My Baked Goods Wouldn’t Be the Same Without This KitchenAid Mixer — and It’s on Sale Right Now 

As someone who loves to cook, I hated baking for years. I just couldn’t stand mixing the ingredients by hand or with an electric hand mixer.

Whenever I baked, the flour would be all over the place, the dough would splatter and be lumpy, and constantly holding a spoon or mixer made mixing the ingredients challenging, leading to poorly baked products.

But that’s the old me, long before I discovered the stand mixer. Now I’m happy to report that the KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Classic Stand Mixer that my husband and I got as a wedding gift has changed this novice baker’s life for the better. And over the years, I realized that I bake more than ever.

The first thing I noticed when using the mixer was that it greatly sped up my preparation process; it also saved me from needing extra energy in the kitchen and my cake batter was silky smooth and lump free. And even better, my confidence grew because the mixer allowed me to focus on the actual recipe, not just getting used to mixing, kneading, or whisking.

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This stand mixer is extremely easy to operate. It has just two levers: one to lock the head in place and one to adjust between 10 speed levels so you can mix, mix, mix, mix and more. Plus, the mixer is compatible with 10 attachments, allowing you to do more than just bake — my mashed potatoes are fluffier now, and my meatloaf doesn’t end up all over my hands while I’m making it.

It’s also nice that you don’t have to physically stand and hold the hand mixer while mixing. I can multitask and easily add my ingredients on the fly. And since the ingredients are housed in a stainless steel mixing bowl, there’s no more mess in the kitchen. This stand mixer is like the smartphone of kitchen appliances and I can’t imagine life without it. It’s a total workhorse in my home since my husband and I bake every week, and after almost nine years it still looks like new.

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I remember baking Christmas cookies with my mom when I was a child and I would protest that I was only kneading the dough with my delicate hands. Today, my husband and I can effortlessly make several batches of cookies together without my hands having to do anything. Thanks to the mixer’s 59 contact points around the entire bowl, all of my ingredients are properly and thoroughly mixed, resulting in a more uniform cookie dough.

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I’m not the only fan — more than 7,000 Amazon customers gave the coveted stand mixer a five-star rating, and more than 10,000 mixers were purchased last month.

“The best thing since sliced ​​bread,” wrote one user. “It makes baking a lot easier. You just let it do its thing and add ingredients when needed.” Another customer simply stated, “One of the best, most versatile kitchen products I’ve owned!” “This mixer will change the way you cook,” wrote a recent reviewer. “Even novice cooks will find it enjoyable to use, and you’ll be inspired to explore new things you probably haven’t done before because of the time and effort involved.” Head over to Amazon now to grab the KitchenAid Classic 4.5 Liter Stand Mixer while it’s on sale.

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Toni Sutton is a shopping writer at PEOPLE who has also written shopping stories for Entertainment Weekly. She has expert knowledge of home, fashion and kitchen products, and is a frequent speaker on time-saving kitchen gadgets and cookware from brands such as Lodge and Le Creuset.

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