NutriMill Vs Bosch Mixers: Which is for you?

I get asked a LOT which one I’d recommend between the NutriMill Artiste and the Bosch Universal mixer. Today I’m going to attempt to answer that based on your own space, needs and budget. Both mixers are great, but which one is right for YOU?

As a note, I was sent both the Bosch Universal And the NutriMill Artiste YEARS ago — but have faithfully used both of them (including when they updated the Artiste a year or so ago) to see which I liked both. Honestly, I love both of them, but I do have a favorite. 🙂

Cliff Notes: In case you’re just wanting the high points, the Artiste is a bit less, and if you have low needs I think it’s a great one for you! If you plan to mix a lot especially whole wheat, I think the Bosch Universal is worth it — but we’re going to dive into more on why:

Build

A lot of people don’t know this, but the Bosch and NutriMill are both made by the same parent company. Bosch is owned by NutriMill in the US and they manufacture and sell both mixers.

Price

Let’s get this one right out of the way. At the time of this publishing the Bosch Universal WHITE mixer is $499 (the Stainless Steel is $579) and the Artiste is $299 — so, almost $200 less.

If you have a tight budget, and going up to the Universal I do think it’s totally valid to go for the lower price with the Artiste!

However, all of that is based on their usual pricing — if price is your main concern — I may have a good deal on the Bosch going right now:

Space

Not all of us have giant kitchens — and space was DEFINITELY an issue with me when I bought my first mixer and lived in a VERY tiny house in California.

Honestly, the footprint of the two of them is VERY similar, but Bosch has that extra motor area that you can use for a blender or food processor. So it adds a bit of space on the side. Their front to back footprint is very similar.

The NutriMill puts their motor stuff UNDER The bowl, so it’s a little bit higher as a result.

• Bosch Universal: 15.5″w x 11.5″d x 10.75″h
• NutriMill Artiste 10.5″w x 11.25″d X 12.125″h

If side-to-side space on your counter is a deal breaker, the winner is the Artiste on this one (but not by much).

From personal experience, I think the NutriMill is easier to move around my kitchen — but their weight is very similar between the two.

Abilities

I want to be VERY honest, that when I try to make 4 of my sandwich bread, the NutriMill conks-out midway. But I gotta say that bread is a LOT of dough, and uses 100% whole wheat. My Kitchenaid died just a few minutes into the knead, but the NutriMill makes it just about to the end. I end-up needed to hand-knead it a couple of minutes.

Looking for more info as to how a Kitchenaid compares to these? Check out my post that compares Bosch, Kitchenaid & The Artiste.

The Bosch Universal does just fine with that large amount of Whole Wheat Flour — which is what it’s known for. It’s just a workhorse of a mixer, and if you plan to mix large quantities of whole wheat flour, it’s the one for you!

Add-On’s

The cool thing anymore is all the add-ons that both mixers offer.

The Bosch can use any of the add-ons for the NutriMill Mixer — because it’s bowl base is exactly the same.

However, the Artiste may not be able to use all the ones that the Bosch uses as it doesn’t have that separate motor part on the side (that does things like their blender, food processor, etc).

If you’d really like to try all the gadgets and gizmos that they have — you probably want to opt for the Universal. If you don’t care much about those, get the Artiste.

BTW, my favorite add-on is the Ice Cream Maker. It does such a great job, and we love to use it!

I should note that if you want to use things like the Baker’s Pack — you can do that with either mixer as their bowl attachments are the same — which is very cool!

Anything Else?

The Artiste comes with a sliding window vs a removable top — honestly, never sure which one I like better. Both can be entirely removed if you want to dump in flour or whatnot.

As I’m looking at the specs on the bottom of the comparison chart (scroll down on this page) they seem VERY similar. But, I know that they’re different — even with that 500 W motor, I still have more luck with the Bosch Universal.

However, I have given my kids the Artiste — just easier to use in their early phases of life, etc.

I did also see that the Universal comes with a 3-year Warranty, and the Artiste comes with a 1-year warranty, so that can be something to consider as well. I will say that both have been great for us, and I think you’d find an issue early on if there was one — so that isn’t too much of a concern for me.

Even though my Artiste has stopped with my heavy recipes, once it’s cooled off it’s always come back on fine (and doesn’t smell like it’s burning up). I’m sure it just stops to protect it’s motor.

So, that’s my thoughts on the Artiste vs the Bosch Universal Mixer. As a note, I have the Stainless Steel bowl. It does look nice, but I’m not so much into the looks of things. I prefer to use my white bowl, but that’s me. I know the Stainless Steel is VERY popular, and if it “goes” with your kitchen better I can totally see getting that one.

Have other questions between the two? I’d love to answer! Ask me in the comments!