Best Stand Mixers of 2023 to Make Baking a Breeze

We updated this article in March 2023 to include additional information from our most recent round of testing.

There are dozens of reasons why you might want to incorporate a stand mixer into your kitchen, even if you’re not a seasoned baker or expert chef. While they're bigger and heavier than a hand mixer, their stronger motors can make it much easier to knead homemade pizza dough, whip cream and mix fluffy frosting that's velvety smooth.

Electric stand mixers can be used for more than prepping your favorite cake — like shredding chicken or mashing avocados — and can save your arms from aching from all the whisking and kneading. They mix your ingredients thoroughly and evenly, so you won’t wind up with cookies with large lumps of flour or sugar. Stand mixers also free you up to do other tasks while they do the work for you. Some models even include handy stand mixer attachments you can buy separately that let you grind meat, roll pasta and spiralize vegetables.

The Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Culinary Innovation Lab reviews kitchen products of all kinds, from blenders to microwaves, and has been testing and researching stand mixers for decades. To put together this list of our top stand mixer recommendations, we spent more than 80 hours testing 13 models. When testing each stand mixer, our pros evaluate how well it can mix cake batter and cookie dough, knead bread dough and whip cream and egg whites. We also look at ease of use, checking the thoroughness of the owner's manual, how you assemble the beaters and mixing bowl, whether the controls are simple and, of course, how easy each mixer is to clean. Our picks include the top performers in our most recent Lab tests.

Our top picks:

Head to the end of this guide to read more about how we tested stand mixers, what types to consider and how to choose the right one for you. Looking for some other baking essentials? Check our our top baking pans, measuring cups and favorite gifts for bakers.