My LO wants to go on the Kid's Baking Championship on Food Network. She's 4 and too young but she wants to learn how to bake. We are moving soon to an apartment with an updated kitchen and she wants a Kitchenaid mixer so we can bake together. Um no. I had no idea they were so pricy!
Does anyone have a cute mixer that is not a Kitchenaid? LO has requested purple but anything colorful and cheaper (much cheaper) will work.
coconut / 8430 posts
What is your budget? A hand mixer is often way less expensive and less bulky.
nectarine / 2134 posts
A KitchenAid will last you a lifetime! I bake a lot and it's all I use -- I haven't used a handheld mixer in years. Plus the stand mixers are way easier for kids to use -- my 2 year old bakes with me 
Maybe keep your eye out for a sale? I got mine when I worked in retail for 40% off (employee discount).
pear / 1955 posts
My mom has a Sunbeam stand mixer, and it works reasonably well (she uses it like, twice a year though, so I can't speak to durability.) Available at Target: http://www.target.com/p/sunbeam-heritage-series-stand-mixer-assorted-colors/-/A-13989798 (the pink version is $65, so it's still pricy, but def less than a KitchenAid!)
coconut / 8234 posts
@sunny: we have a cheapie hand mixer already. $150, I guess. Even that price makes me cringe though.
coconut / 8234 posts
@NorCalWayfarer: I know but I'm not ready for that kind of investment for a 4 -year-old! If she sticks with this baking thing then we'll see.
@raspberries: that is cute! And I like the price. I'm going to read the reviews.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
If you do decode to eventually get a kitchen-aid, I got mine for super cheap at Kohls. It was in clearance, but Kohls let's you combine coupons and kohls cash. Our was marked $170 plus we had a 15% off coupon, and another coupon, and we got kohls cash for buying it.
coconut / 8430 posts
@mrsjazz: I've definitely seen Kitchenaids marked down a ton to the $150 range. You just have to find the right sale and coupons. I got mine at Kohls. I've also seen them at places like Tuesday Morning (clearance stores).
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I had a really old SunBeam from my grandma and I think it still works! Its not a bad brand at all.
If they are like half the price of a KitchenAid I would go that route, but the KA is probably the better brand.
Also check used sites like craigslist.
pear / 1521 posts
For what it's worth my parents got me a kitchen aid mixer for Christmas when I was 12 and I'm still using it 20 years later! Fully understand 4 is not 12 though 
I wonder if you could find one used? I don't know much of anything about other brands...
persimmon / 1445 posts
You can find refurbished KitchenAids for super cheap ($150ish)! They used to sell them in a mall store near me, but it unfortunately shut down. I have also seen great deals on them on Amazon and Target near holidays.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
My mom has her original kitchen aid, it's older than I am and still works great.
The great thing about KA is the attachments. I have the meat grinder and I just bought the spiralizer. You can also get a shredder that makes it function similar to a food processor!
nectarine / 2134 posts
@looch: Oh yeah! We have the ice cream attachment and meat grinder! I'll have to check out the spiralizer, I didn't know they made that.
pomegranate / 3231 posts
OMG I am pretty sure I would never use the spiralizer, but I looked up some photos and it looks like so much fun!
My gadget-obsessed husband insisted on the KitchenAid with the upgraded motor. He mostly uses it for making pasta -- we have the pasta attachment -- and I mostly use it for making cookies. I am not convinced we use it often enough to justify the price and the amount of space it takes in our pantry. I am just glad we have someplace to store it other than our kitchen counter.
OP, sorry but I haven't researched other mixers so not sure what to recommend. My mom had a less schmancy one when I was growing up, and it was just fine for standard baking projects.
persimmon / 1005 posts
I'll be the dissenter and say you should be fine with any stand mixer for your purposes. I have a kitchen aid that we received as a wedding present, and while I'm glad to have it, I'm not a serious baker/cook and definitely don't "need" it. The sunbeam others mentioned would probably be just fine!
eggplant / 11716 posts
@mrsjazz: what about this Hamilton Beach model? It's much cheaper and has good reviews on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-63390-Stand-Mixer/dp/B00JR5AAYU/ref=sr_1_16?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1465912998&sr=1-16
coconut / 8234 posts
@MaisyMay: thanks for the tip!
@sunny: Never heard of Tuesday Morning, going to check it out.
@T.H.O.U.: Yeah, the Sunbeam is less than $100! That is much cheaper.
@petitenoisette: if she's serious about this baking thing there can be a KA in her future.
@caterw: I'm going to check Amazon warehouse, too.
@looch: @NorCalWayfarer: @ElbieKay: Attachments sound great but I'm never going to make my own pasta or grind my own meat. I do already have a spiralizer that gets frequent use. But the KA does sound great. Too bad I didn't think about one when we were registering for our wedding.
@Jennibenni: Yeah I think we are going with the Sunbeam unless a great deal comes up on KA between now and when we move in July.
I showed LO the Sunbeam mixers last night and she was excited to choose the pink color. Her goal is to learn how to make cupcakes so she can make them for her 5th birthday party. 
coconut / 8234 posts
@Anagram: I saw that one but it's not colorful, haha. My little baker is picky.
coconut / 8430 posts
@mrsjazz: well this is timely! I just got an email in my inbox about the Kitchenaid mini. For sale starting in June. The msrp is still pretty high but sure what the "street" price will be though.
coconut / 8234 posts
@sunny: it says it will retail for $400!!!!! Because it has the same motor in a smaller profile.
I actually ended up buying the pink (her choice) Sunbeam mixer last night because the price went from $89 to $64 and camel camel camel showed that as the lowest price it's ever been.
nectarine / 2821 posts
@mrsjazz: post a pic of your cutie baking! I love that she wants to learn.
coconut / 8234 posts
@junebugsmama: I will! She has her first cupcake lesson with a friend who bakes in 2 weeks. I'm excited for all of the treats I will get to eat.
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