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Kenwood kMix stand mixer review: a powerful yet affordable mixer
In this Kenwood kMix stand mixer review we tested it out for its ability to knead bread, beat cake batter, and make fluffy frosting. Here's what we thought.
The Kenwood kMix is a winner for great value and user-friendly design. All the parts are dishwasher-safe and the dial offers complete control of any recipe.

Reasons to buy:

Glass bowl helps to see how well your ingredients are mixing
Generous capacity
Very powerful
The dial is easy to use and adjustable
The splash guard is very effective
All attachments can go in the dishwasher

Product specs:
Size: 38.5 x 24 x 35.5cm
Power: 1000 watts
Bowl capacity: 5 litres
Speeds: Six
Colours available: Red, cream, black
Cleaning: Bowls and attachments are machine washable

What is the Kenwood kMix like to use?
Every stand mixer review includes the same basic recipes. I make a victoria sponge cake, using the flat beater to make the batter and the whisk to make the whipped cream, and I also make a loaf of white bread, kneading for 10 minutes using the dough hook.

Kenwood kMix

The Kenwood kMix has a dial on one side, and a paddle at the back to lock and unlock the tilt-head. This means you won’t need to have the machine facing you to use it, which is great because many prefer to use the stand mixer side-on.

Fitting the attachments is a bit fiddly, because there are two holes on the tilt-head and you have to duck down to see which one will fit the attachment. These rotate around as the mixer works, so finding the right place to insert your attachment will be a different experience every time.

Making cake in the Kenwood kMix
creaming butter and sugar in the Kenwood kMix

Creaming together sugar and butter is the toughest task for any stand mixer. If left alone, you should return to a light and fluffy combination, noticeably different in colour and with a more aerated texture. I was able to achieve this with the Kenwood kMix, but it was not without intervention. I used to spatula to remove sugar and butter that had be come stuck to the bottom of the machine, which had to be done a couple of times to achieve my desired finish.

Baking is definitely easier because of the glass bowl. I was able to see how my mix was coming along without pausing the mixing.

cake batter in the Kenwood kMix

I used the flat beater to fold in my flour mix. As you can see, scooping the flour in through the splash guard was a little messy, but mostly successful.

The mixer has a dial that goes up to six, but you can leave it between settings for a lower speed. The lowest speed is actually quite high with the Kenwood kMix, and for folding I found it was not necessary to go up the dial whatsoever.

What I do like is the slow start, because it allows a second for the mixer to come to speed, which means your bake is less likely to splash or erupt in a cloud of flour.

Once I had added the dry ingredients I didn’t need to go in with the spatula again. The spatula did a great job of integrating all my ingredients without knocking the air out of my creamed sugar and butter mix. The whisk also needed no assistance in beating my double cream into stiff peaks, and the whole process took next-to-no time. Overall, I was very happy.

Making bread in the Kenwood kMix
kneading bread dough in the Kenwood kMix

The Kenwood kMix is excellent at kneading bread. That 1000 watt motor really comes into its own when kneading a solid dough. It took about a minute to integrate the dry and wet ingredients, as I poured in the water while the dough hook began to mix. Once fully integrated I was able to leave it for 10 minutes, while the dough become smooth and elastic. Pillowy, even. It was fun to watch it moving around the glass bowl, but I didn’t feel that I had to supervise the mixing.

When I wrote my KitchenAid Artisan review I found that the mixer’s 500 watt motor struggled to knead without moving around on the counter, but I had no such trouble with the Kenwood. Apart from the head, which despite being locked into place moved up and down ever so slightly as it worked the dough, the mixer base did not move from its place on my counter, and it didn’t seem over-exerted after 10 minutes of kneading.

bread dough after a rise in the Kenwood kMix

Letting the bread rise inside the glass bowl meant I got to watch the bubbles form, which was fun. Their even distribution is a testament to how well they were kneaded, and my loaf came out looking beautiful.

The kMix makes a different noise to other mixers I’ve tried. It’s more of a whining, mechanical sound, which can get quite loud when handling bread dough.

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