flat beater.
another excellent feature on this stand mixer is the tilt-head that lets you easily hook up your attachments to the machine.
also, if you are working with ingredients that make a bit of mess, there is a splatter guard that you can use to keep everything inside the bowl.
the only real issue with this mixer is that it can be rather loud and grating while working. so, this does take some getting used to.
if you tend to bake bigger batches of food in one go, then you are absolutely going to love this stand mixer. it has been designed to be able to create large quantities of dough and other 