I tested 6 budget bread mixers to see which makes the perfect dough – an Argos buy is a baker’s dream
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THERE’S nothing better than the smell of freshly baked bread. But kneading dough by hand is tough and, done badly, can make the difference between a risen loaf and a sunken disaster. That is why many bakers rely on stand mixers – there are more than 25 MILLION “Good stand mixers” posts on TikTok as people search for a path to perfect dough.
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Zoe Plant, of The Foodworks SW, said: “In 2025, we’re expecting to see stand mixers become even more popular. Here, Julie Cook makes white loaves – using six mixers and hook attachments – to find the rising stars, marking the mixers out of five for both value and results.
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Open Kitchen, £49.99. With a Scandi-looking cream body, or a smart, black matte one, this would compliment every kitchen. It looks very professional too and like you mean business. At first, it was tricky to fit the dough hook, which I found a little hard to push on and slot in.
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But once that was done, and I dumped my ingredients into the mixing bowl, it efficiently pulled all the components into the middle with no help at all. It was a bit noisier than the other ones on test, but certainly mixed the dough well, leaving a pristine bowl and no ingredients left on the sides at the end.
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The dough was easy to scoop out and get off the hook which made the washing up much easier for me. Wayfair.co.uk, £82.99. WITH stunning rose gold knobs and dials, this sleek black mixer is a looker and definitely brings the bling to your bread-making. It gave off social media influencer vibes.
![[White Daewoo stand mixer with stainless steel bowl.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/julie-cook-testing-stand-mixers-964473835.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
