Top 10 kitchen mixers for Christmas 2013 Kenwood kMix Amazon If you can't afford a KitchenAid, a kMix is a reliable bet. A Which? Best Buy, they have a similar old-fashioned appearance and produce excellent results. There are various additional useful attachments you can buy, including a pasta maker and meat grinder. Assistent AKM6120 John Lewis Rather different-looking to most other mixers on the market, the Assistent is a swish Swedish machine that would fit very well in a modern kitchen. It has a large seven-litre bowl, various speeds and a timer function, but isn't quite as easy to use as some other machines. Andrew James stand mixer (5.2 litre) The best-selling food mixer on Amazon's UK site is this cheap-and-cheerful product from Andrew James. Unsurprisingly, it's not quite as simple to operate as its more upmarket counterparts, but it performs the basic functions of mixing, kneading etc well. The mixer also comes with a handy silicone spatula, so you can scrape down any leftover mix on the sides of the bowl. Sage by Heston Blumenthal Scrape Mixer Pro Lakeland Heston Blumenthal himself has approved this pricey mixer, which claims to cut down mixing time by 60 per cent (it has a special blade which constantly scrapes down the side of the bowl). The machine is straightforward to use with smart features: for example, you don't have to guess what speed is suitable for which mix because the buttons are labelled with different foods. Lakeland is offering a free bowl worth £59.95 with the mixer's purchase until December 24. Breville VFP040 Stand and Hand Mixer If you can't decide whether to buy a hand or a stand mixer, this ingenious machine from Breville could be the answer - the top is detatchable, so you can use it as a hand mixer whenever you need. There are 12 mixer speeds, and a digital LCD screen with timer. Kenwood Chef Major Titanium KMM020 With a 6.7 litre bowl and more than 20 attachments available, this is more than just a mixer - it's like your own personal sous chef, able to do everything from chopping to mincing to grinding. A powerful machine for serious cooks. Bodum Bistro Electric Stand Mixer Made from rubber-sprayed plastic, this mixer is one of the funkier-looking machines on the market. It whisk, whips and mixes with ease, but bear in mind some users find it a little slow and noisy. Bosch MUM46A1 mixer Another Which? Best Buy, this Bosch mixer is an extremely useful all-rounder - not only does it efficiently whip up cake mixes and bread doughs, it also comes with a slicing disc, shredding disc, citrus press and a liquidiser attachment. Dualit 88013 Stand Mixer Not dissimilar in appearance to a KitchenAid but considerably cheaper, this is a robust and easy-to-use machine. It comes with a whisk, dough hooks, beater and a spatula beater (to help clear mix from the sides). There's also a handy pause button, in case you forget to add an ingredient.