Cuisinart SM-55 800 Watts Stand Mixer

Pros: Modern design, excellent power, two-handled bowl, timer, fold button and nonstock attachments. 800 watts!
Cons: Hard to find the accessories unless you order them online.

Kitchen Aid might have the colors but Cuisinart knows how to make a stand mixer! This appliance should be called a kitchen center. Running on 800 watts after you add the accessories it's a stand mixer, juicer, blender, food processor, pasta maker and meat grinder. This is more power than my countertop blender!
I'm particularly ecstatic about the plastic shield that connects to and goes up with the head giving you easy access to the bowl when lifted.
The bowl design is sleek and I've yet to find any dry ingredients left at the bottom after mixing.
The test for me was finding out if it would beat one egg white - and it did!