowl up to the beater instead, which tends to feel more stable with heavier doughs and larger bowls.

Not every mixer uses either design. A few mixers use a fundamentally different mechanism — for example, a motor that drives the bowl itself from below, or a bowl that rotates while the mixing tool stays still. These aren't better or worse than a conventional mixer, just different, and they're labeled honestly rather than forced into a tilt-head or bowl-lift category they don't fit.

Bowl capacity matters for batch size, but a bigger bowl also means a bigger, heavier mixer to store.

Wattage is one signal of mixing power, but it isn't always directly comparable across brands or designs — some manufacturers don't publish a wattage figure at all, and a lower-wattage mixer with a different mechanism can still handle large batches well.

Included attachments vary by mixer — a flat beater, dough hook, and wire whip cover most everyday baking, while some mixers include extras like a splash guard, a second bowl, or accessories for pasta and grinding.