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98 of 104 found the following review helpful:
 every design was wrong May 31, 2008
By The Gelfling
I bought this mixer online, and i couldn't have been more disappointed. It looks good in the picture, but everything about it is just a little bit wrong. This mixer drives me crazy! I wish i had bought any mixer but this.
First of all, it looks like a nice metal mixer with a metal bowl. Well, the bowl is metal, but the rest of it is just painted silver! It's just made of cheap plastic.
Second of all, the dial on the right with all the speeds on it: from the look of it, the mixer has several speeds, one for each number. However when you try to turn the knob, what you find is that it has three speeds- low, medium, and high. The numbers are there for decoration!
Then we come to the two metal mixing blades. One of them has an annoying plastic piece on the end that is always getting food stuck in it. I've had plenty of mixers that are designed well so that they don't have to have this hard-to-clean part. It gets food stuck on both the inside and the outside of the little plastic part on the end.
The bowl has two problems. (Well, there is a large and a small bowl, but they have the same problems.) The top edge of the bowl curls around the top to make a little lip. This is fine, but the lip is not actually closed! It's ALMOST closed. That means when food gets in there, it's almost impossible to clean out. Also, i got metal bowls because i thought i could use them for other things too- such as handy popcorn bowls. But the bottom of the bowls lock on to the mixer with pokey metal bits, so holding those metal bowls in your lap can be uncomfortable and snag your clothes!
This mixer does not have a lot of power for mixing heavy dough, and you can't turn it to a speed and walk away (you have to hold the bowl or the mix will pack up in the mixer blades) but I wouldn't expect those things from a mixer this price. So that part is fine.
However, those other things are all just design decisions. There are plenty of other mixers in this price range that don't do all those terrible things. Buy any mixer but this, really! This one is just a waste of money.
26 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 Good mixer for the money Feb 16, 2009
By C. Williams
I needed a stand mixer, and Amazon had this as the lightning deal of the day. For the price, it was a bargain. I did not realize the stand was plastic, or I probably wouldn't have bought it. I'm glad I didn't know. The plastic is solid and it does its job. I haven't had the mixer long, but I haven't had any problems with it. I do have experience with sunbeam products, though, and I feel confident that if any issues arise they will repair or replace the mixer. I see others comparing this to the kitchenaid mixers, and I just don't think that's fair. Compare items in the same price range, and you will not find a better one. Yes, at some point, I would like to trade up to kitchenaid. At eight times what I paid for this one though, it had better be impressive! This model comes with two medium weight stainless bowls, whisk attachments, standard beaters, and dough hooks. I seldom bake bread, so I haven't used the dough hooks, but for cakes, cookies, and the like, it's great. If you are like me and enjoy cooking, but can't afford to spend a lot of money right now, get this. It's a bargain, even at the regular price. Just don't expect a $400 product for less than $100, and I think you'll be happy.
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Not Good :-( Jan 08, 2008
By S. Uppaluri
I purchased this mixer thinking that it wudnt be that bad as it is made of chrome steel. But as soon as i opened the package i was very disappointed. Its steel plated and the inside is ALL plastic. I tried kneading small amount of bread using the smaller vessel and the mixer started to slide on the countertop. The upper part of the mixer was shaking as if its going to break or cause some accident. This is with a very small amount of dough, imagine how its going to be if i use the bigger vessel with more dough. This is NOT FOR DOUGH KNEADING. I woudnt pay $80 for a mixier that coudnt knead. Si i just returned it.
If you knead a light mixer like for whipping, cake mixing etc it might be good but not for dough kneading.
27 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 Not So Great Apr 30, 2007
By cmbmarks
I wanted a Kitchen Aid and got this instead. I wish I had saved my money and got the Kitchen Aid. It isn't strong enough to mix all the ingredients of anything I've tried to mix. I constantly have to stop the mixer and hand mix because the ingredients on the edge of the bowl doesn't get mixed in with the batter. This is horrible with homemade mashed potatoes. I have to hand do those with my potato masher.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Sunbeam Mixmaster Stand Mixer, Chrome Jun 15, 2008
By G. Davis
I was disappointed in this mixer after having used Sunbeam mixers throughout my 45 year marriage. I use a mixer frequently and want one that has a detached head. Hand mixers are not powerful enough for my needs.
This mixer was plastic. The bowls required twisting into holding slots. The beaters were similar to hand mixer beaters--not heavy duty. I returned the mixer, had my old one repaired, and bought a 1980 model on e-bay to keep as a spare.
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