Types of Mixers

There are many types of mixers depending on their usage. The following figure shows the different types of mixers:

Stand mixer

• Contains attachments such as whisk, beater and dough hook to mix different type of ingredients 

Hand Mixer 

• Hand-held mixing device. The handle is mounted on enclosed motor which drives the beaters 

Spiral mixer

• Contains a stationary spiral shaped agitator and rotating bowl 

Smeary mixer 

• Contains a stationary bowl and rotating agitator to mix, whip or blend ingredients

Dough mixer 

• Used for kneading large quantities of dough