CUISINART SM-50BCC Precision Master 5.5 Qt (5.2L) Stand Mixer, Silver

Wonderful

This is an amazing product. Cuisinart is a good brand so I wouldn't have expected anything but quality. Before buying this, I read a lot of reviews claiming that the attachments don't reach all the way to the bottom of the bowl so it doesn't work for everything. The only attachment that doesn't reach the bottom of the bowl is the bread hook and there is a way around that. I use this machine for a lot of bread doughs so normally I start with the water, sugar and yeast mixture, which is exactly what I did. I left the yeast do its work and then I started adding my flour cup by cup and it formed a beautiful dough with nothing left on the bottom. So just because the dough attachment doesn't reach the bottom doesn't mean it won't work. I could see that happening when the "wet" mixture is not at the bottom of the bowl and the dry stuff is, but any stand mixer does require you to scrape down at times.Now regarding the "small quantities" part. I have used the bread attachment for a dough formed with 1 cup of flour and 4 cups of flour, and it works exactly the same! Now moving on to the whisk attachment, which is used most in baking for items such as butter cream and meringues. I made meringue with 2 egg whites and 10 egg whites, and once again, works exactly the same because the whisk attachment does reach the bottom of the bowl.Overall, I love this machine. This is almost half price for what some of the kitchen aids sell for. It works exactly the same and just like kitchen aid, you can buy several other attachments like ice cream maker or pasta attachments. This is a very strong machine which allows it to work fast as well and I love the quality. For this price I was expecting them to cut corners a little bit by using cheaper materials such as plastic, but no, this is a very well built machine and well built attachments!

I purchased this mixer primarily for bread and pizza dough as I make bread once a week. It is very simple to use, powerful and a solid machine! The mixing of ingredients and ultimately kneading provides a smooth elastic dough with no effort. The tip I found very helpful from one reviewer was to put wet ingredients first, followed by dry, which gives a good mix and leaves the bowl clean. For years I had been eyeing Kitchen Aid mixers (which may be very good) but couldn't justify the cost. This is an amazing mixer at a great price!

I had to return the first one I received because it made a weird sound on speed 2. The next one I received sounds perfect. If you get one and the motor makes a clicking noise, I would recommend you exchange it. It's not supposed to, and I've seen review videos where people clearly don't realize their machine is louder than it should be.That issue aside, it is a nice machine, I am glad I got it. It's very easy to use, and not too heavy. I would 100% recommend this brand versus higher end ones.My only other complaint is, they don't have the flex scraper paddles that the other brand has. So it is annoying to have to scrape down constantly. I have big hands as well, so I have had to find an extra long spatula to keep my hands clean.

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I have just taken the shortest amount of time in my baking history to bake two loaves of date bread. This is something I have wanted to make for a long time. However, having recalled my recent attempt and recalling having to wash the walls from the batter on the walls, I cannot emphasize enough, the relief this appliance brought me doing this task I've been putting off. I purchased a different one first; a less expensive one and I knew I was going to return it as soon as I took it out of the box. I realize I've only made one thing but so far, I fail to see a difference as far as power, sound, efficiency, attachments go, compared to that other brand that understandably is so popular. This one averaged at half the price but was only about $40. more than the one I'm sending back. I did my homework and I think you'll agree...it's nothing short of wonderful. The best forty dollar increase I ever spent. Must go and take lovely date bread out of the oven and will try not to eat all of it.