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I looked at a lot of mixers and whilst the Kitchen Maid seemed to have a good reputation for being a sturdy brand, I am sure I read somewhere that the gearing in the modern machines was not up to the job and has been known to fail. The Ankersrum has been built since the 1940s and are renowned for their build quality, there are many still going strong after decades. I have not seen one report of them breaking. They also come with a standard 7-year warranty. But what sets them apart is, unlike the normal style stand mixer, they do not have the gallows overhanging shape where the motor and gears sit and accessories attached hanging down into the bowl. This also means not having that in the way, tipping ingredients in is a lot easier, as you can see by the pictures. Also, when making bread and the dough has been mixed and kneaded, the arm swings away you take out the scraper, pop the lid on and leave it there to do its initial rise or take the bowl off with the lid and pop into a warm place.
It also comes as standard with a lid, separate plastic bowl with attachments for whisking, whipping and making cake mixtures, batters etc. And like all the main brands out there you can buy additional stuff like blenders, mincers, graters, slicers, pasta makers etc that fit on it too.
The design and different way of working is not for everyone and like anything different took a little getting used to, but once I did, I won’t be going back… not that I will need to, as it will probably out live me.
