Since the Thermomix is displayed in all kitchens, pastry robots are once again a daily essential. We also note that the confinement and therefore the fact that we spent much more time at home at the start of the pandemic, had a considerable impact on the sales of kitchen accessories and food processors.
And if it seems complicated to use at first glance, the pastry robot is actually designed to make our task easier with regard to various stages of making a recipe. They help us to beat egg whites when making a cake or frozen desserts, but also to knead bread or pizza dough for our best homemade recipes. Today, the pastry robot market includes the “simplest” with a bowl, a whisk and a part for mixing where the first prices start around 50€… but also robots worthy of the greatest kitchen experts with several specific features. In this case, the prices can go up to more than 500€!
To help us make the perfect choice based on our budget, the magazine “60 million consumers” has just signed a survey published in its February issue and reveals its ranking of the best robots after analyzing 10 models “representative of the French market. “. Among the criteria for establishing this ranking: practicality, noise, the time spent making the recipe, or even the endurance of the product.
The 3 best pastry robots according to “60 million consumers”:
> On the first step of the podium, we find the MUM 5XW20/06 model from the Bosch brand. “Discreet, durable and easy to use, this robot excels in the realization of all preparations of raw pastry bases. writes the media.
> The silver medal was awarded to the kMix KMX75 model from Kenwood, which obtained a score of 16.5 out of 20. Ultra-powerful and versatile, it is your professional ally for making and kneading all types of dough and much more . Easy to use thanks to the mobile arm with a simple press, it has 7 speeds + turbo to control the texture of your preparations. It is supplied with 1 stainless steel mixing whisk, 1 stainless steel whisk, 1 stainless steel dough hook, 4 reversible stainless steel discs, 1 blender, and 1 protective cover.
> In third position, we find the Artisan 5KSM175 model, from the Kitchen Aid brand, which obtained a score of 16 out of 20. It is ideal for preparing all your bread doughs, brioche, whisking egg whites and emulsifying mayonnaise and vinaigrettes. It is designed for beating egg whites, whipped cream, pancake batter and kneading bread, pizza and shortcrust pastry. It is also used to prepare chocolate mousses, soufflés (reproduces the gesture of the hand). A very complete tool with a capacity of 4.8L.
Finally, the robot with the best value for money is the EKM800 model from the Electrolux brand. This pastry robot with its compact and elegant design will fit perfectly into any kitchen. It comes with a pastry kit for making all types of breads, cakes and desserts: a whisk (for whisking the egg whites or whipping the cream), a beater (for preparing light doughs) and a kneading hook (for pasta lifted).
Elizabeth Sall