Cuisinart SM-50 Precision Master 5.5-Qt. Stand Mixer

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My sons bought me the PRECISION Master 5.5 Quart Stand Mixer after my Sunbeam stand mixer quit while I was making them Christmas cookies. I made the best, tastiest Italian pizzelles, wedding cookies, and chocolate chip cookies with my new mixer. It ran so smoothly and it was so much easier to get ingredients into the bowl. It really cut down on prep time, too! I keep it on my counter in my small kitchen. It’s never getting put away!

It's a bad design where the attachments do not tough bottom of the bowl if you are making a small batch. To say this is an intentional design where attachments don't reach to the bottom is ridiculous. Not sure if Cuisinart have actually designed this with real non-commercial bakers in mind. The competitor, KitchenAid's bowl actually lifts up so the paddles/hook touch the bottom to reach all ingredients. Wish I've done more research before buying this. Also, now due to high usage, the dough hook's paint is coming off, of course after the warranty ran out. Finding a replacement deemed to be a difficult task.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased this mixer after many years of using a KitchenAid. I read many reviews and decided to give it a go as it was so much more affordable than KitchenAid. I have only had it for a few weeks, but so far so good. The good things I noticed is that when I am kneading bread dough, the mixer stays put and doesn’t move. Also I love that the tilt head stays down and I don’t have to use a separate lock lever. It stays locked up or down by using the head lift release lever. I bake a lot of bread so time will tell, but so far I am happy with my purchase.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have never owned a stand mixer. Due to health issues I needed something different for mixing. I am so happy with how well this works. So glad I found this deal. I’ll use it all the time now. Just curious if there is a smaller bowl.

I bought this stand mixer and I do like it BUT my dough hook does NOT go to the bottom of the bowl. I cannot turn the screw for adjusting and there is too much difference to put something under the bowl plate to raise the bowl. This is very frustrating to me. I would not recommend this stand mixer.

I've had this mixer for a while, just haven't had anything I needed to make with it. Today I made dog treats. The arthritis in my hands makes using a hand mixer a chore I dread, particularly with dough. Today I didn't have to touch anything except a spatula. I very nearly cried for joy. I bake a German chocolate cake from scratch every December for birthdays and it's always been so painful. This year I look forward to it! I should have done this a long time ago. I'm about to turn 70 and this is my first stand mixer. Just do it.

My new Cuisinart stand mixer is an excellent choice. With very limited use at this time, the motor runs powerfully, smoothly and quieter than my previous one of another brand.

I love mixing by hand or hand-mixer...until I purchased my Cuisinart Stand Mixer...it cut my prep time in half! I am going to be baking much more now. The stand mixer is easy to use and I can set it to knead my bread dough while I work on something else.

I abolove this mixer!! It handles dough wonderfully!

I love my new mixer! It’s great for mixing and kneading bread dough. The mixer quality seems excellent. The Pinot Noir color is absolutely beautiful. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase.