Most of these machines get bought once and then live on the bench or in a cupboard for years, and the thing that separates two that look alike is usually the warranty rather than the wattage. Kenwood covers some of its stand mixers for one year and others for ten. NutriBullet gives one year where Ninja gives two.
The figures here come from each brand's Australian specifications and from the retailer each machine links to.
Blenders
- NutriBullet vs Ninja: Ninja backs its blenders for two years and NutriBullet for one. Power, capacity and prices across both ranges.
- Vitamix vs NutriBullet vs Ninja: a Vitamix costs seven times a NutriBullet and is warranted for ten years instead of one.
- NutriBullet range explained: four blenders where the differences are cup size, speed settings and the blade.
- The best NutriBullet: the Select 1200, the 1000W Mega Pack and the full-size Combo compared.
- The best smoothie blenders: the picks for a blender that mainly makes drinks.
- The best stick blenders: Braun, Breville and Sunbeam for soup in the pot.
Stand mixers
- KitchenAid vs Kenwood: Kenwood gives four times the wattage and a 7-litre bowl for less money, and warranties that run from one year to ten depending on the model.
- KitchenAid Classic vs Artisan: the Artisan has the larger bowl, more power and a metal body, and often costs less than the Classic.
- KitchenAid KSM150 vs KSM160: both are superseded by the KSM195 Artisan, and what carried over.
- Kenwood Chef range explained: Go, Chef, Chef Baker XL and Patissier, and where the warranty jumps.
- The best stand mixers: KitchenAid, Breville and Kenwood at each price step.
Food processors and thermal cookers
- Kenwood vs Breville food processors: Kenwood's Multipro runs 1000 watts with a five-year warranty for half the price of Breville's Kitchen Wizz 9.
- Tefal vs Thermomix vs Magimix: the three thermal cooker brands sold here, and what the price gap buys.
- The best food processors: KitchenAid and Breville compared on bowl size and what comes in the box.
Juicers
- The best juicers: Breville, Kuvings and Torus, centrifugal and cold press together.
- The best cold press juicers: slower, quieter and better with leafy greens.
Smaller tools
- The best can openers: including the electric pick for stiff hands.
- The best kitchen scales: digital sets that measure to the gram.
- The best mandolines: Benriner, OXO and Vogue, and the guard that matters.
- The best spiralizers: the crank classic against the all-in-one chopper.
- The best spice grinders: three electric grinders sold here, all of them blade mills.
- The best salt and pepper grinders: Noosa and Joseph Joseph.
- The best garlic crushers: Noosa, Dreamfarm and Joseph Joseph.
- The best pasta makers: Marcato, Philips and the clamp-on classics.
- The best vacuum sealers: FoodSaver models compared, plus how long the freezer actually buys you.
Two things worth knowing before you shop
Wattage is not comparable across brands. KitchenAid quotes shaft output on a slow, high-torque mixer motor and Kenwood quotes input power on a faster one, so 300 watts against 1200 does not mean four times the work.
Check the warranty per model, not per brand. Kenwood covers the Titanium Patissier for ten years and the Titanium Chef Baker XL for one, and they sit next to each other on the same shelf. On a machine that is mostly a motor, that is often the biggest difference in the table.
