Abstract: A food mixer has a frame with a base and two upstanding columns. A bridge, which includes an electric motor housing, is slidingly mounted to the columns. Thumb presses are provided to release locks that hold the bridge in the position shown in FIG. 1 or closer to the top of the frame. This movement allows a food whisk to be raised out of a bowl as required when food mixing has been completed. The food mixers of the present invention generally require less space in use and for storage than comparable known food mixers.