Bought this mixer in Kitchens in Cardiff for around £35 some years back, it replaced an old trusted beater but alas... In a neat box with James Martins face plastered on along with his name, as if we needed his name to recognise his face, the beater comes in beautiful matt silver encasement (it's not plastic, it's not metal, so am not sure what material it is a mixture?) On the side there are three slats horizontally, and on the front two vertically. It is the same on the other side of the mixer. The base of the mixer is black, it has a rubber strip for the ease of sitting the mixer up after beating but not finished with it yet, it also has two ...  Read the complete review

I bought this mixer to replace an ancient one my mum had given me. I chose this particular model as it was on special offer at Argos and had good reviews there. If anyone's not familiar with James Martin, he's a TV chef, who like other TV chefs has brought out a range of kitchen equipment. The mixer is silver in colour, and is quite heavy to hold, which can be a problem if you're mixing for any length of time. Saying that, it's easy to hold as it has a rubberised handle, and it's easy to move the speed switch with your thumb whilst holding the mixer. It comes with two lots of attachments: beaters and dough hooks. Being a keen cake-baker ...  Read the complete review