Gift guide

Gifts for bakers

For the friend who's always bringing cookies. A good mixer and sturdy pans make every batch easier.

Every product below comes from recent independent reviews, and an automated fact check confirmed each detail against its source. We don't test products ourselves. How we pick.

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Stand mixer

A countertop mixer for doughs and batters.

Budget pick

Hamilton Beach All-Metal Stand Mixer

Has a tilt head. (Food Network)
Food Network's testers found it handled whipped cream, egg whites and cookie dough well. (Food Network)

Recommended in: Food Network

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Mid-range pick

KitchenAid Artisan Tilt-Head Stand Mixer, 5-Quart

Comes with a 5-quart stainless steel bowl. (Food Network)
Includes a flat beater, wire whip and dough hook. (Food Network)
Food Network's testers found it handled cookie dough, egg whites and whipped cream smoothly. (Food Network)
Food Network says KitchenAid offers more colors than any other stand mixer brand. (Food Network)

Recommended in: Food Network

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Splurge pick

KitchenAid 7 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer

A bowl-lift mixer with a 7-quart bowl. (Yahoo Shopping)
Yahoo Shopping lists 11 speeds, a 500-watt motor, a weight of 29.2 pounds and a 2-year warranty. (Yahoo Shopping)
Comes with a flex-edge beater, dough hook, whisk and splatter shield. (Yahoo Shopping)
Reviewers at Yahoo Shopping found it handled kneading, batter mixing and whipping with ease. (Yahoo Shopping)

Recommended in: Yahoo Shopping

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Baking pan set

Sturdy pans for cookies, sheet-pan dinners and other baking.

Budget pick

Nordic Ware Naturals Aluminum Half Sheet Pans, 2-Pack

Made of aluminum, with a limited lifetime warranty. (Yahoo Shopping)
Yahoo Shopping gives each pan's size as 17.9 by 12.9 by 1 inches. (Yahoo Shopping)
Reviewers at Yahoo Shopping found it baked the most evenly browned cookies of the sheet pans tested. (Yahoo Shopping)
Food Network's editors found cookies, pizza and vegetables came out evenly cooked and crisp. (Food Network)

Recommended in: Food Network, Yahoo Shopping

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