Versatile use and extra attachments
What can you do with the mixer? what extra attachements are available for doing things other than dough beating?
This mixer comes with professional wire whip, burnished flat beater, spiral dough hook, and a pouring shield with the bowl.
Low Cost
How much is it?
The mixer costs about 30% more than the Artisan.
Quiet Operation
Noisy mixers can be really unfriendly. How moisy is this one?
This model is a bit loud at higher speeds.
Special mixing features
Any special mixing effects that the mixer has.
This mixer has a burnished PowerKnead spiral hook, which replicates hand kneading with a forceful punching and rolling action.
Ease of use
How easy is this mixer for ongoing use? Will it give you any trouble when you operate it? Baking is usually done under some pressure, and a good mixer should support you, not steal your attention away.
The mixer is quite easy for use, and has some nive features designed to make your life easier.
Motor Quality
The motor is one of the most important components of the mixer. A good motor will provide high performance and a long life for the stand mixer.
This mixer has a high-performance, pro-level motor of 575W, which can handle tough mixing jobs.
Design and Colors
A stand mixer usually lives on your kitchen bench. Being presented as such to any one who enters the kitchen, it should blend with the surrounding. In fact, you could almost say it should have an ornamental value.
This mixer sports an elegant, satin pearl custom finish, and is available in 13 colors.
Suitable for large quantities
How does this stand mixer handle large quantities of mixed ingredients?
With a 6 quarts (5.7 liters) bowl and the special PowerKnead spiral hook, it has a Flour Power Rating of 14 cups of all-purpose flour per one batch.
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Feel factor: 2
planetary shaft separated
(score 1/5)
We make bread often - three times every two weeks; our usage of the machine is quite heavy, but not excessive, and we keep the kneading speed to 1 or 2. We bought the machine in 2007; soon enough, the "planetary" rotator descended from the rest of the unit. As this probably happened while the mixer was under warranty, we should have called KA, but didn't, and simply pushed the rotator up back against the machine. It worked for a while (6 months?), on condition one periodically pushed the rotator/agitator back into place. Eventually the rotator fell entirely off the vertical (ridged) shaft extending from the body of the machine: I wrapped the base of the shaft with nylon tape (as used in plumbing), and pushed the rotator back into place. That worked for a while, although I did have to replaced the nylon tape every now and then. Eventually that 'fix' stopped being sufficient. It's been in the garage for a while - we've been kneading by hand - really, not much more work than doing it by machine - but today, I got around to wrapping the shaft with duct tape: it looks like this might hold for a while.
There are many negative reviews dealing with the plastic/metal gears issue, but not so many dealing with this (although I've seen at least one), so one might conclude that we were simply unlucky. On the other hand, what odd engineering: there is nothing to hold the rotator to the shaft, except friction, unless there was a part that fell into one of our breads, and we ate it without noticing. I think not - how can this design ever work?
Posted on: 2010-09-19
By juliepierre
Finally!
(score 5/5)
I was thrilled to get this in as I tend to bake in double batches more than not. It's great to not have flour falling over the sides with every turn!
Highly recommend!
Posted on: 2010-09-15
By M. Blair
Great!!
(score 5/5)
I recommend this product, is perfect for pastry and bread uses, as well for cakes. Good choice.
Posted on: 2010-09-06
By R. Tadeo Ortiz Guzman
Helpful index: 100%
Delivery
(score 4/5)
I just ordered this Item and in less than 48 hours my wife received it. Perfect timing. I will update this comment later to insure the quality of the item meets my expectations.
Posted on: 2010-08-31
By Omugaga Omuto
Love my KitchenAid
(score 5/5)
I replaced my older KitcheAid, which was still working just fine after 13 years but wanted a bigger, stronger model. Got my Series 6 and love it as much as my older one. You really cannot beat a KitchenAid mixer, no matter what series you get.
Posted on: 2010-08-30
By LaurieS