Machine works well and would be worth the money, however the large bowl is no longer manufactured and is not available in Australia, (my large bowl was dropped by a ten year old in the first month of purchase) rendering it virtually useless - unless you are happy to make a cake mix in thirds with the small bowl! Sunbeam's response was " Unfortunately we have no large bowls that is compatible with the MX003.
I do apologise for any inconvenience."

I love my mixer. BUT my original beaters lasted 18 years. Since then I have bought 6 replacement sets. They ALL break in the same way. The originals bent but did not break like these. I love how the bowl swivels and you have great access to scrap the bowl while it spins. Got it for a wedding present 1992.

We finally found a food mixer with both a large and small bowl (both glass) and a dough hook at a reasonable price. Have always been pleased with Sunbeam appliances and weren't disappointed with this purchase. It is reasonably quiet for a mixer and easy to use. It has 4 functions and 12 speeds and has produced some wonderful sponges and cakes. It also looks very stylish and can be left out on the kitchen bench.

I am suffering the same problem with the bowl not spinning.
The mixture is as it should be and I have it set tonthe suggested setting and now the beater is broken at the weld from no fault of my own!
It's a nice machine, is there anyway sunbeam will replace it?
I hope so.

Was given this Sunbeam Mix master MX 003 as a gift xmas 2015 and have only used it a few times and the beater has broken at the weld. Seems I am not the only one with this problem. I am very disappointed as it now renders the machine useless

I love my mixer... the best I have had...it just keep working for hours and hours so much I really need to purchase a new large bowl, does anyone know where I can buy the Bowl, the only place I saw was in the US and it was going to be over $100..

I thought being a Sunbeam product this would have been pretty good but you have to manually spin the bowl and continuously push the ingredients away from the side otherwise it doesn't work! It's not what I was expecting as stand alone mixer. You may as well use a hand mixer.

After 38 years of faithful service my previous Mixmaster gave up the ghost.
When looking for replacement I realised that all mixers on the market are the same, heavy, awkward, with impossible mixing attachments.
To my delight I finally discovered that Sunbeam still provides a genuine Mixmaster which is head and shoulders above all other mixers. I am completely satisfied with all aspects of my new machine.

I don't use my mixer very often, but am very disappointed. I purchased it because my mum had one and it was wonderful. But the beaters on mine are so flimsy. Broke at the weld the first time I creamed butter and sugar. And the butter had been out on the bench overnight. Very disappointed.

I purchased this mixmaster from Big W, but as seems to be common, the beaters have broken at the weld. Very disappointed in this, because otherwise the machine is working really well. Not sure if it is worth buying more beaters if they are going to just keep breaking.

I brought the mixmaster as a present to myself about 18 months ago (possibly longer) and use it not much. I brought that brand as my mum had one when I was growing up & it lasted years. I thought I was getting a good brand. My beaters broke (yes both of them) today while mixing soft butter and sugar.
So disappointed!

I received this as a birthday gift and I love it. It has optional speeds, 2 different bowls, double beaters and dough hooks. It is very quiet compared to conventional hand beaters, easy to clean and well made (like all Sunbeam products). The only problem is the flimsy beaters, they are too thin and break easily. I need to replace mine and the cheapest I've seen is $40!
Quiet, easy to use, different size bowls, 12 speeds, dough hooks
Flimsy beaters

I recieved this Mixmaster for my birthday a week ago. I used it for the first time this evening and was very disappointed to find that the bowl doesn't have it's own motor to rotate it. It depends upon the beaters spinning the contents and therefore the force to spin the bowl. It worked well when I did a test run with soapy water to rince but one I made my cupcake mix it was obviously too thick (hardly) for the machine and the bowl would not spin. I can do a better job with a hand mxer. Not impressed.
Cheap to buy and quiet to run
Flimsy and bowl doesn't rotate on it's own

It worked ok for less than a year, although got very hot doing meringue, then both of the beaters completely shredded when bumped by a silicone spatula. I've just spent $40 on replacement parts and am not happy. Certainly not what I expected when I bought it. Won't be buying this brand again.

Terrible flimsy product that broke second time used it we couldn't turn it off and the dial wouldn't control speeds certainly made the kitchen a mess also very noisy. There was also no speed control for the bowl so if you wanted to mix faster all the ingredients would just spill over
worked well the first time, cheap
flimsy components, noisy

I also bought this product and expected it to last, however after using it 3 or 4 times the beaters broke - first one and then the other. Since it was just out of warranty Sunbeam refused to do anything about it. Not Happy. Avoid it at all costs. Shoddy design in the beaters - anything tougher than a cake mix and they pop out
Mixed well when working.
Terrible workmanship. Beaters broke when making a biscuit dough. Cannot handle anything but a packet cake mix.

I received this mix master for Christmas but it didn't last a year (being used for cakes about once a week) before a beater broke. As it was just outside its warranty, Sunbeam refused to replace the faulty beater and advised me to go and purchase another one. I expected this machine and its components to last me at the bare minimum a few years and for the metal beaters to last longer than the machine itself. Poor workmanship and obviously not built to last.
Quiet, works well when not broken
Cheap components that don't last