[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This mixer is hands-down better than my last stand mixer. It is heavy, but that makes is sturdy. It doesn't wobble around on the counter. The bowl and tilting head lock in place. The motor runs smoothly. It works great! So far, since receiving my KitchenAid mixer for Christmas, I have made bread multiple times, ground meat and made other baked goods. It's easy to clean, easy to use and I love it!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I ordered my Artisan stand mixer in late December, choosing the bundle that includes the Fresh Prep Slicer/Shredder attachment. I’ve used it several times per week since it arrived in January. Some items in the order took longer than others to arrive, so I didn’t have all the “pieces” until the second week of January. I was particularly excited to use the mixer to make bread dough. I enjoy having homemade bread on hand and the thought of not having the floury mess on my counter every couple days was appealing. Since I’ve never used a mixer to make bread dough before, I decided to use one of KitchenAid’s recipes to begin with to get an idea of what order to add ingredients, what speed to use and how long to knead. I’ve made several batches of bread now and can say that the recipe for Basic Bread makes a nice tasting loaf that is good for both sandwiches and toast. It slices well, even for the thin slices my husband prefers for toast. What surprised me, though, was the fact that the mixer seems to struggle to mix the dough once you have all of the flour added and it is in the kneading stage. It keeps going, but the top wants to pop up…the first batch I made it actually DID pop up and down enough times that it wiggled the down lever right out of the locked position! I’ve learned that I need to stand there with my hand resting on the top to keep it from doing that…and this is with one of KitchenAids recipes, which you would think would be developed specifically for their mixer. The dough, once it gets to the kneading stage, also builds up on the dough hook to the point that it climbs over the top of it and creates a ball of dough. The first time I used it for bread dough, I kept stopping the mixer and scraping the dough back down, but then I came across a tip that said to coat the dough hook with olive oil or something similar to help prevent that. It worked pretty well, but toward the end of the kneading stage it started to do it again anyway, so the oil must have gotten incorporated into the dough by then. I’ve also made pie crust, which came out beautifully. No concerns there. With the slicer/shredder attachment, I’ve tried it on numerous cheeses, a number of veggies, and a stick of pepperoni so far. With the cheeses…it works great, particularly on the firmer cheese. Softer cheese, like American and mozzarella using the larger-holed grater, it grated the cheese nicely, but it does build up inside the slicing chamber and creates tubes of softer cheese between the grated blade and the white housing that you find when you take the grating cylinder out. They’re usable and fine, just unexpected. I’ve learned that if you are grating multiple types of cheese for a recipe, do the firmer cheese first and end with the softer cheeses as they leave behind a bit of a mess inside the attachments. The same approach applies to grating veggies…firmer veggies work better than softer veggies. Onions through the grater ended up being onion slurry. Onions through the slicer were OK, but still a bit mangled. Carrots through the grater, by contrast, were much better. After the onions, I didn’t even attempt celery through the grater, but it went through the slicer ok…although there were some interesting celery strings wound around the slicing tool when I got done. Potatoes sliced well…I haven’t tried grating them yet since I haven’t needed grated potatoes for anything so far. Overall opinion on the slicer/shredder is that it works nicely on firmer things, hit and miss on softer things….and nothing I’ve put through it so far in terms of veggies are a nice, consistent slice like I get with my mandoline slicer. If you’re not worried about a consistent “look” to the results, then it does save lots of time…if you’re making a fancy dish for company or an event and want nice, clean, consistent slices….this is not your tool. Overall I’m very pleased with the mixer and happy with my purchase. I haven’t had it long enough to test out every dish I might use a mixer for, but so far so good. I’m concerned about how much it labors doing bread doughs, since that was the primary reason I purchased it, but time will tell.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love my new stand mixer. It came with a Fresh Prep Slicer/Shredder. This attachment is handy if doing large volumes of slicing/shredding, otherwise, a peeler and knife is faster. It mixes at the different speeds wonderfully and didn't bog down with bread flour. (using bread hook) I'm happy to have this addition to my kitchen.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Why did I wait so long to purchase my Kitchen Aid? It made my life much easier when it came time for holiday cookies. Learning to use the mixer is easy and online ideas are helpful. Loved the color selections and accessory options offered. I am anxious to try something other than cookie dough.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I LOVE MY NEW STAND UP MIXER I HAVE USED IT SEVERAL TIMES, OTHER THAN THE WHITE COATED BEATER HAS A CHIP IN IT. THAT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT I HAVE TO CALL THE COMPANY ALL READY SINCE I HAVE ONLY OWNED SINCE END OF 2024.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased this as my older one is starting to make different noises when I use it, however this I one quart smaller. I didn't think it was a big difference but it is. I was able to make a triple batch of cookies in the old one but now I'm lucky to make a double batch.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this a month ago and have used it couple of times to bake cake and make butter cream. It has reduced the amount of time I spent whipping the butter cream and cake batter. Its a great product and has been a great add to my kitchen.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this last month and it is working best. Just 1 issue with this model that spiral hook is not working. I ordered after market for making wheat flour dough. Rest of the machine working fine and it is best.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We purchased in Feb. 2023 essentially for the sausage making attachments. We have used it since the day we received it and we love it. We’ve processed about 50lb of meat through it so far and it does great. The only thing we wish it had was a bigger tray at the top for feeding the meat into the grinder/stuffer.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] received my mixer as a present what a great gift. I used to have to mix everything by hand and was never sure if it mixed completely or not, making a huge mess in my kitchen, now i can make my doughs and fillings with much less mess and know it was mixed. Wish i had gotten one sooner