The bowl lift has a poor design, whereas all the weight is all put on a small little metal c clip which easily breaks. Repairing it when it breaks is difficult, and getting the bowl back to the correct level is a real pain. Save yourself the struggle don't buy this model.

I love the way this looks in my kitchen, it’s very classy and the color is beautiful ( I got the silver/gray ) Purchase the extra insurance 3 year warranty. It’s more powerful than my old kitchen aid mixer bought over 15 years ago. Will definitely enjoy a lot of baking this year for Christmas. Sam’s club had the best price especially when I got it on sale. Thanks Sam’s ♥️

Great mixer! Bought this for the wife as a Christmas gift, let her open early to make cookies. We have the smaller version for 20+ years now, it still works great just wanted something a little bigger. Works great so far. The included spatula has a slot which is great for cleaning the wire whisks since you're not supposed to put them in the dishwasher.

I was really excited to us this mixer and felt extremely disappointed when, right out of the box it did not work. Pluged it in flipped the switch and nothing happened. Figured it might be a bad outlet moved mixer used a different outlet and again nothing happened. I didnt want to get discouraged and wanted to give kitchenaid the benefit of the doubt. I returned to sams club and exchanged the mix for another one. The joy could be felt in the room when this second mixer roared to life yet the joy was quickly filled with a sense of dread as the mixer started to overheat I know some of you may be thinking that this could be operator error but when using the dough hook at level one setting for less than 4 minutes. There's no reason for This mixer to overheat. I looked up how to reset the mixer after I followed the reset directions, the mixer roared back to life and i was able to return to baking. unfortunately the second time I attempted to use the mixer The mixer would not work. It would roar to life. But it would not spin the dough hook now I must return two sam's club for a second time.

Kitchen aid mixer is garbage. Purchased for my wifes Christmas present and let her use it early because I was nervous about the other reviews talking about it dying on first use. Guess what, it died making cookies on the first use. "WAS NOT OUR OUTLET". My outlet is GFCI protected and did not trip. Tested other products on outlet after Kitchen aid mixer died, other devices worked fine. This is horrible quality and should not be tolerated from this company. Stop giving them money.

Had my old one for many years. This larger version is great for any recipe that is large. Made a few items so far and really like it. No flour storm and whips great for frosi\ting in smaller bowl. Haven't tried bread yet. Keep it on my counter - too heavy to lift from cabinet but it is used often so it is a non issue for me.

!I remember when I was in my teens the longing to own one of these workhorses of my own. Fast forward to my 20’s when I was finally in a position to purchase a Kitchen Aid for myself. Fast forward to my late 50’s. That same mixer has served me reliably thru 2 children and countless grandchildren. My oldest daughter asked if she could have my mixer so I decided she should have one of her own. I sent her the ice blue model and a cookie recipe to get her started. Here’s to many more years of generational baking to come. Tremendous value in a beautiful package!

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) Love the mixer, would recommend it to anyone but the 3 quart bowl and mini whisk were a fail as they rubbed really bad no matter how the hight adjustment was set, can't use them. Different attachment would be better or I just got a bad mini whisk or something.

I love KitchenAid products! They appliances last and last. This mixer is made with real metal and not plastic. I had a small cake business for 35 years and started out with a cheaper mixer. It didn’t last anytime at all. So I bought KitchenAid and there is a huge difference. It’s the only thing I will buy now.

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) This is my second kitchen aid mixer- had the same bowl- lifting style for over 20 years! Used the new mixer a few times! Worked great, but when working heavier dough, the bowl became disconnected from the raised locking mechanism and "dropped" out of place. This never happened with my old mixer!