Sunbeam Planetary Mixmaster MX7900

After a new scrapemaster beater for mx7900r mixer – My scrapemaster beater broke ,where can I get another,I love my mixer but it is practably useless without the scrapemaster beater and unless I can get another to replace the broken one I may as well bin th rest of the appliance.

Big regrets – Purchased this mixer approx. twelve months ago. Have used it about half a dozen times - latest today, which prompted me to write this - and I absolutely hate it. Doesn't cream butter and sugar at all. The mixture just stays plastered to the sides of the bowl and won't mix at all. I also find it really hard to add ingredients (eg eggs) as the gap… Read more

between the beater and side of the bowl is really small. Really regret buying it, especially for the price it was. Have been using my old Sunbeam which is 42 years old...way superior even if it doesn't work the best

My very first stand mixmaster – Used my mixmaster maybe once a week, I love to bake but I love variety, most of the use for my beautiful my stunning stand mixmaster was for whipping egg whites and cream. Until about a month prior to the machine not working, I tried my pasta roller that came with the machine. It didn't like mixing the dough jumping out of place, 200grams of flour… Read more

was used to make the dough so it was certainly not overloaded. I got 18months out of an item that retailed for $799. It didn't turn on, it did nothing at all. I can't help but think the dough was the issue because it was not made well enough to keep the bowl stable. Same Christmas I was given a blender with a heat element and it died a month before the stand mixmaster. I watched my grandmother bake for years with her very beautiful sunbeam mixmaster and it would appear that I will not be living any childhood memories through a sunbeam. Looking for a vacuum seal now but I am afraid to even look at sunbeam. Very disappointing for Sunbeam!!!

Quite good - not without issues – This is a massive step up from some of the cheaper mixers which border on disposable but for the cost could use some refinement. Pros: Powerful enough to do almost all jobs quickly. Less powerful machines will take a long time to achieve what this one does in no time. Very solid and seems to be well made. Cons: Very heavy machine. Not… Read more

sure if this is avoidable but older or infirm users will struggle to move it around the kitchen.

Tends to throw things out of the bowl a bit. Now it should be noted that there is a bowl cover available which would solve this problem but it is an optional accessory. Given that this is clearly a design flaw I really think the cover should come standard (it's even shown in the picture on the box).

The acid test question is 'Would I buy this again'. The answer is maybe but I would certainly look around for other models. At $200+ it's appealing to users who don't want junk and should therefore be just a bit more refined.

Perfect for my needs – I bought this just after Christmas as I've wanted a stand mixer for a long time and was fed up with trying to manage with my cheap, supermarket-bought handheld mixer. I couldn't be more pleased. I read all these reviews before I bought and was a bit worried about some of the features but bought anyhow, knowing that it would still do what I… Read more ·  2

mostly needed. It has exceeded my expectations and I have had none of the problems that other reviewers have mentioned.

Dough has been a dream as long as I stick to the 500g limit. I was a bit worried that the dough seems to climb up and a bit hangs out level with the top of the dough hook. However, after several days, I've realised that this is just a stage in the process. It soon settles back into the bowl and it shows that the dough has reached an elastic stage ready for proving. The dough hook works fine at settings 1 or 2 without any problems as far as I can see.

I've mixed simple cake mixes using the medium settings with the 'scraper' attachment. I've not noticed any splashing at all though I was worried from previous reviews. I even made a cake needing 7 eggs and sugar beaten together for several minutes using the whisk attachment and I did that at setting 10 or 11 if I remember rightly, and I had no splashing then either. The mix aerated beautifully and produced a great cake.

I do have concerned about the longevity of the plastic beater attachment though it doesn't seem pretty strong but the other two seem pretty sturdy. As mentioned in previous reviews, the 'scraper' attachment doesn't go anywhere near the surface of the bowl but a well-timed scrape down with a spatula seems to do the job. I went in knowing this would be a problem but I wasn't in a position to shell out for a $800+ mixer just to make sure this feature was in place. It hasn't been an issue, but then I'm not a high-power home baker.

That said, I've baked up a storm since purchasing the mixer and have enjoyed it immensely. I'm not disappointed so far after a month.

Love the dough mixer – Just made myself some bread using the dough setting on the mixer. Pretty impressed with how it mixed the ingredients in no time perfectly blended and with no requirement for me to knead dough and snap my floppy arms off. Looking forward to making cakes and biscuits and pavlova with this mixer in the near future. It looks stylish on the kitchen bench too :)  Show details

Great tool for simple recipes – This is a relatively cheap model compared to the higher powered mixmasters, and this does show when trying to blend thicker cake mixes or doughs. In saying this, for things like merengue or thiner cookie batters, this works well. The balloon whisk is handy to get your egg whites stiff and the flat paddle is great for blending and folder. A handy tool for the simple things. ,  Show details

Good cake mixer – I have had my mixer for almost 2 1/2 years. Initially after about 3 months my mixing paddle broke. My hubby had brought this for me and hadn't kept the receipt so I didn't hold much hope in getting it replaced without paying, but when I emailed sunbeam they were great and sent a replacement in a couple of days at their cost. I use this all the… Read more

time and other than that is still going strong. The only complaint I have is that it is messy and always flicks the dry ingredients out of the bowl. Also I find I have to stop and manually mix halfway through as some of the mix goes to the side and doesn't mix in.

Buyer beware! – Bought the machine two years ago. Has had minimal use. Motor started making a grinding noise when beating egg whites! When the help number was contacted it continued to disconnect. Bring back the old sunbeam mixmaster that was made to last. Show details

Mixer stops within 3 years – Worked well until yesterday when it stopped. Definitely not overuse - average one use per 3 weeks. Have sunbeam from 25 years ago that still works. So disappointed - loyal sunbeam buyer Show details

Mixes well, doesn't last long – Mixes very well, a little bit loud to use, but easy to use and doesn't make a mess. I used mine quite a bit but the mixer died after 15 months. Very disappointed. Show details

Worst mixmaster ever had a – Had a sunbeam mixmaster with the two whisks I loved it but broke the large bowl so bought the planetary mixmaster doesn't mix paddles don't reach the bottom or sides I hate it now looking for a new one  Show details

Would NOT buy again – worked well for 2 years. mixed bread dough, meringues, cakes as expected. after a bit over 2 years it lost speed control and could not operate at the lower speeds to mix dough. very disappointing, as there is apparently no service agent in Townsville, where i live and purchased the machine. i am now stuck in a cue to sunbeam to figure out what to… Read more

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another issue.. the mixing paddle is useless as the rubber blade has a large gap between it and the wall of the mixing bowl, where all butter and sugar accumulates, not reachable by the paddle . So you can not cream butter and sugar for a normal size recipe.

Not happy!

Great First Mixer!!! – I was given this sunbeam mixer as a Christmas present in 2017. The first one I received worked well for the first week then started to spark, I immediately got this returned and replaced with another identical mixer. I have had no problems with it, it does mixes really well, however depending on what you're making, the bottom ingredients won't… Read more

necessarily mix, but that can be easily fixed by manually scooping it up back into the mixture. It does tend to struggle a bit with hard butter which makes it sound a little strained and the tops moves quite a bit. It makes cooking quiches and cakes very easy. My only complaint is that the handle to the bowl is only glued on and has since fallen of from my mixing bowl.

Weak motor, died completely after 10 uses – Nice looking machine and well designed accessories. We used it only occasionally after the 40 year old Kenwood Chef passed down from my mother-in-law finally died. We found the motor to be pretty weak, and the bowl a strange shape at the bottom which meant ingredients didn’t mix. Fitting the bowl to the base was awkward. But then after using it only about 10 times, the motor failed completely. Glad I bought the extended warranty!  Show details

Doesn't do the job – This machine is very disappointing. I thought sunbeam was a great brand, but not for mixers! Quite simply, it cannot knead dough. The safety lock does not work on the bowl. My two year old son is now terrified whenever I pull the mix master out, as the bowl lurches off the mixer if you don't physically hold it down when attempting to knead dough.… Read more

When this happened a number of times trying to make pizza dough, I thought I would try a half batch of bread dough instead - same problem.

Standard mixing also fails, as flour ends up everywhere and it doesn't evenly mix - it doesn't reach to the bottom of the bowl, nor does it pick up anything from the sides.

The machine is unusable and a real disappointment.

Can't mix anything on the bottle of the bowl – This cute little mixmaster fails to reach the base of the bowl making it impracticable. The motor is unable to deal with any more than 2 cups and will often fail. Despite coming with several attachments, Whisk, dough hook, and a spatula beater. The machine still doesn't reach the bottom of the bowl, It is unable to knead anything over a cup… Read more

without the machine rocking and the jumping like its having an epileptic seizure. Whisking egg whites, butter etc required removing the bowl and lifting it into the whisk. Making Pizza dough, cookie dough etc is impossible as the machine is unable to handle any large.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! – I bought this machine to replace my old Kenwood. I use it to make biscuits with the dough hook. This machine will not mix the dough properly. I use No 1 setting (the slowest) but the machine speeds up throwing dough everywhere and the bowl becomes unlocked from the base causing a hell of a mess. It might be ok for meringue. Definitely NOT a useful kitchen item.  Show details

Waste of money – I got this from harvey norman lady year. I really wanted a benchtop mixer to make my baking easier. I've had it for 18 months now and have used it . My issue is that the bowl comes unlocked continuously so I can't ever let go of the bowl for more than 10 seconds at a time! It is so frustrating!! It really hasn't made my baking any easier. … Read more

Also attachment hit the bolw and make a sound. I have took this to harvey noman. They have checked with thire display. That one also have the same issue. What they said after, what you pay what you get. Funny.

Every time I use it I aware I'm going to get rid of it! I wouldnt recommend anyone buy it. Save your money for a KitchenAid or Kenwood people!!!

Technology going backwards – Comes with a "paddle" to beat/mix. Paddle chucks contents out of the bowl all over the cook, bench and floor. Depression in the bottom of the bowl keeps ingredients away from mixing process. You need to be a weightlifter to raise the mixer head with one hand (let alone the one finger in the advertisement). Very disappointed in a brand which has been such an icon for so long.  Show details

Great kitchen mixer – Motor is powerful enough to be used for beating / mixing and kneading. Regularly used for pizza doughs, as well as cake batters and souffle mix. Handy to have the ability to raise / lower the head with one hand pressing the button. Not overly noisy and it is easy to clean  Show details

Ok mixer with a couple of annoying flaws – I got my Planetary Mixmaster as a gift as I do a lot of baking and really wanted a benchtop mixer to make my baking easier. I've had it for 18 months now and have used it a lot. My first issue is that it struggles to mix small amounts of ingredients like creaming butter and sugar together. The attachments spread the ingredients to the edges of… Read more

the bowl so the job doesn't get done. I've had to go buy a handheld beater set to do the small quantity work (after I threw out mine whe I got the Mixmaster).

My second issue is that the bowl comes unlocked continuously so I can't ever let go of the bowl for more than 10 seconds at a time! It is so frustrating!! It really hasn't made my baking any easier.

Every time I use it I aware I'm going to get rid of it! I wouldnt recommend anyone buy it. Save your money for a KitchenAid or Kenwood people!!!

After only 7 uses it no longer works. Extremely poor value for money! – My lovely red mixer gave up the ghost last weekend after only 7 uses. I paid $260 for it which equates to over $37 per use, that's some very expensive cakes! When you turn it on low it speeds up to super high fast speed for 2 seconds before turning off completely and won't restart without waiting for 10 minutes then it does the same thing again. I… Read more

rang Sunbeam but because it is out of warranty they would only refer me to a repair centre where I will have to pay to just get it looked at. Very disappointed. I have a 37 year old hand mixer that's still going strong, whereas this mixer - that cost me 10 times as much - lasted only 2 and a bit years. I will never buy Sunbeam again. I only wish I had read the reviews before buying it, maybe I would have saved myself $260!!!

Totally disappointing – I bought this machine more than 2years from Good Guy on special &249. I don't always use it since I bought. But recently it doesn't work properly. It won't turn on when I push the head down. I need to try many time to push and lift the head. It supposed to be convince for me to whip the egg white. I tried today as usual but it finally didn't work.… Read more

I was so disappointing and gave up to use it. I don't know if something wrong with the motor or other stuff.

Ongoing issues – i bought my first one of these 2 years ago. Just as it was about to come out of warranty a burning smell permeated the air and the motor died. It was replaced under warranty. The next one I got worked well and I was pleased except it now no longer seems to be able to differentiate between a slow beat and a full speed beat and as a result the… Read more

kitchen gets covered with the ingredients. I assume it needs adjusting or tightening and would appreciate it if Sunbeam could confirm this please? Thx Heather

Disappointing – Just used this lovely looking mixer today, after my fantastic old sunbeam of many years packed it in. Even on one of the lowest speeds, I had flour/cocoa spreading all over the bench. The spatula attachment did not scrape the sides down and so I was left with lumps in my cake batter.The User guide instructed me to attach the mixing attachment… Read more

using a clock wise motion, when it is actually an anti clockwise motion that is needed, and a clockwise motion for removal.

Dreadful purchase – This is the worst mixer I have ever used. It wont turn the beater until on at least 5 and then goes so fast everything jumps out over the edge of the bowl making a huge mess and all the ingredients need to be put back in off the bench and floor. Now the plastic beater has broken just mixing mince for sausage rolls. Avoid purchasing this unless you want to make just one muffin at a time.  Show details

Disappointed – Really disappointed. I saved for this and brout on sale at big w for $260 and after only 6 months of owning and only using a handful of times my wisk attachment fell apart today while using it. Even though it is still under warranty I can't find my receipt to return it

Really unhappy!!! – I saved for my planetary mixer and got it on sale at big w for 260.00. Just one month over 12 months warranty, it has died, first making a clunking sound, then filling our house with smoke. This has completely devastated me as prior to this I was really happy with my mixer, it stood on my bench like a trophy I was so proud of purchasing. Being… Read more

just over warranty I have nothing I can do but say that I am really very heartbroken, as I loved this mixer. Unfortunately I will not be purchasing another sunbeam product as such a large amount of money is just not worth gambling with.

GREAT CHOICE – I purchased this mixer on sale at Big W for $199 a fraction of the price for comparable mixers from Harvey Norman, Myer, David Jones. It's worked perfectly & several of my friends have now purchased it as well. If you're in the market for a mixer, go out & buy this machine you'd be crazy not to.  Show reply