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Viking VSM700BR Bright Red Stand Mixer 7-qt. | 
 enlarge | Brand: Viking
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $525.00
Buy New: $449.95 (On sale from $524.95)
You Save: $75.00 (14%)
New (3) from $449.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 198354
Shipping Weight (lbs): 31.7
MPN: VSM700BR
UPC: 800284201281
EAN: 0800284201281
ASIN: B0013F6OTC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Model No.: VSM700BR | | • | Capacity: 7-qt. | | • | Weight: 31-lbs. | | • | Width: 8.5-in. | | • | Height: 15-in. |
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Product Description
Designed with commercial use in mind, the Viking stand mixer offers a rugged, all-metal gear transmission and runs on a powerful 1000 watts. Exclusive to this 7-qt. stand mixer is the V-style attachments, ergonomic cast-stainless bowl handle, large control knob and two back-mounted wheels for easy positioning of the entire unit. Choose from primary, low and high speeds to mix, blend, whip and knead. Employing the planetary mixing action, it ensures thorough results. The pop-up head lift locks in both the up and down positions. The Viking stand mixer comes complete with beater, whip and dough hook, plus a beautiful, stainless steel mixing bowl.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Maybe as installation art... December 1, 2008
Purchased this mixer for baking bread, especially bagels, with the odd batch of cookies thrown in. I had read about the Kitchen Aid's problems with plastic gearing, and figured the Viking's 1000 Watts could stand up to single batches of bread. I couldn't have been more wrong -- it took a single batch of bagels (about 7 cups of flour) to kill this machine. Granted, bagels are about as tough a workout as you can get while kneading bread, and had the machine simply cut off under the stress of mixing, rather than dying under the strain, I would have continued to use the mixer to start recipes while finishing them by hand. However, several months out of the box and I had to send it in to their service center in Detroit. Out of my hands for 6 weeks, I get the machine back, use it for a couple of batches of cookies and pizza dough, which it does serviceably well, before it chokes again on another batch of bread. The motor just groans at me when I turn the dial. Now, out of warranty, I'm left with a $600 stainless steel hulk of a machine that just isn't worth fixing until its next inevitable breakdown. Desperately I search for a suitable location to mount this to my wall... "Ceci ce n'est pas une mixer".
 Absolutely Priceless for the Artisan Baker! April 19, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
After much research, I purchased the Viking 7-qt. mixer 2 1/2 years ago. It was well made - all metal parts; customer service from the company was excellent - they actually answered questions before I purchased; and it was powerful enough to handle heavy doughs. I intended to use it for making artisan breads at home - bakery loaves, at the time, were running over $4.50. I decided I could make the bread more economically at home. After purchasing the mixer and numerous books, and after 2 1/2 years, I finally have amortized the cost of a loaf of homebaked bread to single digits. That being said, I am thrilled with the performance and durability of my Viking mixer. It performs in a workmanlike manner, handling even bagel dough made with high gluten flour with ease. It does not bog down or struggle to mix even the heaviest doughs. My only warning to those considering purchasing this mixer is that it is noisy. Since I have nothing to compare it with, this may be a standard for the 1000 watt mixer. If you are serious about home-baking, don't let this criticism scare you away from the best mixer made.
Used by professional and commercial kitchens for a reason. April 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A motor this size is going to mix anything! Everything I have mixed in the Viking so far has been blended to perfection. After working at one of the best reviewed bakeries as a pastry chef, I knew I would need one of these for my home. The motor is more noticeable at home than in the bakery, but I don't mix all day long and it doesn't wake my daughter. I would recommend this mixer to anyone who takes pride in what comes out of their kitchen, whether for commercial purposes or serving friends and family.
Viking 7 quart stand mixer February 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great product. It has the capacity and power to mix enough dough for double loaves, and the stand mixer design allows the head to be tilted back out of the way for easy access to the mixing bowl.
I Love it! December 11, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I love my stand mixer. It can make bread in minutes, cookies or cakes are a breeze, whipping cream or egg whites couldn't be easier!
For the previous reviewer who didn't like it, what did you expect? A motor that size is not going to be silent. There are instructions in the owner's manual on how to adjust the beaters so that they reach the bottom of the bowl. Difficulty scraping, I don't have a problem with it, but pretty much all stand mixers have the same "problem".
All in all a great product, and I love that it can take a blender attachment, too.
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