If you bake frequently and want to spend less time and muscle power on mixing, kneading, whipping and stirring, it's worth buying a food processor. The Titanium Chef Baker XL Silver KVL85.704SI from Kenwood does a good to very good job at all the tasks tested. However, the dough hook does not fit perfectly in the bowl, so that residues remain on the edge and have to be readjusted manually...