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I am contemplating getting a stand mixer for baking purposes, and I've always known KitchenAid as the default choice here. I would instead want something European-made, but I am unfamiliar with the landscape.

Do any of you have any experience with European models, such as the Ankarsum or Bosch OptiMUM (what kind of name is that??), or any other?

I have a good food processor and blender from before, so I don't need it to be able to handle all kinds of things that stand mixers are not meant for, but if there's some extensibility beyond just kneading that I wouldn't otherwise be able to achieve with those devices, that would be a plus.

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[โ€“] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 3 points 20 hours ago (7 children)

I realize I wrote "European-made", but is it realistic to find this type of equipment actually manufactured inside Europe?

[โ€“] genau@europe.pub 4 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

Gorenje comes to mind. Afaik they still build everything in Europe. Also, moulinex. But idk who owns them now and where it is made.

[โ€“] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (3 children)

Isnโ€™t Gorenje technically Turkish and made in Asia?

[โ€“] genau@europe.pub 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It's Slovenian. It always was.

[โ€“] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Wikipedia says 95% of it is owned by HiSense since 2018. So itโ€™s Chinese now,

[โ€“] genau@europe.pub 1 points 17 hours ago

Made in Europe nonetheless

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