#KitchenAid Artisan vs Classic Plus - 7 Potential Deal Breakers - Trendy Kitchen

Here we compare three KitchenAid stand mixers suitable for regular home use

1 Year Hassle-Free Warranty

17. Bottom line. 7 Differences

1. Classic OR Classic Plus?

This one is easy! They re nearly identical models with a bit of extra power on the Classic Plus (275 watts vs 250 watts). Generally, they re priced the same.

Classic Plus wins this one

2. Classic Plus or Artisan?

This is tricky! There are several differences between the Classic Plus and Artisan.

The Artisan is more powerful (325 vs 275 watts), has a bigger capacity (5 vs 4.5 quarts) and a handle, a pouring shield is included in the purchase, it comes in up to 20 different colors, its planetary mixing action coverage is better (67-point vs 59-point), it can be locked in both up and down positions All of the above comes at around $50 75 extra depending on the color you pick. The Artisan Design Series and Artisan Custom Metallic Series are more expensive.

Are the above differences CRUCIAL to you? If so, you should go with an Artisan. If the above differences are not very important to you, go with a Classic Plus and save up to $75.

3 recommendations for 3 types of users

You re a light user. You bake cakes, cookies often, but you don t need to knead bread dough, bagel dough or pizza dough all that often. Also, you can live without the fancy colors on the Artisan series. Go get yourself a KitchenAid Classic Plus. You re a heavy user.  Not only do you bake cakes and cookies often, you also knead bread dough, bagel dough or pizza dough regularly. Also, you want a chic stand mixer that matches your kitchen and you can afford the extra $75 or so. Go get yourself a KitchenAid Artisan . You re an EXTRA HEAVY USER: You need to knead large batches of dough every week = Read our KitchenAid Artisan vs Professional Series Mixer Comparison 15 PROS and CONS to see if you need something more than an Artisan.