Oster FPSTSMPL1 Planetary Stand Mixer

Design

The Oster Planetary Black Stand Mixer makes it simple and enjoyable to create professional-looking homemade dishes. With this superior kitchen tool, you can unleash your inner chef and demonstrate your culinary prowess.

The Oster Planetary Black Stand Mixer features planetary mixing action, which ensures thorough mixing of ingredients while also reducing scraping the sides of the bowl during mixing. Built with a durable die-cast metal housing and a powerful 350-watt motor for effortless work with thick batters and doughs.

A sturdy stainless steel bowl with a capacity of 4.5 quarts features handles for added convenience and ease of use. Twelve-speed settings ensure precise beating, whipping, and kneading, so you can rest assured that your creations are perfectly mixed.

The locking head tilts to easily position the bowl and change the beater blades. A dishwasher-safe splash guard helps prevent spillage and makes adding ingredients easier while mixing.

Performance

This stand mixer is ideal for bakers because it works well with dough and batter. This is the most common application for a stand mixer, so it’s essential to consider the unit’s performance.

The Oster Planetary mixer includes a splash guard that protects you from clouds of flour or splashes of cream as the mixer incorporates the various ingredients you pour into it. Additionally, it features a slow start function, which allows you to begin the mixing process at the lowest speed possible and gradually increase to a maximum speed of 12 for whipping or aerating. The bowl has handles that make it easy to move around, and it, like the attachments, is dishwasher safe.

Noise may be an issue, as users frequently comment on this unit’s noise. If you are extremely sensitive to loud noises, this stand mixer may not be quiet enough for you.

As is customary with electric mixers, a paddle, whisk, and dough hook are included. However, that is the extent of the versatility of your Oster stand mixer – there are no compatible attachments available separately. This distinguishes the Oster Planetary stand mixer from its competitors.

Competitors such as the KitchenAid 5 Quart Tilt-Head Artisan Stand Mixer include attachments for a meat grinder, juicer, and spiralizer. While the Oster Planetary stand mixer is unlikely to replace other kitchen appliances shortly, it is capable of kneading dough, mixing cake, and other home baking functions. After all, many people will already have the additional kitchen appliances they require, rendering the ability of a stand mixer to multitask irrelevant when purchasing.

When we tested this mixer with cookie dough, the ingredients came together quickly and easily, but, like many of the other models we tested, this one left a small amount of butter on the bowl’s sides.

Additionally, we put this mixer to the test by whipping four ounces of room-temperature egg whites. Regrettably, our egg whites took an extended period to reach stiff peaks. However, it takes significantly less effort and time than whisking by hand!

A two-year warranty is included to cover any defective parts on your mixer. On the manufacturer’s website, you can find frequently asked questions, user manuals, and recipes. Additionally, you can contact customer support via phone or the website’s contact form.

Should you buy the Oster Planetary stand mixer?

The Oster Planetary Stand Mixer is not the ideal mixer in terms of overall performance. It cannot be used in place of several other kitchen appliances due to the lack of attachments, such as juicers and ice cream makers. However, it performs admirably with smaller quantities of dough and general mixing tasks and can be a helpful kitchen tool for the casual everyday cook.