Viking Professional 7 -quart Stand Mixer

by Viking

Product Features

• Powerful 1000-watt motor with metal gear transmission
• Metal housing
• Includes V" beater, whip, dough hook & bowl
• Tilt-back head locks in up and down position
• One year manufacturer warranty

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 35 pounds
• ASIN: B0013FA5YW
• Item model number: VSM700SG
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,496 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #56 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Mixers > Stand Mixers

Product Description

Color: Stainless Gray

With 1000 watts of power, the new Viking Professional Stand Mixers provide enough brawn to knead any dough into submission. However they have a range of settings delicate enough for even the most sensitive meringue too. This stand mixer has many special features which make using it a breeze such as: locking pop up heads make clean up snap, a special stirring speed that helps prevent flour pouf, and liquid splatter during the initial mixing stage. Viking is known for integrity and unsurpassed quality each of which are found in this stand mixer. Product Features Gray Stainless Powerful 1000-watt motor with metal gear transmission Viking exclusive, patented pending Easy-Glide rear wheels for easy maneuverability around the counter top Primary, Low-speed, High-speed 3 multi-function power outlets for wide range of attachments Stainless steel standard accessories are all dishwasher-safe Includes V" beater, whip, dough hook & bowl Viking exclusive ergonomic stainless steel bowl for optimum comfort Tilt-back head locks in up and down position Viking exclusive design and tooling One year manufacturer warranty Measurements 8.5"W x 15"H x 17"D Origin Italy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Commercial like mixer without paying commercial price, February 15, 2005

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ThomasN (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

After extensive research on the web and through friends' experiences, I decided to opt for this 7-qt mixer. Two other major brands I considered are Hobart and of course, KitchenAid. The DeLonghi mixer comes close to specs and features, but is also marketed under Kenwood and Hamilton Beach. I sure wouldn't want to pay premium price for a Hamilton Beach. The Hobart is a true commercial grade mixer but overkill for the occasional home use, not to mention at lease twice the cost. The KA doesn't have the 1000 wattage or the professional feel like the Viking 7-qt mixer. One thing my wife appreciates about this unit is that it has rear wheels for easy maneuverability around the countertop - the average stand mixer weights over 20 lbs so this feature definitely helps. Although the availability of accessories for this mixer is few, however, I do notice that the included beater, whisk, and dough hook are well-made, stainless steel attachments (not plastic coating over metal). Overall, the Viking mixer is powerful, easy to use, and professionally designed that won't look dated 10 years from now. This mixer must be a joy to work with because my wife's been baking almost every week since we got it. By the way, the stainless gray model one sees on the Viking website is grayer in color - only the bowl, attachments, and the front "Viking" attachment cover are stainless. Highly recommended.

73 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great choice for a bread baker, October 29, 2006

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CKKNH (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews

I've owned a Kitchenaid mixer for 20+ years. I make bread at least once per week. I'd wanted to try this mixer for a long time, but since my Kitchenaid refuses to die, I'd felt guilty spending the money on the Viking. I had an opportunity to try the Viking in a cooking course, and after seeing how powerful this mixer is, decided to take the plunge.

Pros:
1. The power - the Kitchenaid just cannot compare. The Viking can knead large amounts of the toughest doughs in very short time. In fact, breads that I was accustomed to needing 1/2 hour or more mixing and kneading in the KA took a third of that time in the Viking.
2. The attachments - they are big, and they are heavy. The KA attachments seem very flimsy in comparison. The whip also has more "tines", so that meringues seem to take a much shorter amount of time.
3. The "stir" setting - Bread bakers who use the KA will really appreciate this one. The stir, or slowest speed on the Viking is great for incorporating flour slowly into doughs, and doesn't cause the flour to jump out of the bowl. In the KA, you get a flour haze in the kitchen unless you've got the pour shield on (and remember to use it). No pour shield needed with the Viking.
3. The maneuverability. Despite the size, the Viking is actually quite easy to move around. It has hidden wheels for moving on the counter, and the weight seems well distributed when you pick it up and carry it. In contrast, the KA is very top-heavy.

Cons:
1. Viking should install a "kill" switch that shuts off the motor when the head is raised. My daughter accidentally turned the dial switch on when my hand happened to be next to the paddle attachment - ouch!
2. Viking customer service - it stinks. My first mixer was defective. The bottom half of the mixer was bent, causing the attachments to hit against the side of the bowl. It took over a month to resolve the issue and get a new mixer. Viking customer service goes through a call center, and the people who answer the phones are poorly trained. In addition, the Detroit service center is terrible. They returned the first mixer to me repaired, but scratched and dented. In addition, they were rude and abusive on the phone. Viking, get your customer service in order, and then you'll get five stars.

I'd buy this again, despite the bad start I had with it. It's just so much better for bread baking.

69 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Maybe as installation art..., December 1, 2008

By 

Jon Rosenthal (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Viking Professional 7 Quart Stand Mixer - Stainless Gray

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".

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