Equipment Review: Best Stainless-Steel & Glass Mixing Bowls (Open Stock, Sets) & Our Testing Winners
WINNING STAINLESS-STEEL SET (open stock):
WINNING GLASS SET:
Mixing bowls matter—why? This most basic piece of cooking equipment might not seem worthy of scrutiny—until you have one that wobbles when you whisk, slips in your hand, or traps food in its crevices.
We tested 7 sets of mixing bowls, available in existing sets or from open stock, to find the best one:
Vollrath Economy Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls
Cuisinart Set of 3 Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls with Lids
OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set
Pyrex Smart Essentials Mixing Bowl Set with Colored Lids
Arc International Luminarc 10 Piece Stackable Bowl Set
Duralex Lys Stackable Clear Bowls
Anchor Hocking Mixing Bowls with Red Plastic Lids
Full review and results chart:
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Vollrath are aluminum
She is good tester. She knows all areas and consider the practical and functional.
Time for an updated video, please.
I would love to have a video for mixing bowls with lids. Lids make the bowls able to do double duty, which is great in my shoebox of an apartment.
Very informative message Mam…
I've been considering adding Copper mixing bowls to my kitchen tool collection. Would like to see a review on copper mixing bowls. Are the pricey Mauviel , De buyer or Copper Cul De Poule copper mixing bowls worth the money? Even used they are pricey!Are the cheaper copper bowls by Old Dutch a reasonable alternative? I noticed there are three different handle designs to consider,which adds to the price The bowls with a ring handle
which I thing is strictly for ease of storage -allows it be hung on a hook and or take up less storage space. But I notice there are bowls with handle,so which bowl handles are the most practical and or convenient when using the bowl for mixing-The bowls with one handle and the bowls with two handles.Then there are bowls that have a long handle (Copper Cul De Poule )? Which manufacture's bowl handles are the most practical when using the bowl for mixing? I did notice that Mauviel come with a life time warranty, I dont know about the otherdoes that make them worth the money?Where do you buy the nest of vollwrath bowls for 14 dollars
What is the best shaped bowl to use when whipping cream (hand mixer), so that there is no splatter outside the bowl? I end ups with crap all over the walls, and I use a very large bowl. I wonder if there is a better shape. I use a typically shaped huge glass pyrex bowl.
I've always had the shorter but wide stainless steel 5 set mixing bowls, I never could understand the tall mixing bowl craze. And of course multiple size glass Pyrex with the lip for the overall win. 👌
Lisa why do you have Anchor Hocking bowls ? They are not tempered glass !
I'd love to see this test updated
Why are American people so intelligent 🧠
For people who claim to be "Professional Cooks" this review is an EPIC FAIL. It contained nothing about the actual topic of using these bowls for their intended purpose of mixing with an electric mixer? How much hand mixing do you actually do? Now how much mixing do you do with an electric hand mixer? Seems like that might be a relevant feature these "professionals" might want to check out. I have the same Pyrex bowls featured in this video. They are a mess to use with an electric mixer. They are not tall enough and the mixer ends up slinging whatever I'm mixing, (batter, potatoes, bread dough mix, whatever, all over the place). Bunch of Idiots with the Lead Idiot on camera
Prices have gone up a lot. The pyrex set is now going for $31.80
I get the concept of functionality, however, when I’m cooking, there’s just times when I want the tradition of British Mason and Cash ceramic. I can’t imagine making mincemeat in anything else! I use it for scones as well!
I wish the Pyrex were still $13. I'm looking at them and they're currently £58. Yikes.
Can you please spell the name of your favorite bowl so I can search for it? Bull ex?
I bought all of sort of stuff at a comercial kitchen supply and I have never looked back. Walco and Pyrex are comercial grade products.
Boo Oxo (rarely say that) Yeah Pyrex!
What you think there aren't taller people? Also heavy more durable glass is somehow bad? One deep cut at the ER .. $1,500 and that's just out of pocket.
I only buy pyrex.
Wow the Pyrex set has gone from $13 to $37… Crazy.
This was a great video; you explained every aspect of what you look for in a mixing bowl in a clear and concise way!
THANK YOU!! 😀
They could review what the best bipedal animal to think about while cooking is and if still watch the entire video with excitement.
I actually really like the OXO silicone bottomed mixing bowls. They stay put when I’m mixing cookie dough.
But pyrex shatters, I saw a pyrex bowl do this on a video. Plus 2 years ago, their 9×13 dish exploded when I took it out of the oven, and put on top of stove. I sense learned you cant do that, but my original pyres 9×13 never cracked, chip, or anything. I have had it since 1979. So I did some digging. Pyrex now uses a different kind of ingredient or glass, and that is why they now have this problem. I wont buy this brand ever again.
I kinda like tall bowls… Good to use with a hand mixer and not splatter all over.
Lucky for me, I haven't owned a microwave in 10 years, so all I need is stainless.
Always use a silicone mat under any bowl you are mixing in, folding or whipping. The pads will grip wood, glass, ceramic and stainless. Ceramic is too heavy and if dropped your toes will be right in the wrong place so metal bowls are best for most.
No offense to this woman but she looks like she is 4’11-5’1 so most bowls, pots, pans are going to be big for her. Surprised she doesn’t complain about the table or is she standing on a telephone book. She should consider the average height of an American women. Before saying items are to big or to heavy. Because she is below average and most items are not made for short people. I guess that’s why she complains a lot.
It really depends what you're mixing. I prefer the higher-side metal bowls when trying to mix a big salad or toss diced veggies in olive oil & seasonings before roasting. Keeps the stuff from bouncing out onto the counter or floor. They also take up less sideways room in the fridge when you need to chill something. But I couldn't agree more on the greatness of Pyrex glass bowls. They rock & always have.
It would be great if you guys updated this one the bowls on here aren't really available anymore
What about use with a hand mixer?
Funny…I bought the OXO bowls 4 years ago when ATK recommended them as the best mixing bowl set.
Hemm My favorite bowl is a thick, high sided batter bowl made of some kind of plastic (not sure what) I really like the handle and the pour spout. It's not too big, not too heavy, smooth sidded on the inside and easy to scrap out. It's not microwave safe but I just use a glass liquid measuring cup if I need to heat anything. I wish I could find more in other colors because this one is orange
So I enjoy these reviews much and am at a loss how heavy cookware (le cruset, all clad) is well respected but a heavy bowl is too heavy. The only reason for glass is nukes? Interesting there's no role for copper.
I should be doing an exam but I'm here instead.
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Are the Pyrex bowls lighter than the anchor ones? How much do they weigh in comparison?
I've always used Pyrex mixing bowls & so many uses. I'm sticking to Pyrex. Yay.& baking dishes too Pyrex a name you can trust.
I purchased these Volrath bowls based on your recommendations in Cook's Illustrated many years ago (at the time, I had to order them from a restaurant equipment company). I bought a bunch in various sizes and they are one of my favorite kitchen purchases EVER. I had not considered what a different a properly-designed kitchen bowl could make, but I use them EVERY DAY and years later I still marvel at how wonderful they are. Do yourself a favor and buy a bunch of the Volrath stainless bowls.
My partner thoughtfully got All-Clad stainless steel bowls with handles (shaped like a lip, actually)! I have arthritis, and the handles make them a pleasure to use.
Oh look, another ATK product review where EVERYTHING is judged by the standard of whether a weak midget can operate it.
How much ML is your cake mixing bowl I want to buy in online for melting chocolate, whipping cream to beat what bowl with ML
What was the name if the stainless steel bowls? I couldn’t tell what she said.
Whoever said being BASIC was a bad thing, never watched ATK!
Pyrex. You simply can't go wrong with Pyrex.
Surprised at OXO