"Brian Macke" > wrote:
>On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 19:14:00 +0000, shipwreck wrote:
>
>> If KitchenAid is the #1 home mixer, with probably 75% of the market, who
>> comes in at #2? I'm not talking about handhelds. Is it Viking, Bosch,
>> Electrolux, JennAir? I'm sure I'm missing someone as well.
>
>Names that spring to my mind would be Sunbeam, Oscar, or Black & Decker.
>These are all discounted brands that would capture the "I want a stand
>mixer but I don't want to spend $200 on it" demographic.
For most of the stuff that I use a stand mixer for, my Sunbeam
MixMaster was as good as (or better than) the KitchenAid I currently
have. I don't make bread using the mixer, nor do I grind grain or
meat. My MixMaster is still going fine at a friend's house....
MixMasters are fine mixers, they just don't have the capacity that a
KitchenAid does (which is why I got the KitchenAid). We refurbished
an old (1960s) MixMaster as a wedding gift for friends, and they are
really happy with it...(both of their moms had one...).
ymmv
jenn
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Jenn Ridley