Abstract: A stand mixer includes: a base, the base including a recess; a support arm attached to the base and extending upwardly therefrom; a head attached to an upper end of the support arm and extending generally horizontally therefrom above the recess in the base; and a bowl including a lower skirt configured to mount in the recess of the base. The recess includes one of a plurality of projections and a plurality of indentations; the skirt includes the other of a plurality of projections and a plurality of indentations. The projections and the indentations are disposed generally vertically to allow the skirt to be (a) lowered substantially directly vertically into the recess for mounting, each of the projections being received in a respective indentation, and (b) raised substantially directly vertically from the recess for disengagement.