KitchenAid Artisan Mini Stand Mixer

Design

As with the full-sized KitchenAid Artisan, the KitchenAid Artisan Mini stand mixer features a durable tilt-head for vigorous mixing, as well as ten different speeds.

This means that it can perform various motions, from gentle kneading to thorough whipping, making it suitable for creating a variety of other foods.

It’s also compatible with KitchenAid’s attachments, which means you can use it to make pasta, grind meat, and even make ice cream. It packs a lot of versatility into a small package and retains all of the easy-to-use features found on the other models, including the tilt-head benefits.

This model includes a six-wire whip, a dough hook, and a Flex Edge beater. These tools enable an enthusiastic home baker to create virtually anything in their kitchen, and they can be easily interchanged by lifting the tilt-head.

Additionally, this model’s bowl, flat beater, dough hook, and Flex Edge beater can all be washed in a dishwasher’s top shelf, significantly speeding up the cleaning process after you’ve created your culinary masterpieces.

Performance

The KitchenAid Artisan Mini Stand Mixer’s selling point is its pint-sized size; it’s 20% smaller and 25% lighter than full-sized models while maintaining the same 250 watts of power.

This model’s 3.5 quarts brushed stainless steel bowl is large enough to mix up to five dozen cookies, a loaf of bread, or a full-sized cake.

This should be sufficient for any home baker, though if your baking output requires something a little more industrial, check out our Cuisinart Precision Master stand mixer review, which features a 5.5-quart bowl.

Notably, the KitchenAid Artisan Mini Stand Mixer weighs just 16 pounds, making it much easier to move and store than larger models. It is ideal for anyone with a smaller kitchen, a smaller family to feed, or who suffers from health problems that make heavy lifting difficult.

In terms of performance, this Mini model includes a convenient feature that helps prevent mess: a soft start’ mechanism that prevents splashback, which means the arm of your mixer will start slowly before ramping up to the speed you specify.

This avoids massive clouds of flour, icing sugar, or other ingredients from falling onto the workstation or covering the walls. This process would also benefit from adding a splashguard, which this model lacks.

Should you buy the KitchenAid Artisan Mini stand mixer?

With many positive user reviews and excellent modifications to create a smaller model, the KitchenAid Artisan Mini stand mixer is ideal for those looking for something compact.

While it is not available at a heavily discounted price due to its diminutive size, this is partially justified because it packs the same amount of power as comparable full-sized models.