Hamilton Beach 6 Speed Stand Mixer Review & Giveaway

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Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer

Oh the Stand Mixer – a coveted kitchen item by most home cooks. They make your life so much easier, do all of the hard work and save your arms. I got my first stand mixer over eight years ago when I had to start preparing all of my food from scratch. In recent years, the amount of baking I do sometimes requires having a second mixer around (and there are days I’d argue for a third or fourth). But I have not been willing to drop the the extra money on another one like I already have, because let’s face it – stand mixers are a luxury and they often reflect that in their price.

Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer

Now let me know introduce you to the Hamilton Beach 6 Speed Stand Mixer – it breaks a few of the conventional rules right off the bat. Hamilton Beach invited me to be part of their Blogger Ambassador program, and this is one of the first items I’m testing out for them. (Be sure to check later this week for a matching hand mixer!)

So, to start we’re going to talk about price points. The Hamilton Beach 6 Speed Stand Mixer is only $129.99, compare that to the base model of the lead competing brand, it rings in at almost 60% cheaper. That does not mean that it wont work as well though!

Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer

What are the major differences? You will instantly find the first one when you remove the Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer from it’s box – the weight. Unlike other brands the Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer is actually mostly made out of plastic. You do not have the heavy weight of the cast iron to lug around. While this can be seen as good and bad, I like the idea of being able to have a lighter option to take with me when I travel to bake at family functions. Since the stand mixer is lighter, it does come with non-slip feet. Basically it has suction cups on the bottom to help it stay steady when it’s working hard. They work great, and is actually one of my favorite features on this and other appliances I have.

The outer appearance is black plastic and brushed stainless steel, so it will fit easily into your appliance line up. But it’s overall size of 12″ x 8.5″ x 13.5″ takes up a small amount of counter space and fits easily under all standard cupboards.

Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer

The Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer comes with everything you need to get started including a 3.5 Quart mixing bowl, a beater, a whisk and dough hook. These attachments do have a flat disc surface, be careful when you pour in your ingredients some may get caught there! I found it was easy to just stick my finger on top while it works and knock extra into the bowl. The mixer overall will be able to tackle any baking need you have. The mixing bowl is a bit smaller than I’m use to, but it was easily able to accommodate 2 batches of homemade chocolate cake mix without overflowing while mixing.

What the stand mixer doesn’t have – an extension port to add on other contraptions making it your “only” appliance. I’m going to be honest here, I cannot afford any of the extensions for my other mixer, and therefore haven’t bought one yet. I do own other appliances that make my life easier. I even have a blender that is suppose to be my “everything” appliance and always go back to my stand mixers to do the job. If you’re looking for a stand mixer for your baking but don’t want to buy all of the other parts you probably will lose in your cupboard this is a great option.

Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer

Another thing the stand mixer has that is a great (and obviously needed) feature – a “Fold In” function. No more guessing what speed will put those fragile ingredients in without destroying them. The side of the stand mixer has a cheating guide showing you what mixer to add on (which is a simple push in and pull out), but also what speeds work best for your project.

I will say there were a couple things that were extremely different than my other stand mixer. To get the head to lift and go back down, you actually have to push a button and hold it to move it. This does prevent it from falling on your hand, or into your batter if you’re not ready. But it wasn’t something I was used to doing after using another type for years. The top will not go down, or be forced down unless you push that button – don’t forget that!  The other thing that I noted was that the mixer is much louder than the competitors. Not that it’s too loud to hold a conversation around, but the motor sound is very present. Does this make or break it as a good alternative? Absolutely not.

Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer

Overall, I liked working with the Hamilton Beach 6 Speed Stand Mixer. I had to do the same things I would with the other brands  like scraping down the inside of the bowl, getting extra ingredients unstuck off the beater and washing the bowls in between. But my cake batter came out perfectly and the cupcakes did as well.

As an added bonus to the body of the stand mixer being plastic – it’s a lot easier to wash. I am known for being a very good but very messy cook. After everything was in the oven I just grabbed a soapy sponge and cleaned off everything. It dried quickly and didn’t even look like I had recently coated it in flour and cake batter!

Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer

I was able to make beautiful cupcakes and a flawless frosting in the Hamilton Beach 6 Speed Stand Mixer. I can see it easily becoming a go-to appliance and I love that the price point is well under what of any of the competitors. It’s great for someone just starting out on their own, or even the home cook who doesn’t need the expansion port they will never use.

Would you like to win one? Read how you can can win one below – and remember to check back for a chance to win a matching hand mixer!

How Can You Win?

Enter to win with the form below. The mandatory entry is leaving a comment on this blog post telling me what your favorite features of the Hamilton Beach 6 Speed Stand Mixer are or What you would make in it! If you do not do this entry – you will not win! So make sure you leave a comment and then enter using the form linked below!

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110 COMMENTS

  7. I love the push button feature and the light weight. I would make homemade brownies and the frosting! Would love to own this bakers helper!!

  11. I’d love to use this mixer to bake all kinds of goodies- especially for holidays and birthdays. Pies and cookies, cakes, etc.

  16. I like the cheat sheet option….I’m not one of those who follows directions to the T so if I get lazy things tend to get mixed really quickly and that doesn’t always end well.

  18. I like the suction cups on bottom to keep it in place. I also like the light weight that it has, my moms is so heavy it feels likes a bag of bricks. So moving and reorganizing the kitchen as much as I do would make it easy.

  35. This mixed sounds great! Love that it’s light weight, easy clean, and can hold double batches! I would buy one!

  38. I love the fact that it is mostly hands free allowing me to save a few steps in having to turn on and off a hand mixer to add ingredients and I want to make sugar free sweets for my live in brother who is a diabetic but misses his treats.

  39. I would first use it to make no-churn ice cream! Just sweet condensed milk and whip up some cream, incorporate and freeze!

  40. This is so nice! I would immediately make whipped cream simply because it would be so easy 🙂 Then I would make cookies.

  41. oooooo I love the whipped cream idea above! I would make mine with coconut milk. I would also love to attempt GF double chocolate cookies!

  43. I love the fold in function and multiple attachments! I think the first thing I would make is a cake! I love to bake and since last year when I broke my hand when I fell It has been hard to bake. This would let me do all that again! I make the most amazing fruitcake at Christmas! People were asking me why I didn’t make it and were rather upset they didn’t get one. Mine is one that even fruitcake haters love!

  57. With this mixer I would definitely be making delicious desserts. Not only is it good for desserts but it is also good for cooking as well i.e. mixing mashed potatoes with butter, sour cream, milk, bacon, and cheese. I’m looking forward to you sending it out to me!!

  78. I would use it to make a huge batch of cream cheese cookies, since the dough is very tough to mix by hand.

  79. The first thing I would make would be a batch of peanut butter brownies and I know that wouldn’t last long so I will start making a list of goodies now.

  87. There are so many things I would like to make: cake, cookies, brownies, I could just keep going on and on.

  92. I would make tons of stuff, especially desserts. I would probably start with Sticky Lemon Rolls and go from there.

  102. The first thing I would make is some meringue. I love Lemon Meringue pies but can never get the meringue to come out right.

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