[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve had this mixer for nearly 2 months and use it more often than expected. It really speeds up my work in the kitchen. I store it on my counter top so I frequently use it with no hassle. My husband said that I’m like a kid with a new toy at Christmas. Clean up is simple too. I haven’t tried the shredder attachment but look forward to using it soon. So happy that I can easily shred chicken with the batter attachment.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love the new design for the piece you can put over the bowl to keep your dry ingredients from spilling out when the beater goes around… the rubber “feet” keep it locked in place and that is awesome!!!

[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

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this as a gift and love it so much. I’ve made cupcakes, cookies, fresh pasta and mixed meatballs all in ONE WEEKEND. It’s extremely easy to clean and powers through whatever challenge I give it. I can’t wait to make more with it

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I waited a month for my kitchenaid to arrive. I ordered the ice cream attachment with it. I've only made ice cream so far and it's been a learning process but my attempt at homemade Jersey strawberry was delicious. This morning I made fresh pineapple ice cream and waiting for it to freeze.

[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.

Beaters don't mix the ingredients that get tamped down or caught around the "divet" in the bottom of the bowl.The divet is too deep. Must scrape the sides multiple times in a batch. Beater often falls off the mixer head. Latching on isn't tight enough. My old KA mixer from 1951(yes!) did not have this problem. The old KA beaters are worn so thin that I fear the metal will break off in the batter. It was a work horse for me. I am disappointed you do not make the beater replacements for my 1951 model. They should be universal beaters for ever.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I brought this stand mixer about a month ago. It was the best investment I've ever made. I can't believe I waited so long to get one. What a difference it makes to have an automatic mixer. It makes baking so much easier. I was a little disappointed when I received the item because I noticed it had a couple of scratches but other than that the machine is great! I say get it, if you're thinking of buying one.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] So far so good. Only used it for several batches of cookies and whipping cream. So much more efficient than with hand mixer. Only one negative: was disappointed to discover the head doesn’t lock in the up position.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this 5 months ago for my birthday and my teenage son and I have made so many different things - cinnamon rolls, pizza, sliced up veggies, you name it - works easily, well made, consistent, and easy to clean. We use it at least once a day! Great buy!