A mixer assembly, comprising: a body having a pedestal and a mixer head; a mixing bowl; a shield operably coupled to the mixer head, characterized in that the shield comprises: a stationary attachment portion; a rotational inner ring operably coupled to the stationary attachment portion; and a gasket coupled to the rotational inner ring, the rotational inner ring disposed between the gasket and the stationary attachment portion; the mixer assembly further comprising: a heated base operably coupled to the pedestal and configured to receive the mixing bowl; and a locking member coupled to the heated base and operable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the mixing bowl has a shell and a ridge extending outwardly from the shell, wherein the heated base includes engagement clips selectively coupled to the ridge of the mixing bowl, and wherein the locking member securely couples the engagement clips to the ridge in the locked position, wherein the heated base includes an outer housing and an inner housing that defines apertures, and wherein the engagement clips extend through the apertures to selectively couple the mixing bowl to the heated base, wherein the locking member is disposed between the inner housing and the outer housing and defines recessed surfaces configured to receive the engagement clips in the unlocked position. a body having a pedestal and a mixer head; a mixing bowl; a shield operably coupled to the mixer head, characterized in that the shield comprises: a stationary attachment portion; a rotational inner ring operably coupled to the stationary attachment portion; and a gasket coupled to the rotational inner ring, the rotational inner ring disposed between the gasket and the stationary attachment portion; a stationary attachment portion; a rotational inner ring operably coupled to the stationary attachment portion; and a gasket coupled to the rotational inner ring, the rotational inner ring disposed between the gasket and the stationary attachment portion; the mixer assembly further comprising: a heated base operably coupled to the pedestal and configured to receive the mixing bowl; and a locking member coupled to the heated base and operable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the mixing bowl has a shell and a ridge extending outwardly from the shell, wherein the heated base includes engagement clips selectively coupled to the ridge of the mixing bowl, and wherein the locking member securely couples the engagement clips to the ridge in the locked position, wherein the heated base includes an outer housing and an inner housing that defines apertures, and wherein the engagement clips extend through the apertures to selectively couple the mixing bowl to the heated base, wherein the locking member is disposed between the inner housing and the outer housing and defines recessed surfaces configured to receive the engagement clips in the unlocked position. a heated base operably coupled to the pedestal and configured to receive the mixing bowl; and a locking member coupled to the heated base and operable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the mixing bowl has a shell and a ridge extending outwardly from the shell, wherein the heated base includes engagement clips selectively coupled to the ridge of the mixing bowl, and wherein the locking member securely couples the engagement clips to the ridge in the locked position, wherein the heated base includes an outer housing and an inner housing that defines apertures, and wherein the engagement clips extend through the apertures to selectively couple the mixing bowl to the heated base, wherein the locking member is disposed between the inner housing and the outer housing and defines recessed surfaces configured to receive the engagement clips in the unlocked position.