KitchenAid's early Black Friday deals are already running. On 3 November its own store had the 7 quart bowl-lift below last year's Black Friday price, while the 5.5 quart bowl-lift, 40% off last Black Friday, was still at full price. If you bake bread, buy a bowl-lift: KitchenAid itself recommends one for heavy dough. The Artisan that leads most deals is fine for one loaf at a time.
For bread dough: a bowl-lift. The 5.5 qt (KSM55) was $299.99 at KitchenAid last Black Friday and $499.99 on 3 November, so wait for it. The 7 qt (KSM70) was already $30 under last year's price. A real deal: the same model number at or under last year's Black Friday price, listed in the price table.
Each button opens the mixer on Amazon for today's price; the maker's own store is beside it.
Best for most bread bakers
5.5 qt bowl; kneads over 7 lb of bread (maker)
KitchenAid says it kneads over 7 lb of bread, and the bowl locks at three points under the head, which keeps a stiff dough from rocking it. Last Black Friday KitchenAid's own store took $200 off it.
For big batches
7 qt bowl; kneads over 8.5 lb of bread (maker)
The same bowl-lift build with a 7 qt bowl and a spiral dough hook, the hook KitchenAid suggests for large quantities of bread.
One loaf at a time
5 qt bowl; KitchenAid gives no bread figure
The mixer most KitchenAid deals lead with. It kneads a single loaf of ordinary dough on speed 2; for big or heavy batches KitchenAid points bread bakers to a bowl-lift. At about 14 in tall it fits under most wall cabinets, where the bowl-lifts, at about 16½ in, usually do not.
For big batches on a light base
Up to 14 lb of dough in a 6.5 qt bowl
Rated for up to 14 lb of dough, from one loaf to fourteen, on a 12.75 lb base with the motor under the bowl.
For large, wet doughs
Up to 5 kg of dough in a 7 L bowl
A 7 L bowl that turns under a fixed arm; Ankarsrum rates it for up to 5 kg of dough. It kneads differently from a KitchenAid, so expect a few batches to learn it.
How we know: weights and sizes are the makers' published figures, linked from each product page, and a dough range marked “our estimate” is our arithmetic on them. We do not perform hands-on testing. How we compare.
KitchenAid's own store had its early Black Friday deals on by 3 November, with up to $200 off select stand mixers. The table sets that day's prices against what the same store charged on Black Friday weekend 2025, with the US sellers of Bosch and Ankarsrum alongside. Prices change daily, so the store links under the table open today's.
| Mixer | 3 Nov 2026 | Black Friday 2025 | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| KitchenAid 5.5 qt bowl-lift (KSM55) | $499.99, full price | $299.99 | Wait: last year's price was $200 lower |
| KitchenAid 7 qt bowl-lift (KSM70) | $499.99 (full price $699.99) | $529.99 | Already $30 under last Black Friday |
| KitchenAid Artisan 5 qt (KSM150) | $349.99 in Juniper and Milkshake; $499.99 in the other colors | $349.99 | Take a $349.99 color, or wait for yours |
| KitchenAid Artisan 5 qt with accessory pack (KSM195) | $369.99 (full price $549.99) | $369.99 | The same as last Black Friday |
| KitchenAid Classic 4.5 qt (K45SS) | $399.99, full price | $279.99 | Wait; for bread, a bowl-lift is the better buy |
| Bosch Universal Plus at NutriMill | $499.00, full price; NutriMill's Black Friday deals start on 19 November | $399.00 | Wait for 19 November |
| Ankarsrum Assistent Original at Ankarsrum | $749.95 | Not reduced; only accessories were on sale, 10 to 30 November | Don't wait for a cut on the mixer itself |
Prices are the stores' own: KitchenAid, NutriMill and Ankarsrum on 3 November 2026. Last year's come from archived copies of KitchenAid's listings on 22 November and 23 November 2025, NutriMill's sale on 29 November 2025 and Ankarsrum's sale page on 30 November 2025. KitchenAid's 2025 Black Friday sale ended on 30 November.
Any of its stand mixers can make bread, KitchenAid says, but for large batches or heavy dough it recommends a 5 to 7 quart bowl-lift such as the 5.5 qt (KSM55), which has more power and, on some models, a spiral dough hook. The bread figures below are the makers' own; where a maker gives none, the table says so.
| Mixer | Bowl | Bread dough (maker) | Height | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KitchenAid Classic 4.5 qt (K45SS) | 4.5 qt | No bread figure given | About 14 in; fits under most cabinets | Soft doughs now and then |
| KitchenAid Artisan 5 qt (KSM150) | 5 qt | No bread figure given | About 14 in; fits under most cabinets | One loaf at a time |
| KitchenAid 5.5 qt bowl-lift (KSM55) | 5.5 qt | Over 7 lb of bread | About 16½ in; lives on the counter | One or two loaves, bagels, brioche |
| KitchenAid 7 qt bowl-lift (KSM70) | 7 qt | Over 8.5 lb of bread; spiral dough hook | About 16½ in; lives on the counter | Big batches every week |
| Bosch Universal Plus | 6.5 qt | Up to 14 lb of dough | 10⅝ in with the bowl | The biggest batches, on a light base |
| Ankarsrum Assistent Original | 7 L | Up to 5 kg (11 lb) of dough | Not listed by the maker | Large, wet doughs |
Speed matters as much as size: KitchenAid says to knead with the dough hook on speed 2, and no higher for yeast doughs. Our stand mixer guide covers mixing times and the signs a mixer is working too hard. Heights and bread figures: KitchenAid's tilt-head and bowl-lift comparison, its mixer chooser and its 7 qt page.
Early deals start in the first week of November, and the big stores run their main Black Friday events between 19 and 29 November. Last year KitchenAid's own Black Friday sale began in mid-November and ended on 30 November, and a separate Cyber sale followed to 4 December.
| Store | 2026, as announced | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| KitchenAid | Early Black Friday deals on by 3 November | Black Friday sale from mid-November to 30 November; Cyber sale to 4 December |
| NutriMill (Bosch) | Black Friday deals from 19 November | On sale on 29 November |
| Amazon | Event dates not announced yet | Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday, 20 November to 1 December |
| Walmart | Early deals 12 to 15 November; Black Friday 23 to 29 November; Cyber Monday 30 November to 2 December | 14 to 16 November; 25 to 30 November; Cyber Monday 1 December |
| Target | Early Black Friday 5 to 7 November; Black Friday week not announced yet | 6 to 8 November; 23 to 29 November |
| Best Buy | Early deals from 6 November; Black Friday from 19 November for 10 days; Cyber Week 1 to 6 December | Black Friday from 20 November; Cyber Sunday and Monday from 30 November |
| Kohl's | Early access 6 to 8 November; Black Friday week 22 to 28 November; Cyber deals 29 and 30 November | 7 to 9 November; 23 to 29 November |
From the stores' own announcements: Amazon (2025), Walmart (2025), Target (2025: early sale, Black Friday), Best Buy (2025), Kohl’s (2025), NutriMill, and KitchenAid's sale page (2025). Black Friday falls on 27 November 2026 and Cyber Monday on 30 November.
A Black Friday price is a deal when it is under both the normal price and last November's sale price for the same mixer.
Last year KitchenAid ended its Black Friday sale on 30 November and followed it with a Cyber sale to 4 December: the same up to 30% off, plus an extra $10 off orders of $100 or more, $20 off $200 or $30 off $300 with a promo code. So a mixer already at last year's Black Friday price can cost a little less in the Cyber sale, and one that is not should be checked again on Cyber Monday, 30 November.
Walmart's Cyber Monday runs from 30 November to 2 December, Kohl's has Cyber deals on 29 and 30 November, and Best Buy follows Cyber Monday with a Cyber Week to 6 December.
Last Black Friday Lodge and Staub cut their Dutch ovens, Le Creuset kept its round Dutch oven at full price, and Zojirushi and Breville kept their bread machines at full price. The details, with this year's prices so far:
Around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Last year KitchenAid's own Black Friday sale began in mid-November and ran to 30 November, with a Cyber sale after it to 4 December. This year its early Black Friday deals were already on by 3 November, and Target, Best Buy and Kohl's start early deals in the first week of November.
For one loaf of ordinary dough, yes, kneaded on speed 2 as KitchenAid advises for yeast doughs. KitchenAid gives no bread capacity for the Artisan and recommends its 5 to 7 quart bowl-lift mixers for large batches or heavy dough.
Last year's Black Friday prices at KitchenAid's own store: $349.99 for the Artisan 5 qt, $299.99 for the 5.5 qt bowl-lift, $529.99 for the 7 qt bowl-lift and $279.99 for the 4.5 qt Classic. A price at or under those is as good as last year's.
Last year it could be a little cheaper: after Black Friday ended, KitchenAid's Cyber sale kept its discounts and added an extra $10 off orders of $100 or more, $20 off $200 or $30 off $300 with a promo code.
