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Why does every restaurant kitchen need a commercial stand mixer? Here’s the simple answer: Power.

Compared to a hand-held mixer, a stand mixer brings unparalleled power to food preparation. The heavy-duty motor can handle demanding jobs like kneading sticky dough or beating airy batters. Choose your speed and attachment and just let the stand mixer do the work, hands free.

But not all stand mixers are created equal. We designed the CPM800 8-quart/8L stand mixer to meet the specific needs of professional chefs. Here’s what they wished for: the 10 features that define the best stand mixers for restaurant kitchens.

The 10 restaurant stand mixer features that pro chefs love

1.  Tilting head: Some stand mixers require the user to raise the mixing bowl in order for the mixing attachment to make contact. That process is a bit too slow and awkward for busy chefs. The CPM800 has a tilting head, which allows the user to smoothly lift and lower the mixing attachment. This creates a generous amount of space for chefs to add ingredients, and also makes it simpler to remove the bowl.
   
   
2. Pulse function: Have you ever accidentally created a cloud of flour or confectioner’s sugar when mixing a dough? The CPM800 pulse function can save you from this particular kitchen mess. Pulse in the first few seconds of mixing to incorporate dry ingredients, then increase the speed.
   
   
3. Thermal overload protection: A powerful motor like the one on the CPM800 naturally generates heat, but excessive heat can damage the motor or shorten its life. That’s why we added thermal overload protection, which automatically shuts down the motor to let it cool before any damage is done. Other popular commercial stand mixer brands don’t have thermal overload protection, which means the motor may overheat with back-to-back use.
   
   
4. Large capacity: Need to make 15 dozen cookies? That’s no problem at all; you can make the dough in a single batch. The CPM800’s bowl has been tested to handle up to 16 cups (2 kg) of flour.
   
   
5. Two-handled bowl: When you’re mixing large batches, the bowl gets heavy. That’s why the CPM800’s mixing bowl features two sturdy handles — not a single handle that’s easily bent — for better maneuverability. Also, it reduces the chance of a kitchen disaster, like the “Kevin’s famous chili” incident.
   
   
6. Heavy construction with a compact footprint: Chefs want their stand mixer to be solid as a rock… but also as petite as possible, to avoid taking up too much counter space. The CPM800 has all-metal gears and weighs in at 32 pounds (14.5 kg) for maximum durability. At the same time, its innovative design requires little room in the kitchen. “We like the height,” one professional chef told us after field testing. “It works better for us, space wise.”
   
   
7. Intelligently designed attachments: The CPM800 is a planetary stand mixer, which means its whisk, dough hook and flat beater orbit inside the bowl (rather than the bowl moving in a circle). All attachments are dishwasher-safe, and all have a splash guard that protects the mixer hub, preventing it from getting dirty. Made of heavy-duty stainless steel, the attachments are dishwasher-safe. Chefs appreciate that there’s no enamel coating that can flake off over time.
   
   
8. BPA-free plastic bowl guard: An included bowl guard with magnetic attachments and a large ingredient chute that prevents splashing? Perfect. The 230V model has a lid interlock to meet agency requirements.
   
   
9. NSF-certified: To save money, some restaurants use a consumer-grade stand mixer. Retail mixers aren’t designed for heavy use, however. The CPM800 is NSF-certified, which means it has been tested by independent experts to make sure it meets high safety and sanitation standards.
   
   
10.  2-year Express Care coverage: In the United States, the CPM800 is eligible for Hamilton Beach Commercial’s standout Express Care warranty. This means that if anything goes wrong with the mixer in the first two years and we can’t fix the problem with a phone call, we’ll ship a replacement product to your location. Use it free of charge until we ship your repaired mixer back to you. Outside of the continental U.S., the CPM800 carries a 2-year Global Care warranty.
    
    

Ready to take the CPM800 commercial stand mixer for a spin?