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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Very Cool!! And more
By jen
All those cooking shows made me buy this. I have always admired these kitchen-aid mixers... but never thought I'd get THAT much use out of them. I watched a cooking show... where they made chocolate mousse. That was the last straw.
Now I can't say how glad I am that I got this! My cookie dough is done as fast as I can measure out the ingredients! I was too lazy to mix the dough well before... so I rarely made cookies. The first week this was home I made 3 batches of delicious cookies, an angel food cake, a meat loaf, mountians of whipped cream, and the chocolate mousse. Clean up is easy too. Plus this cool chrome-esque color looks awesome in my kitchen. Only now I'll have to join a gym.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Great Tool, but with minor setback...
By Jasmine Yu
I love KitchenAid mixer. I had the classic 4.5 quarts before and had a lot of fun with it. Great for kneading, making scones, etc. So, when I saw the 5 quart model on sale, I jumped at the chance to purchase it. Same as before, but only bigger, right? Well, it worked great until I realized that the dough was being left at the bottom of the bowl. So, I figured it's because of the height so I lowered it a bit. Now, keep in mind that nowhere in the booklet of instruction does it tell you how much the tolerance should be. I went to their live help to get that number which is 1/16". (Another advice: Use paddle attachement for the height measurement. Dough Hook will give you falst reading) So, here I go with lower height setting. I noticed that the top part would twitch everytime it kneaded the dough. After making the dough, I found a ground up spot on the dough hook and scratch marks on the bowl. I had to replace the dough hook but fortunately, the scratch on the bowl was minor enough. So, once again, I'm trying to knead something. I thought I heard some scratching noise again, so I raised the height about a half turn. Next thing I know, I couldn't lock the head in because nothing was lining up anymore. So, here's my recommendation: Get KitchenAid for it's an awesome gadget to have. But... DO NOT TOUCH THE SETTING ONCE YOU BUY IT. I put the paddle attachment and sorta got the 1/16", but it's not the same anymore... That's a shame, though, for such a great tool. I think I'll try to upgrade to the professional series where the setup is totally different and hopefully will have better luck.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Worth the money!
By LaDonna Clack Webber
My husband gave me a Kitchen Aid professional stand mixer for Christmas...it was too large and the head didn't tilt back. I returned that one and got a white Kitchen Aid Artisan stand mixer. The professional mixer was great...just too bulky for me for just home use. The Artisan has the higher wattage motor that I wanted (325watts) and the tilt back head feature that is so convenient! I use this mixer exclusively...no more digging around to find my hand-held mixer. I leave it out on my counter all of the time and that makes it ultra convenient. I was worried about mashing potatoes, that they would become cold going into the bowl of the mixer, but that is not the case. If you use cold or hot water baths...this is not the mixer for you since there is no way to put another bowl of water under the bowl of this mixer. You would need to get a mixer with a lift such as the Professional or Epicurean Kitchen Aid. You won't be dissappointed with this mixer!