| A beloved kitchen tool in Sweden for over 80 years.
  This Swedish mixer is more powerful than a KitchenAid  For years our trusty KitchenAid stand mixers had been more than adequate for our baking needs. But as we, like many home bakers, found ourselves experimenting with bread on an almost daily basis over the past few years, we became interested in a machine with more power and larger capacity. Which led us to the Ankarsrum Assistent ("assistent" is Swedish for assistant), or "the Ank", as many of its users prefer to call it, since they, like us, find it a challenge to spell correctly.
Despite its relative obscurity here in the U.S., the Ankarsrum Assistent has remained a beloved kitchen tool in Sweden for more than 80 years. What makes the Ankarsrum distinctive is that—unlike "planetary" mixers like the KitchenAid, which move their attachments around the bowl like a planet circling the sun—it spins the bowl and its contents, while the mixing attachments remain fixed in place. It also has a very powerful motor: The current model is rated at a whopping 1,500 watts of power. (By comparison, the motors on most higher-end planetary mixers, including the KitchenAid, top off at 600 watts.)
We put this extremely powerful mixer—which is gaining popularity in the U.S.—to the test to see if the average home baker should upgrade to it. We Recommend When you buy something through our retail links, we earn an affiliate commission.
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Monday, January 31, 2022
This Swedish mixer is more powerful than a KitchenAid
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