Ooni Halo Pro Spiral Stand Mixer review: the best stand mixer for pizzas and other doughs

The last product I expected to see launched by a pizza oven brand was a stand mixer, but I’m so happy Ooni decided to make one.

Ooni debuted its first ever stand mixer in April 2025, the Halo Pro Spiral Stand Mixer, that claims to make the perfect pizza dough. It has a slightly different concept to that of a regular stand mixer, and its design, accessories and way of moving is to encourage gluten development and aeration in the dough to make better pizzas.

I’ve spent some time using the Ooni Halo Pro, and it’s quickly become a staple in my kitchen. From cookies to hot cross buns, after testing it in many different ways, I’d choose it over any other stand mixer – here’s why.

Ooni Halo Pro review: price and availability

The Ooni Halo Pro is priced at £699 / $799 and available to buy at Ooni. It comes in charcoal grey and polar white colours. £700 / $800 is quite expensive, but this is typically the price you’d be looking to pay for KitchenAid and Kenwood stand mixers, too.

Ooni Halo Pro review: unboxing and setup

The Ooni Halo Pro arrived in a large box, and my initial first impression was “wow, this is heavy!” Getting the stand mixer out of the box and onto my countertop was quite a workout, and moving it around the surface was also a little tricky at times, due to its weight. If you’re planning on keeping the Ooni Halo Pro out all the time – which I’ve done – you won’t really experience this weight issue but if you’re storing it in a cupboard, just keep in mind that it’s heavy to pick up and move around.

Alongside the stand mixer itself, I also received the Flexible Beater, Geared Whisk, Spiral Hook, Breaker Bar and guard attachments. The stainless steel spin bowl of the Ooni Halo Pro was easy to clip onto the main body of the mixer, and spacious enough that I stored the accessories inside it.

While I love the look of the Ooni Halo Pro, it’s fairly chunky but that’s somewhat to be expected with stand mixers as they’re not small appliances. But it didn’t take up much space in my kitchen, and it made my space look more premium and professional which I enjoyed.

Ooni Halo Pro review: design and features

The Ooni Halo Pro has a slightly different concept to that of traditional stand mixers. That’s because the Ooni Halo Pro is a spiral mixer, which means instead of just spinning the attachment to mix ingredients, the Ooni Halo Pro spins both the attachment and bowl which allows for more thorough mixing and aeration.

Available in charcoal or white, the Ooni Halo Pro looks amazing, and is expertly functional, too – no style over substance here. At the top of the mixer is a touchscreen and aluminium dial which is what controls the mixer. It has two options to control, speed and time, and you select this by pressing the two icons on the left side.

To customise the speed and time, you simply twist the knob and then press it down to start. Once it’s in action, the timer will count down and you can change the speed while it’s mixing. If you want to pause it, you can just press the control knob to do so. The Ooni Halo Pro also beeps when it turns on and off, when you set a timer, and when it’s done.

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The Ooni Halo Pro offers 58 levels of RPM control for its many attachments. The most exciting accessory is its removable breaker bar. Working alongside the spiral dough hook, the Ooni Halo Pro offers a dual kneading action to knead dough, and help it develop stronger and longer gluten strands for pizza.

To attach the accessories, the Ooni Halo Pro has a clever lever system that is sat just underneath the main head of the mixer. Simply push down on both sides and the Ooni Halo Pro lifts up to attach them. The underside also has two lights which illuminate the bowl, and it has two attachment locking mechanisms underneath, one for the breaker bar and one for the other accessories.

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Ooni Halo Pro review: performance

I’ve tested the Ooni Halo Pro for over a month now, making pizzas, flatbreads, cookies and hot cross buns. I love baking and took full advantage of the fact that the Ooni Halo Pro arrived at my house just before Easter, as I had family coming over and it was the perfect time to flex my baking skills.

Starting with cookies, the Ooni Halo Pro mixed everything quickly and smoothly using the flexible beater which I found to be the best for mixtures that weren’t strictly ‘dough’. It combined everything well and the timer and controls were easy to customise. I loved how easy it was to lift the mixer head up and down, and I enjoyed how hands-free it is, as I could quickly set it off and go about doing other things around my kitchen while it was in action.

For hot cross buns, the Ooni Halo Pro made the dough easily, and I was surprised by how it didn’t stick or have to increase too much power for dough that’s slightly tougher. It resulted in soft and fluffy buns, and as hot cross bun dough is quite a wet mixture, I was impressed that it kept everything away from the sides without too much sticking.

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Flatbreads were also one of my experiments as well as pizza – I couldn’t use an Ooni product without making pizza, of course! The breaker bar is such a clever attachment and it really made a difference to the quality of the dough. It was airy, stretchy and offered good dough strands which went on to make crisp and light pizza dough.

The amount of accessories was bang on, as they offered something for dough, beating and mixing. The accessories were easy to attach and remove, although I had trouble attaching the whisk as it goes in both locking mechanisms and I could never line it up properly – but that’s more of a me issue!

Aside from the beeping, I found that the Ooni Halo Pro made a low background noise when in action. I thought it sounded similar to an air purifier, and while it wasn’t off-putting, the Ooni Halo Pro isn’t a particularly quiet appliance.

A couple negatives I had for the Ooni Halo Pro was its weight, which I’ve already spoken about. The other small issue was I thought the size of the bowl was a bit too big for smaller mixtures. The bowl is deep which is great for doughs but for things like cookies, I found the mixtures stuck to the bowl or got stuck in the accessories more often than dough did.

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Ooni Halo Pro review: verdict

The Ooni Halo Pro is now my prized kitchen possession, and it’s made me start to bake and make pizzas much more than before – which isn’t helping with my wedding diet, I can tell you!

I love the design of the Ooni Halo Pro – it looks amazing, and shows that Ooni has really thought of everything, with its controls, levers and accessories. If you eat a lot of pizza and make your own dough, the Ooni Halo Pro is a must-have as it really does improve the quality, taste and texture of pizza. I also think it’s a worthy stand mixer for other bakes too, so if you’re an avid baker, you’ll also love the Ooni Halo Pro.

Ooni Halo Pro review: alternatives to consider

It’s hard not to talk about stand mixers without mentioning KitchenAid, and the best alternative to the Ooni Halo Pro is the KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer. It’s cheaper than the Ooni Halo Pro, but has similar looks and power, and if you love a pop of colours, the KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer will definitely give that to you.

The Kenwood Go is also a great alternative, and it also has a similar design to the Ooni Halo Pro. It’s not built for batch mixing, but it’s great for smaller kitchens if you don’t want something that’ll take up too much space.