Stand Mixer (7-qt.): Brushed Stainless by Cuisinart

Pros. I do like this mixer and the construction design. It has so far proven to stand up to the the tasks I put at it. It has been able to stand up to heavy loads that I have put it up to. It is not as heavily built as I thought it would be but does seem to be of solid design and has not had any problems under heavy work loads. I have been able to use the mixing attachments and they have worked well. I have not got any of the excessories and tried them out yet. I would like to get the blenders and meat grinder and try them out. It is easy to clean and has worked very well so far. It has been a couple of months.

I purchased this mixer after returning my kitchen aid mixer. The kitchen aid mixer wasn't able to handle my bread dough recipes (the mixer would stop and make a weird buzzing noise) plus the locking head would unlock and fly up when the mixer was on (not a real safe thing to happen). Since I was fed up with not only the KA mixer and their customer service, I decided it was time for a change. I decided to go with the Cuisinart SM-70 in the brushed stainless (silver) This mixer is impressive, it cuts right through my heavy dough recipes with ease. I really like the timer and fold buttons (very useful) plus this mixer looks nice! This mixer is powerful, stylish and easy to use. If you're looking for a mixer that wont bog down on you, look no further.

I was able to make 6 loves of zuke bread at once, a double recipe of cake and a quad recipe of cookies, so that really pleases me.

I have had Kitchenaid mixers for years, but the Cuisinart mixers are much better in my opinion. The bowl is much deeper and I think that everything is incorporated much better. I love the timer. You can walk away and it will cut off by itself. It's the best purchase ever.

We love the Cuisinart mixer. We had a large Kitchen Aid but it lasted less than 18 months. We tried to get in repaired but it was just too expensive, given our history with it. We bought the Cuisinart mixer based on a review in Cook's Illustrated and because it is what Alton Brown uses.