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.
I’m really considering purchasing the wilfa stand mixer. Comes with 10 yrs guarantee on the motor and 5 yrs guarantee on everything else. I have a few of their other products that I’ve also been really happy with
It does look very nice… It seems to be “designed and developed” in Norway, but I’ve not found anything about manufacturing. Likely China then?
Good question. Just checked the two appliances I own made by them, and it only says their Norwegian addresses. I checked three other appliances, that all had “made in China” printed on them. So this could mean wilfa is manufactured in Norway, or just that they didn’t put “made in China” on their products 🤷