3 best Salter stand mixers in 2026 (3+ compared)

Salter stand mixers are sold by Salter Housewares, a British brand that belongs to the HoMedics Group. The name goes back to an 18th-century spring-balance maker in West Bromwich, which explains why scales are still its best-known products. Today Salter covers a wide spread of small kitchen appliances, from kettles and air fryers to stand mixers in the £70-£90 band.

Salter designs and specifies the mixers in the UK but does not run its own mixer factories. Like most brands at this price, it has the machines built by contract manufacturers in China. Similar bodies with 1200–1300 W motors appear under other budget labels with different colours and badges.

For you, this means the brand's value lies in retail reach and support, not in unique engineering. UK buyers find spare beaters and bowls through HoMedics service channels, while buyers elsewhere in Europe rely more on the seller. The price stays low as a result, with every current model under about £90.

Salter's stand mixers differ mainly in bowl size, speed control and styling, not in motor class. The Boston, at about £70, gives you a 5 l bowl, 8 speeds and a 1300 W rating. The Bakes EK5511SBO costs about £80 and keeps 1300 W but drops to a 4 l bowl in exchange for 10 speeds.

The Marino EK5620 is the dearest at about £90. It pairs a 5 l bowl with a 1200 W rating and only 6 speeds, so the extra money buys a different design rather than more mixing power. For bread and big cakes, a 5 l model suits you better. For mostly cream and meringue, the finer speed steps of the Bakes matter more than the larger bowl.

Salter stand mixers are cheaper and simpler, while Tefal mixers cost more and come with stronger engineering and service behind them. Salter's machines sit at about £70-£90 with 1200–1300 W ratings and 4–5 l bowls. Tefal belongs to Groupe SEB and shares its mixer platforms with Moulinex, so its range climbs into larger, heavier kitchen machines with more accessories.

The gap is mostly in build quality and extras. Tefal's bigger models use sturdier frames and accessory sets with blenders, choppers or mincers. Salter keeps to a whisk, a beater and a hook on a light plastic body. A higher wattage label does not mean more kneading strength: a 1300 W budget motor with plastic gearing tires sooner than a well-geared 1000 W machine.

Pick Salter if you bake cakes, cookies and the occasional loaf a few times a month and want to stay under about £90. Tefal makes more sense if you knead bread every week, want a food-prep attachment set or need spare parts across Europe. For light baking, the extra money for Tefal buys comfort more than better results.

Salter stand mixers commonly cost about £70-£130, while the current models sit between about £70 and £90. That puts the whole range at the budget end, below the mid-range machines from Kenwood or Bosch. At these prices you get a 4–5 l bowl, 6–10 speeds and three basic tools, but no metal body or accessory hub.

Paying more within the range buys design rather than capacity or power. The step of about £30 from the Boston to the Marino EK5620 gets you a different look, yet the dearer machine has 6 speeds instead of 8 and a lower 1200 W rating. For more kneading strength, you need a heavier mid-range machine from another brand.

The chart below shows the price distribution of Salter stand mixers.

When choosing a Salter stand mixer, you should consider the following factors:

• Bowl size: The Boston and Marino EK5620 hold 5 l, while the Bakes EK5511SBO holds 4 l. The extra litre matters for bread dough and double cake batches.
• Speed steps: The Bakes offers 10 speeds against 6 on the Marino. Fine steps help with meringue, cream and folding in flour.
• Noise tolerance: The Boston is one of the loudest machines at full speed. In a small flat or open-plan kitchen, it is easier to live with on low and medium speeds.
• Dough load: The 1300 W motor in the Bakes handles a single loaf comfortably. Long kneads of stiff pizza or bagel dough wear the plastic gearing faster.
• Worktop stability: The light body of the Boston makes it easy to lift into a cupboard. It needs a dry, stable worktop to stop it sliding during kneading.
• Parts and support: Salter supports the Bakes and Boston best in the UK. Outside it, spare beaters and bowls come mainly through the seller.