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I wanted a stand mixer. I was temporarily dazzled by the thought of having a designer-colored, trendy, KitchenAid mixer; but those are so expensive considering I bake only once or twice a week. Besides, my goal was not to impress people with an expensive super-popular KA mixer sitting like a trophy on my countertop for all to see. What I really need is a reliable, good quality mixer that with average moderate use will hopefully last for years. After researching a few brands + reading many reviews I decided on the Oster FPSTSMPL1 Planetary Stand Mixer. Though I was originally a tad disappointed w/ black being the only color option, upon unboxing my new mixer I was actually impressed with how pretty it is... sort of retro Art Deco style. If a KitchenAid mixer is a flashy Corvette, this Oster FPSTSMPL1 Mixer is a shiny black Cadillac with chrome trim. The outer housing is metal, yet the overall unit is lightweight enough that I can easily tote it on and off a shelf in my pantry. (I've heard KA's are prohibitively heavy). My main reason for wanting a stand mixer was for cookie dough. I've used this mixer about a dozen times now for cookie dough. I start at lower speed, then after ingredients blend togther a bit I turn up the speed as the batter smooths out. I want this mixer to last so I admit I've been babying it. So far I am very pleased with this Oster mixer! Smooth running, easy to use, not overly loud, seems powerful and it has been very effective. Plus, I really like the shape, performance and quality of the non-stick dough attachment; it's perfect for my cookie dough. I always knead all of my bread and pizza doughs by hand, so I cannot speak to this Oster's performance with those type of heavy doughs. That's not what I bought it for. I paid $73 shipped for this Oster FPSTSMPL1 Planetary Stand Mixer. I figured, easy-priced (cheapest) mixers are for lightest performance, easiest duty; while medium price-range mixers (like this Oster) are for medium/moderate duty... and high priced mixers are for high performance, heavy duty. To me, heavy pizza and bread doughs are in the heavy-duty range. This Oster seems powerful enough that it could probably chug some heavy doughs; but I just won't, because I want my mixer to last a good long time. I can only speak about what I've personally experienced. The Oster Stand Mixer is very attractive and seems sturdy and well-made. The stainless bowl, which easily locks into place on the stand, is great; deep & roomy with convenient side handles. I've had no problem with cookie dough not getting thoroughly mixed by the dough attachment. The Oster attachment does scrape the bowl sides fairly well; even still, I do stop the mixer at least once so I can compulsively use a little spatula to push the ingredients from the sides of the bowl down to the center, for the most thorough mixing; but I think most bakers do that, know matter which brand of mixer they own. So far I really really like this mixer and I am so glad I bought it instead of a more expensive brand unit. But only time will tell whether this Oster FPSTSMPL1 Planetary Stand Mixer holds up in the long run. At this point I have no regrets. Even my hard-to-impress, mechanically-gifted, frugal husband agrees it seems like a pretty good unit. Based on my experience with it so far, for moderate duty use, I definitely would recommend this Oster Planetary Stand Mixer.Read full review
Well, used it for the first time to make pumpkin pie. I absolutely love the mixer. It was so easy to use and a lot less dishes to wash after making it. I can't believe I didn't have one before. The big name kitchen brands were so expensive, even when purchased refurbished. I saw this one, read the reviews and thought, YES! I have an Oster conventional oven and love it. So thought this would be just as reliable. I'm very happy with it. Thank you for the price too
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Great design and easy to use. Highly recommend this mixer. I've been making pizza dough with the dough attachment. Ready to knead in minutes.
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It's a very powerful mixer and does a great job with bread doughs and creaming but it has no slow speed. Even on number one speed, the lowest it has it will leave you covered with flour. It also shakes a bit as it is going so fast.. I now add the flour mixture by hand.
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I love this product. It works just as good as a KitcheAid. It's easy to use, clean and maintain. The speed of machine is awsome. I am ecstatic.
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