Viking Stand Mixers – Quality Kitchen Appliances

Viking Range Corporation is best known for its professional line of commercial ranges produced for home use. In fact, they have a full line of professional kitchen appliances that can be found in many high-end homes, such as: built-in ovens, warming drawers, dishwashers, trash compactors, food waste disposals, refrigerators, freezers, cellars, and all. a line of outdoor products including stainless steel grills, ovens, refrigeration and cabinets.

In 2002, Viking Corporation expanded its product line to include premium culinary products including cookware, silverware, and countertop appliances. Among countertop appliances, Viking stand mixers are one of their best-selling products.

Stand mixers come in two models; the Viking VMS500 Professional Series and the Viking VSM700 Professional Series.

VMS500 – Viking 5 Qt Stand Mixer has 800 watts of power and a 5 quart mixing bowl

VMS700 – Viking 7Qt Stand Mixer has 1000 watts of power and a 7 quart mixing bowl.

Characteristics:

Both come with a stainless steel mixing bowl, V-beater, whip, and dough hook. And they are dishwasher safe, making cleaning easy.

Planetary mixing action is achieved when the beater rotates clockwise and the shaft rotates counterclockwise. This combination helps the dough or dough mix to incorporate better and there is less need for scraping.

The rear Easy Glide wheels make it easy to move the mixer across the countertop.

The tilt-back construction allows the mixer accessories to be raised and lowered into the bowl easily and can be locked in the up or down position. The accessories reside on the container so that the drops fall into the container and not on the countertop.

Warranty: Viking warrants the engine and parts for a full 12 months.

Colors: white, black, stainless gray and bright red.

The Viking 5-Quart Stand Mixer is large enough for most avid cooks. It can handle up to 13 1/2 cups of flour or 6 pounds of cake mix. If you need something a bit larger then you will want to upgrade to the 7-quart mixer. It can hold 16 1/2 cups of flour or 10 pounds of cake mix.

Regardless of which model you choose, you can’t go wrong with a Viking stand mixer. They provide heavy duty performance, are reliable and easy to care for.