Need a small mixer. What do you suggest?

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Or should I just stick with the old hand held cake mixer my mom passed on to me?

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I do a good bit of bread making between cookies for the holidays, banana/nut and herb infused breads and never use anything other than a stiff wooden spoon to beat the dough.

And for stuff like smoother, wetter doughs, I just use a wire whisk.

I find all those appliances for dough mixing are just something else taking up cabinet space and to clean when used.

I have a kitchen aid artisan that I think is fairly good quality but it's kind of small for larger batches of cookies or bread. Will probably upgrade to a larger one eventually.

My advice is if you already have a decent hand mixer and don't see a need to have a stand mixer then don't buy one. It's a big expense for something you arent likely to need by your own admission

If you don't bake often, Mama's old mixer is just fine. Don't replace what still works.

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Appreciate it guys. Sounds like I can keep the old Sunbeam then.

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The biggest issue with mixing by hand like I mentioned in a prior post is if you have issues like arthritis or weak muscles in your arms or not a firm enough grip to hold the mixing tool.

My wife can't mix the bread dough by hand enough to really blend it since the breads I make call for a very stiff dough.