I wish that I had read the reviews before I bought this utterly useless machine. The beaters don't even hit the bottom of the bowl, I have to physically turn the bowl to get it to turn around. This is the most useless thing I have ever bought. They should take it off the market immediately.

I bought this for sentimental reasons remembering the old mixmasters form the 60s. This reproduction is rubbish. The bowl keeps sticking to the base and won't come off. Had to dismantle the base and hold the serrated plastic ratchet to get it off but it just keeps sticking. It's a design fault. Bowl doesn't turn effectively, beaters get hot and it doesn't mix well. It's a useless piece of junk and I would take it back if I could, unfortunately I am now in the UK.

Over the years, I have mixed by hand and thought I would buy myself a new machine. What a joke my butter and sugar turned out like concrete, egg whites took for ever and still didn't peak I made 3 cakes two mixed by the mixer both flopped and decided to mix by hand the 3rd success at last.

I thought a 'mixer' was meant to 'mix'! so disappointed! I had to put a 45yr old Kenwood chef in the bin as it finally stopped working. Bought this to make simple cakes & the bowls don't spin (they're meant to) & beaters don't beat! Crap!! I've used once & now trying to sell on gumtree! Spend more to get a better product.. Shame Sunbeam!

I am so disappointed in this machine, I could cry! I bought it for myself for Christmas and it doesn't work how it should :( The bowl turns ONLY when you keep touching it to move. It doesn't scrape the sides which means I am constantly sticking a spoon in the bowl. The attachments are impossible to get into the machine. It has just really upset me! :(

Had my sunbeam food processor for 20 years so bought the mixmaster. What a disappointment after only 4 yrs the turning circle gears broke and the poor service agent couldn't get the spare parts to fix it. He did his best, but now it's noisier and won't last. Will not be buying sunbeam again!

hmm...have just had my large bowl jam in the base after having used it. Not happy.Have just noticed other people have had the same experience. Any solutions???

Have had Sunbeam mixers for 50 years and this would be the worst model ever. Can' t make sponges anymore because the eggs won't beat up in the stupid stainless bowl Give me back the glass bowls. The bowl kept jamming in the slot base til I just couldnt get it out, so have returned it to shop. Unfortunately there are none with glass bowls anymore, so no doubt the makers are not cooks! Agree with the comment about butter and sugar not mixing properly just the worst thing ever for people who love their cooking.

Sadly I am reading the reviews after I have spent the money on what I have saved so hard for… The sunbeam classic is useless. Trying to cream butter and sugar is a joke as everything flies over my kitchen bench. then the butter and cream sticks to the sides and I am sure I would have creamed enough butter and sugar for 10 cakes y the time this remotely looks like it should but still can feel the sugar but give up…I am gutted as I thought Sunbeam was a respectable product but my views have changed and now will have to save again to buy another brand… I hope other people read this before they make the same mistake.

This item has never really worked to capacity from the get go. After only having used it at the very most 8 times it completely conked out. The attitude from sunbeam is too bad! It is out of warranty. A piece of rubbish! I will never use sunbeam products again.
The colour
Motor burned out after 8 uses, and the only time it was used is to make Meringue!

i love my mixer all was going great till i made a batch of cupcakes tonight when all of a sudden the large bowl became stuck on the base and i was unable to get it off... still unable to get it off. it was a good mixer up untill now the only thing wrong i noticed with it was it the beaters where too hot to touch after ejecting them from the mixer, oh and that it was quite loud. other wise brillant the bowls turned. but now i'm stuck with a 5 year olds birthday tomorrow and none of his cake made.
really pretty, work well untill it broke
the beaters are too hot to touch when ejected

I thought this was an excellent mixmaster and was more than happy with it.... Until it just stopped working. I rang customer service and found that a small plastic part had worn down. Apparently this it a common problem but you cannot buy a replacement part. When I asked if this would happen again if I bought a new mixer I was told probably. So if this is a common problem why aren't they trying to fix it- or at least make a replacement part available. This happened just after the warranty period had expired so I was told no replacement. Therefore I would not recommend buying this as even customer service has said it won't last.
Easy to use
Unreliable, will break down (probably after the warranty has expired)

Fiddly to use - attaching bowls, beaters isn't smooth/
Lasts a year at most: light to medium family use & each year the Worm/gear assembly fails. Design flaw in Steel/Brass combination/
Brass shavings on the counter top & no rotation from the unit - same problem 4 years running.
Heats up on meringue.
looked good. claimed to be "commercial design"
persistent worm/gear failure due to steel/brass construction.

This was a purchase I has long looked forward to.....finally having a bench mixer for pavlovas, cakes, etc.
It looks fabulous on the kitchen bench, mine is cherry red, retro style......but it's a dud product and a complete waste of $. I'm back to using my $30 hand beaters to get the job done.
Love the colour and styling. Looks like a classic kitchen tool that would work for years.
Noisy beyond belief from day 1. Flicks food out of the bowl. Stopped turning the large bowl after a year, the. The small bowl stopped turning a year later.

Just pulled it out of the box to start Christmas baking. First problem is that there is no manual in the box ...no biggy. So the bowls don't spin when ingredients are in the bowl ...what the....!!!!! Had to nurse the machine to get it to mix . Change speeds and you can hear the motor struggle and drag. A very poor effort from sunbeam I expected better.
Aesthetics
Doesn't do what it is intended to.