Aldi's Stand Mixer is back, it rivals KitchenAid's classic design but costs £500 less

Another star product is returning to Aldi's middle aisle this week and it's better than ever. The sell-out Ambiano stand mixer is now available in pistachio green and baby blue. You'll want to snap it up before it sells out.

This has well and truly been the year of the stand mixer. KitchenAid has launched their sunny butter yellow stand mixer, their limited-edition walnut bowl mixer, and now, adding to the collection of the best stand mixers is the Ambiano Classic Aldi Stand Mixer.

Normally, you can expect to pay anywhere between £100-£600 for a stand mixer, even more in some cases. One thing is for sure, you won't pay less than the bargain model to be found in the middle aisle of Aldi. At £34.99, with two new contemporary colourways, I don't expect the middle aisle to stay stocked for long.

Don't miss the return of the Aldi stand mixer

With spring cleaning season almost over, there's no better time to organise your kitchen countertops and make room for a new stand mixer. Especially when it looks like Aldi's.

For an impressive price of £34.99, the 800W power Aldi Classic Ambiano Stand Mixer has a spacious 5-litre mixing bowl with 8-speed levels, a useful timer function and a handy splash protection lid. It even has a pulse function which is ideal for breadmaking and for mastering those ever so delicate fluffy cakes.

That's not all, similar to competitor brands, the mixer also comes with a whisk, dough hook and beater attachments. You'll be receiving a Hollywood handshake in no time.

To keep up with the latest kitchen appliance trends Aldi’s Classic Stand Mixer is available in two stylish colours, pistachio green and bright blue - both ideal to get the look of the retro 'Kitschen trend' currently proving hugely popular.

The Aldi Classic Stand Mixer features a swing engine head that allows for the easy filling and removal of the stainless steel 5L bowl. is ideal for mixing, kneading and stirring all manner of home baking and recipe prep.

The 8-speed levels and pulse functionality allow better control over how you perform each mixing action, depending on what you're cooking. To expand your options the mixer comes complete with a silicone-lipped flat beater, non-stick whisk, non-stick coated dough hook and a splash guard. The attachments are dishwasher-safe to help save on washing up.

With up to an 83% saving when compared to leading brands, stress-free baking has never been so accessible, affordable and of course delicious. All that's left is the race to the middle aisle, we'll see you there.

Stand mixers: Budget and expensive

Our eCommerce Editor, Laura, has tested all the best stand mixers on the market, from KitchenAid through to Kenwood. "I love that Aldi are offering a budget buy that's still stylish," she says, "it has all the credentials of models two, four, or even ten times the price and it looks good too. If you're new to baking and trying to save a little cash, it's a great investment."

I asked Laura to show us a spectrum of the different stand mixers on offer and she sent me these. You can see what you get from splurging and saving here.

If you're a keen baker then a stand mixer will be a really useful addition to your kitchen. It's useful for all the obvious things like beating cake batters or whipping up cream.

"A stand mixer comes into its own when making things that require an extended mixing time or an element of elbow grease, such as making meringues or kneading bread," says Rose Fooks, w&h's deputy food editor.

"I also always use a stand mixer when making bread," explains Rose. "Most come with a dough hook attachment specifically for kneading doughs. It takes the effort out of the kneading, but also massively reduces mess, especially when working with a sticky dough." Luckily the classic Aldi stand mixer comes with a non-stick coated dough hook for this very purpose.

Rose's top tip: "The key to a successful meringue is to make sure that the sugar is fully dissolved in the egg white. This can take a fair while and is something I certainly don't have the upper arm strength to achieve or even the patience to do with a handheld electric mixer. Using the whisk attachment you can walk away while the stand mixer whips you up a perfect meringue."

Other Aldi baking essentials

You'll be pleased to know that there's a whole selection of pastel baking accessories on offer in Aldi's special buys. I've popped my favourite three below, but, as with the stand mixer, they'll sell out quickly.

From the Aldi Every Ways pan rivalling the famous Always Pan to the Aldi cast iron cookware collection rivalling Le Creuset, we've always been big fans of an Aldi Specialbuy for offering discounted versions to rival the attributes of luxury best-selling products to ensure there is an option for all budgets.

The Classic Aldi Stand Mixer is sadly not available to buy online, so if you want to secure one for your kitchen you'll have to head to your nearest store now.

If you're holding out for a more luxurious model then we recommend you stay up to date with the KitchenAid sales, whilst they're certainly not in the same price range as the Aldi version we can't recommend them enough.