Brown bread loaf and two slices on a wooden board

Home baking

Stand mixers, hand mixers, food processors and ovens, from brown bread to Christmas cake.

How-to guide

Baking Like a Champion: The Brown Bread Toolkit

Kenwood kMix1.35kg

of dough in one go, or up to 2.72 kg of cake mix.

See stand mixers

In short

For home baking, the main appliance is a mixer: a stand mixer kneads dough and whisks larger batches, and a hand mixer handles cakes and cream. Check the rated dough load: the 5 L Kenwood kMix takes up to 1.35 kg. A food processor helps with pastry, and some ovens add steam or a Bread Baking mode.

Stand mixers

Kenwood mixers from the compact 4 L Go to the Chef in titanium, a Chef Baker with scales built in.

Match the bowl to your biggest bake, then the motor: 800 W on the Go, 1000 W on the Kitchen Chef and kMix, and 1200 W on the Chef XL and Chef in titanium. The Chef in titanium also weighs ingredients straight into its bowl.

Kenwood

Chef in titanium

EasyWeigh scales · 1200 W

€399

3 interest-free payments of €133.00 with humm

Kenwood

Chef XL Stand Mixer - White

6.7 L bowl · 1200 W

€379

3 interest-free payments of €126.33 with humm

Kenwood

KMix 5L Cream Stand Mixer

5 L bowl · 1000 W

€379.99

3 interest-free payments of €126.66 with humm

Kenwood

1000W Kitchen Chef Machine

4.6 L bowl · 1000 W

€249

3 interest-free payments of €83.00 with humm

Kenwood

Go Stand Mixer - Storm Blue

4 L bowl · 800 W

€249

3 interest-free payments of €83.00 with humm

Hand mixers

Kenwood hand mixers for cakes, cream and dough, and the Chefette with its own bowl and stand.

Compare power and storage. The Quickmix Lite has 300 W, the QuickMix Go 350 W and the HMP30 450 W with a pulse setting. The Lite wraps its cord away, and the QuickMix Go keeps its beaters, kneaders and measuring spoon in a carry case.

Kenwood

Quickmix Lite Hand Blender

€24.99

3 interest-free payments of €8.33 with humm

Kenwood

QuickMix Go Hand Mixer

€49.99

3 interest-free payments of €16.66 with humm

Kenwood

HMP30 450W Electric Hand Mixer

€39.99

3 interest-free payments of €13.33 with humm

Kenwood

Chefette Mixer in Silver

€99.99

3 interest-free payments of €33.33 with humm

Power and speeds

300 W, 5 speeds, slow start

350 W, 5 speeds, slow start

450 W, 5 speeds plus pulse

5 speeds

In the box

Stainless steel beaters

Beaters, kneaders, measuring spoon

Beaters and dough hooks

Twin beaters and kneaders

Also

Integrated cord storage

Carry case holds every part

SureGrip handle, SureEject

3.5 L bowl rotates on its stand

Kenwood

Quickmix Lite Hand Blender

€24.99

3 interest-free payments of €8.33 with humm

Kenwood

QuickMix Go Hand Mixer

€49.99

3 interest-free payments of €16.66 with humm

Power and speeds

300 W, 5 speeds, slow start

350 W, 5 speeds, slow start

In the box

Stainless steel beaters

Beaters, kneaders, measuring spoon

Also

Integrated cord storage

Carry case holds every part

Kenwood

HMP30 450W Electric Hand Mixer

€39.99

3 interest-free payments of €13.33 with humm

Kenwood

Chefette Mixer in Silver

€99.99

3 interest-free payments of €33.33 with humm

Power and speeds

450 W, 5 speeds plus pulse

5 speeds

In the box

Beaters and dough hooks

Twin beaters and kneaders

Also

SureGrip handle, SureEject

3.5 L bowl rotates on its stand

Complete the set-up

A food processor and a hand blender to go with the kMix. Tick what you need.

The mixer

Kenwood KMix 5L Cream Stand Mixer

1000 W motor, 5 L stainless steel bowl and a Fold function. K-beater, dough tool, whisk and splashguard included.

€379.99
  • €99.99
  • €59.99

Running total

  • kMix 5 L€379.99

Total for 1 item€379.99

3 × €126.66 interest-free

Each item at its own price.

Food processors

For pastry, dough, grating and slicing, from Kenwood, Ninja and Sage.

Compare bowl size and power. The Ninja 3-in-1 has a 1.8 L bowl, the Ninja PrecisionPro 2.1 L and the Kenwood MultiPro Express 3 L, with 850 W to 1200 W behind them. The Kenwood FDP65.860WH and the Sage Paradice 9 also dice.

Kenwood

MultiPro Express Food Processor

3 L bowl · 1.5 L blender

€99.99

3 interest-free payments of €33.33 with humm

Kenwood

Multipro Express Food Processor

Express Dice · 1000 W

€159

3 interest-free payments of €53.00 with humm

Ninja

3-in-1 Food Processor with Auto-IQ

1.8 L bowl · 1200 W

€249.99

3 interest-free payments of €83.33 with humm

Sage

Paradice 9 Food Processor - Stainless Steel

Dicing kit · 650 W

€349.90

3 interest-free payments of €116.63 with humm

1.8kg

of cake mix is the rated maximum for the compact Kenwood Go stand mixer.

Kenwood Go

6.7L

stainless steel bowl for big batches, and over 25 optional attachments.

Kenwood Chef XL

300°C

top oven temperature, with AirFry and Moist Fan Baking settings.

Electrolux EOM6P46K
Round loaf of brown bread topped with oats, on baking paper

Ovens for baking

Single ovens with added steam, a bread baking setting or pyrolytic cleaning.

Compare capacity and energy class. The Bosch HHF113BA0B holds 66 L and is class A. The Bosch Series 4 ovens and the NEFF N50 hold 71 L and the Electrolux EOM6P46K and KOFFP46TX 72 L, all class A+ on the A+++ to D scale.

How to choose a mixer and oven for baking

From the product descriptions and our guides.

Check the dough and cake limits, not just the bowl size

Each Kenwood stand mixer has a rated maximum load, and it does not always follow the bowl. The compact Go takes 1.5 kg of dough, more than the kMix with its bigger bowl, although the kMix holds more cake mix. The Kitchen Chef and Chef XL each take 5 kg of cake mix, with 2.18 kg and 2.42 kg of dough. If you bake bread for a family each week, compare the dough figure first.

stand mixers explained · food preparation

A hand mixer suits occasional baking

A hand mixer suits smaller, occasional bakes such as sponges, biscuits and whipped cream. The QuickMix Go's recommended maximum is 450 g of flour, and the Quickmix Lite is designed for light and medium mixing tasks. The Chefette sits between a hand and a stand mixer and is made for smaller kitchens: use the hand unit in any bowl, or dock it on the stand, which turns the bowl and keeps mixing while you prepare other ingredients.

bakery results at home · food preparation

Choose an oven by its bread and steam settings

For bread, look for a dedicated setting and a low starting temperature. The NEFF N50 has a Bread Baking mode and a range of 30 to 275 °C, so the same oven can prove the dough and bake the loaf, and its Slide&Hide door slides away under the cavity. The Bosch HQA574BS3B adds steam to its heat modes for a crisp outside and a moist inside, and has 10 AutoPilot programmes.

single ovens · brown bread toolkit

Good to know

Which stand mixer bowl size do I need?

It depends on how much you bake at once. The Go's 4 L bowl is sized for everyday baking and the Chef XL's 6.7 L bowl for big batches; the Kitchen Chef has 4.6 L and the kMix 5 L. A bigger bowl also whisks more: the Chef XL takes up to 16 egg whites, the kMix 12.

Can a hand mixer knead dough?

Yes, if it comes with kneaders, also called dough hooks. The HMP30 has stainless steel dough hooks for bread, pizza and enriched dough, the QuickMix Go has kneaders, and the Chefette has twin kneaders and keeps kneading on its stand. For bigger loaves, a stand mixer's dough tool takes more: up to 1.5 kg on the Kenwood Go.

Can I bake on more than one shelf at once?

Yes, in an oven with a fan system made for it. The NEFF N50's CircoTherm hot air bakes on up to three levels, and so does the 3D HotAir in the Bosch HQA574BS3B. The Bosch HHF113BA0B's 3D Hotair cooks across multiple levels, and the Electrolux KOFFP46TX's SurroundCook spreads heat evenly across all its levels.

Can a food processor make pastry and dough?

Yes. The Kenwood MultiPro Express FDP65 handles pastry, with a knife blade and a dough tool in its 3 L bowl. For bread and pizza dough, the Ninja PrecisionPro has a dough blade and a dough preset that stops on its own once the gluten has developed, so the dough is not overworked.

Do I need a pyrolytic oven for baking?

No, pyrolytic cleaning changes how you clean the oven, not how it bakes. The oven heats up until residue turns to ash you wipe away. The NEFF N50, Bosch HQA574BS3B and Electrolux EOM6P46K and KOFFP46TX are pyrolytic; the Bosch HQA534BB3B has an EcoClean Direct coating, and the HHF113BA0B an enamel interior you clean by hand.