Name: Ninja BN800UK 3 in 1 Food Processo with Auto IQ in Black Silver
Brand: Ninja

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The KitchenAid Artisan may be the stand mixer you picture first, yet its 300W motor is the smallest on paper of the three mixers here, against the kMix's 1000W and the Go's 800W. Its appeal clearly reaches beyond a motor rating. For me, the useful question comes before watts or colour: what do you want to bake, and how much of the job do you want the machine to do?

A stand mixer mixes, beats and whips ingredients in its bowl, and kneads bread with a dough hook. You still prove the dough and bake it yourself. A bread maker takes the loaf through mixing, kneading, rising and baking in its own tin. A food processor has a broader kitchen job: the Ninja BN800UK chops, slices, grates and mixes, with a blender jug as well.

That leaves a real choice between help with the baking and handing over the whole loaf. A machine can look lovely in a photograph and still leave you with more of the job than you wanted.

What would you actually bake?

If your answer includes sponge cakes, meringues and bread, I'd lean towards a stand mixer. Kenwood puts baking at the centre of its case for these machines, and I find that a more useful starting point than a motor rating. The question is whether you want help making several things or a machine that finishes one particular thing for you.

The poll below puts the question to you: what do you bake most often?

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Your answer doesn't need to be an elaborate baking plan. If you're mainly hoping to make a sponge, Which? found every stand mixer it tested could make a good one. A machine that suits the cake you make regularly matters more than one bought for recipes you never get round to.

Bread makes the distinction more interesting. A bread maker usually produces a tin-shaped loaf, often tall, with a paddle hole in the base; a dough-only programme lets you shape and oven-bake it instead. I'd happily accept that shape for the convenience. If shaping the loaf is part of the appeal, the stand mixer starts to make more sense, especially if cake and meringue are on your list as well.

The KitchenAid appeal goes beyond the colour

Once you've decided you want that involvement, the Artisan becomes easier to judge. I'd consider it for its bowl tools and attachment options as much as its appearance. The choice between versions comes down to which tools you want and how you want to wash them.

The 5KSM175PS has a 4.8 litre stainless steel bowl, an extra 3 litre bowl, a 300W direct-drive motor and 10 speeds, and weighs about 11kg. Its dough hook, flat beater and wire whisk cover the baking jobs; the included Flex Edge Beater has a silicone edge to scrape the bowl. Expert Reviews' Danielle Amato found that meant less scraping in an August 2020 review.

Cleaning separates the versions. The 175's coated aluminium hook and flat beater are dishwasher safe, but its whisk needs hand-washing. The 5KSM185PS has the same motor and bowl capacity, with dishwasher-safe stainless steel tools, but no Flex Edge Beater. So the everyday choice is between that scraping tool and a set you can put in the dishwasher together.

The attachment hub takes more than 15 optional accessories, including a pasta cutter, meat grinder and grain mill. Those options strengthen the case for the Artisan if pasta or mincing interests you. If you only want to bake, the tools already in the box matter more.

The grid below shows the Artisan versions and colours at Appliance City; our KitchenAid page has every product from the brand we list.

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KitchenAid Artisan 4.8L at Appliance City

Bread dough is where the reviews disagree

Those tools make a persuasive case for varied baking, but bread deserves a closer look. The Artisan's motor rating alone tells me too little about how it handles dough; the batches in the reviews are more revealing.

In Expert Reviews' August 2020 test, the 175 clunked and moved with 1kg of bread dough, and the motor struggled a little. Yet Woman & Home's Laura Honey kneaded a loaf using 500g of flour without wobbling in January 2025. The reports differ, and so do the quantities: a weight of finished dough and a weight of flour aren't the same measure.

An owner's account adds some perspective: in a December 2023 Mumsnet post, Cynderella reported about 20 years with a KitchenAid and using it two or three times a week, mostly for bread dough. It's an encouraging account of regular use, alongside those mixed reports from reviewers.

KitchenAid specifies speed 2 only for yeast dough, and says bowl-lift mixers are generally preferred for frequent, heavy use. For me, the tilt-head Artisan makes more sense as a varied baker's machine than a purchase devoted to heavy bread work.

The video below is BBC Good Food's September 2025 stand mixer buying guide, including KitchenAid and the kMix, for another view of the choice.

BBC Good Food's guide to stand mixers, September 2025

BBC Good Food's guide to stand mixers, September 2025 · Watch on YouTube

The kMix makes its case with the tools

That brings me to the alternative I'd put beside the Artisan before buying. The kMix interests me because of what comes in the box, rather than the idea that a bigger wattage must make better bread.

The Apricot Pink KMX760API has a 1000W motor, a 5 litre stainless steel bowl with a handle, a metal body and stainless steel K-beater, whisk and dough tool. There are dishwasher-safe parts, a fold setting and a slow-speed attachment hub. Compared with the Artisan 175's coated tools, the stainless steel set is a strong reason to favour the Kenwood if the attachment range and appearance matter less to you.

Bread reports still need reading together. Ideal Home's October 2023 comparison found the kMix stayed put where a tester's KitchenAid moved around. But Trusted Reviews' Helen Harjak found the KMX760 a little shaky while kneading panettone at setting 2 in September 2019.

At the KMX754's full 1.35kg dough capacity, Expert Reviews reported shaking and an audibly struggling motor, though no overheating; its November 2023 review says that model shares the KMX760's specification. I'd leave some room between a published maximum and the batch you want to make routinely. The larger bowl and stainless tools are the kMix's attraction for me; the motor number doesn't settle the bread question.

The panel below compares live prices for the Apricot Pink kMix at Hughes and Joybuy; our Kenwood page has the wider range we list.

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Kenwood kMix stand mixer (KMX760API)

Kenwood · 2 shopsKENWOOD Stand Mixer - Stylish Apricot Pink KMX760API for Professional Baking & Mixing in Home Kitchens

From £214.97 at Hughes, with delivery

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Small batches give the Go its purpose

The kMix's bigger bowl won't be a benefit to everyone. If you're picturing smaller cakes and a machine you can put away, I'd give the Kenwood Go serious attention before making space for either larger mixer.

The Go is 30cm tall and weighs 6.3kg, with an 800W motor, a 4 litre stainless steel bowl and six speeds plus pulse. Ideal Home's Rebecca Knight found it kneaded a basic loaf in an October 2024 first look. That gives the compact mixer a place in the bread discussion as well as the cake one.

T3's November 2024 review puts the bowl's strength at small to medium batches and finds it less suited to bulk mixing. Woman & Home's January 2025 review found enriched dough didn't cling and cream thickened within a minute, but batter for two cake tins was its limit. That sounds like a useful fit if your plans match those quantities.

The washing-up and attachments also separate it from the larger machines: Kenwood lists the bowl as dishwasher safe, describes the tools as easy to wash by hand, and gives the Go no universal attachment hub. I'd choose it for smaller batches and the space it saves, with hand-washing the tools part of that choice.

The panel below has live prices for the Storm Blue Go at Electricshop and Joybuy, with a separate comparison for the Go in Clay Red.

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Kenwood Go stand mixer (KZM35)

Kenwood · 2 shopsKENWOOD Go Stand Mixer for Home Kitchens, Compact and Powerful in a Beautiful Blue Finish, Model KZM35.000GY

From £249.99 at Electricshop, with delivery

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If bread is all you want

Even the smaller mixer asks you to take over after kneading. If that part sounds more like work than pleasure, I'd come back to the bread maker and its promise of a finished loaf.

Which?'s October 2026 tests frame a bread maker as convenience rather than a saving against cheap supermarket bread once ingredients and the machine are counted. I find that a better reason to buy one. Wanting bread with less involvement is quite enough without asking the purchase to justify itself through savings.

The electricity is only part of what a loaf costs. Which? metered every bread maker it tested and put two 1kg white loaves a week at £5.20 to £12.48 a year in electricity, using 24.67p per kWh. By my sums, that's roughly 0.2 to 0.5 kWh a loaf, or about 5p to 13p of electricity at Ofgem's October to December 2026 cap rate of 26.32p per kWh for Great Britain, averaged for Direct Debit customers. Flour, yeast and any other ingredients add to the electricity cost, and you also have to pay for the machine, which is why Which? treats a bread maker as a convenience.

The Daewoo SDA2849GE makes 700g or 900g loaves, has 11 programmes including Gluten Free and Dough, and a delay timer of up to 13 hours. It costs far less than the mixers, which makes it worth considering if a finished loaf is the main attraction. Its maximum flour quantity is 490g, no parts go in the dishwasher, and its three-year warranty requires online registration within 28 days.

The panel below compares live prices for that Daewoo bread maker at Joybuy and Daewoo Electricals.

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Daewoo 2lb bread maker (SDA2849GE)

DAEWOO · 2 shopsDaewoo 2lb Digital Bread Maker

From £64.99 at Joybuy, with delivery

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There's also a reason to allow time. Which? found longer programmes tended to give better loaves than fast bakes. In BBC Good Food's April 2026 review, Lydia Anderson rated the Panasonic SD-B2510 highest overall, with one of the strongest loaves in its tests, but a simple loaf took four hours. The convenience is letting the machine handle the process; the loaf still needs time.

The video below is Sorted Food's June 2021 test of a high-end Panasonic bread maker, with a chef considering whether it earns its place.

Sorted Food has a chef test a 37-in-1 Panasonic bread maker, June 2021

Sorted Food has a chef test a 37-in-1 Panasonic bread maker, June 2021 · Watch on YouTube

The shape remains part of the bargain. A MoneySavingExpert forum poster in February 2024 described a deep, square loaf with large slices, while replies favoured a stand mixer and the oven. If that would bother you, shaping your own is the more appealing route. Otherwise, the bread maker's convenience still looks persuasive to me.

The Ninja earns its place another way

There's one more route if baking shares the kitchen with plenty of other jobs. I'd consider the Ninja food processor for that broader routine, with a much more modest expectation of its bread-making role.

The BN800UK combines a 1200W base, a 1.8 litre processor bowl, a 2.1 litre blender jug and a 700ml single-serve cup. Its chopping blade and reversible slicing/grating disc are a different proposition from a mixer's whisk and beater. TechRadar's Helen McCue called it a good choice for combining appliances in November 2021.

Ninja describes the Mix programme with its dough blade as quickly mixing doughs and batters for pizza, bread, pastry and cakes. Trusted Reviews found the blades made mixing bread easier than by hand in October 2020, but Expert Reviews' November 2023 test found it struggled to knead and suited short-mix doughs such as flatbread better than bread or pizza dough.

That distinction matters if bread is the reason you're buying. Pastry and quick doughs could fit a processor purchase; regular bread kneading would send me back to a mixer or bread maker. Our Ninja page has the brand's other products, while our Ninja air fryer guide may help if you're kitting out more of the kitchen.

The panel below compares live prices for the BN800UK at Electricshop, Sonic Direct and Joybuy.

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Ninja 3-in-1 Food Processor (BN800UK)

Ninja · 3 shopsNinja BN800UK 3 in 1 Food Processo with Auto IQ in Black Silver

From £159.99 at Electricshop, with delivery

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The video below is Kitchen Draft's January 2022 owner's review of this exact BN800UK, if you'd like another view before deciding.

Kitchen Draft asks whether the Ninja BN800UK is worth it, January 2022

Kitchen Draft asks whether the Ninja BN800UK is worth it, January 2022 · Watch on YouTube

What earns the worktop space?

The useful machine is the one that fits the baking you want to do regularly. For me, a clear job for it matters more than a long list of possibilities: making cake, taking care of a loaf, or helping with the rest of dinner.

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For cakes, meringues, enriched dough and a weekly loaf you'd enjoy shaping, I'd choose a stand mixer: the Artisan if its attachments and looks matter to you, the kMix for its larger bowl and stainless tools, or the Go for small batches in a small kitchen. If bread is all you want, I'd take the bread maker's convenience. A processor earns its place when chopping, blending and occasional pastry matter more than kneading. What you bake earns the space.

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