Purchased in April 2024. Used primarily for bread and cookie making. Today February 2026 the machine started to leak oil all over bread dough. I was making one loaf so the mixer should have handled it with no problem. Not over heated and mixer is used on a regular basis. Bought to replace small artisan mixer which I feel worked better from the start.

My husband surprised me with the black one several months ago. I use it all the time! My chocolate chip cookie dough is very thick, and my old mixer wore out because of it. This KitchenAid is unphased by it! The lowest setting appears to adjust to the contents, which is so helpful. I love the matte black color, the large size of the bigger bowl, and the fact that the smaller bowl comes with a stainless (dishwasher safe) attachment! I also have to mention the small gap between the paddle attachment and the inner edge of the larger bowl. If I don't have enough substance in the bowl, dinner of our gets stuck on the inner walls and doesn't get fully incorporated. I'm assuming I should be using the smaller bowl in those cases. Other than that learning aspect, it's a perfect machine! It even has a cord of generous length! Just treat yourself and buy one. You've earned it by all the time spent in the kitchen already ;)

The colors are not true to color so beware when choosing the one you want to match your kitchen. For example, the "light blue" color shows more of a mint green which is what I was hoping for. Instead, it is a baby blue color and much like the blue color choice for the first blue swatch. I replaced my 25 year old Artisan Kitchen Aide Mixer with this one....I miss my Artisan. This has no option to raise or lower the arm housing, which makes cleaning so much easier. The speeds have a delay and the bowls are much smaller than that of the Artisan. This one does not come with a splash guard lid (sold separately) so be careful at higher speeds. All in all a good mixer but not great.

Gave one star for even carrying this product, but have caution: the appliances Sam's/C*stco sells are specially made just for warehouse sales, they're not same quality as what you buy directly through the manufacturer. This mixer is available for the same price through Kitchenaid but will be an original and authentic product, NOT a lesser-quality version like what's available through Sam's. I learned this from buying a Shark robot vacuum. I won't be buying appliances through Sam's ever again, only manufacturer websites.

I bought this in August 2023. I have used it about 20 times for making bread. Never over the recommended speed. Today it started grinding then quit. I finished by hand. This is the second of this model to do this but I did get several years of service before the previous one failed. Not a happy camper Sams!

Purchased one for my wife for Christmas, the first one was dead on arrival, exchanged for another and now, 30 days later after being used lightly about 4-5 times, won't turn on. This is ridiculous, for a $400 mixer. I'm not just disappointed, I'm saddened that my wife was so happy about getting this and now she says she doesn't want another, or any more products from this company if it's going to be this unreliable.

This stand mixer is amazing. It does take a little learning curve to put the bowl back on but its just getting use to where to hold it to put it on. It has more than enough power for those heavy, thick doughs. Love that it comes with a smaller bowl and whisk for frosting and icing.

Had a tilting mixer that was 40 years old. I deeply regret getting rid of it. I thought I was upgrading, but this one sucks. Not only does it not reach the bottom or side sides of the bowl, but getting the bowl on and off the stand is a job in itself. The machine is very noisy, even louder than my 40 year-old version. Maybe I gotta reject, but I am not at all happy with my purchase.

The mixer is actually great. I was just disappointed that the 5.5 qt mixer bowl does NOT have the splash guard lid. There's nothing at all. I can order one, and am looking now, but i think people need to be aware of it ahead of time so they could also purchase one. You'd think Kitchenaid could at least include the splash guard for the bowl. That's one of the main things I was looking forward to. Everything else is great.

I absolutely love this mixer. It replaced my 22 year old kitchenaid. The bowl is larger and rounder. it mixes beautifully and efficiently, even at lower speeds. I haven't had to stop and scrape things down like I have in the past. The attachments are larger which I really like. The whisk attachments are wider and balloon shaped to geive a higher lift. I purchased the teal one and I love it. I don't understand why some people are leaving negative reviews.