Ankarsrum Assistant Original Stand Mixer, Cloudy Pink

The Ankarsrum Assistent Original Stand Mixer, Cloudy Pink is a Swedish-made kitchen machine for anyone who bakes often, bakes in bigger quantities, or simply loves the calm rhythm of mixing dough at home.

This is the mixer we point a bread baker towards first. The 7 litre stainless-steel bowl can handle large batches, up to around 5kg of dough, and the 1500W motor is built for long kneads without fuss. It is steady on the counter, smooth in speed, and surprisingly calm for something with this much power.

• Made in Ankarsrum, Sweden
• Large 7 litre stainless-steel bowl
• Powerful 1500W motor for dough
• Variable speed and built-in timer
• Soft Cloudy Pink countertop finish

The standard set includes the stainless-steel bowl, dough roller, dough knife, dough hook, scraper, plastic whipping bowl, balloon whisks and cookie beaters. So you can move from sourdough to brioche, cake batter, whipped cream, egg whites and cookie dough without feeling like you need to buy half the machine again.

It also has that pleasingly practical Scandinavian feel: side knobs, cable storage in the base, an open bowl that is easy to see into, and a low shape that sits well under kitchen cupboards. The Cloudy Pink finish is soft rather than sugary. The sort of colour you leave out because putting it away would be a shame.

Meet the maker: Ankarsrum

A household name in Sweden, the Ankarsrum Assistent Original has been in continuous production since 1940. It was first developed in Sweden by civil engineer Alvar Lenning, who was asked to turn a large professional bakery machine into something smaller, neater, and useful at home.

That origin still makes sense when you see how it works. The bowl rotates. The scraper helps guide the dough. The machine is known for taking on heavy bread doughs and larger batches without making a drama of it. The mixers are designed, manufactured and assembled there by hand.

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