When I got it, the box was huge, then I took the mixer out of the box. Wow! It is so big, and heavy. I haven't used it yet, but I'm looking forward to making something! I love the color and all the attachments. It's much bigger than my other one, which is somewhere in storage building. Now I have two mixers but this one is a keeper!

I finally got a KitchenAid! It is as wonderful as I imagined. It whips up my very stiff cookie dough in record time. I got it at a Black Friday sales price and couldn't resist giving myself a belated birthday present. If you're on the fence, go for it. You won't regret it. I don't!

My second bowl lift KA mixer. A little noisier than my older model (35 years old) but still a great mixer. I wish KA would list other beaters and whisks which can fit this model. It is confusing because it supposedly comes with a 5 and a half quart bowl but was upgraded by KA to a 6 qt. bowl. It makes buying other beaters (pastry and flex-edge) rather difficult. The problem isn't the mixer it's lack of info from KA.

We own two of these kitchenaid mixers now and they are beasts - they work great and we use ours daily (baking) and we've had no problems with the mixer stands themselves. However, we have now gone through two whisk attachments (wire whisk wire broke off at collar both times). Othat than that they have been great. I only wish they were a bit quieter. They are loud and if your house is an open floor plan with the living room and kitchen are joined then it will be difficult to hear conversations and television in the living room with the kitchenaid going on in the background.

My wife has been wanting a KitchenAid mixer for a long time, so I decided to surprise her with one. She has been using it non-stop, and can't stop talking about how much she loves it. I had no idea everything it can do, or all of the attachments that are available. It seems that I ended up getting a gift for myself, in a sense; because my wife hasn't stopped making stuff with it since she got it. It definitely is tough and versatile. I am very happy with this purchase and I am sure we will be adding even more attachments.

An avid baker for many years, I finally purchased one of these machines. I already had a Bosch mixer, which I love for making bread, but with the versatility of the KitchenAid stand mixer and the $100 off sale at Sam's Club, I thought it was time to try this kitchen favorite. First, I tired making bread with it, to see if can stand to the kneading. I have burned a motor in a mixer before (other than the Bosch), so that was the big test. Important factor for me in this Professional grade mixer was that it has an overheating protection for the motor, so that it shuts off if overworked. Came to find out, the machine kneaded up to two loaves of bread beautifully, with no pauses for overheating. The quality of the bread was the next criteria. After all, that is also the test for the machine. For my first loaves, I did not knead the dough long enough, so though the bread was tasty, the texture was somewhat crumbly. I soon learned that in order to gain the necessary elasticity to produce a good texture, the dough has to be kneaded for 15-20 minutes. That is about twice as long as with my Bosch, but the time is not really that big of a factor for me, as along as the results are good. After I learned to knead long enough, the loaves have come out perfect in texture. I have also used the mixer to make quick bread (cranberry) and cookies. Both came out very well. I had to adjust the height of the bowl from the little screw to get the blade and the dough hook to come close enough to the bottom of the bowl so that all the ingredients get incorporated. I still sometime have to swipe the sides of the bowl to help the ingredients get mixed in, but that does not bother me. It is still like having an extra set of hands to help you with the baking chores. I think this is one of the smallest Professional grade KitchenAid mixers, but it is still very powerful, it has the overheating protection, and it will handle most of your baking preparations beautifully. I highly recommend this product for the serious baker!

I am confused! How is this mixer better than the Artisan series, where you can easily push back the mixer to scrape the bowl or add ingredients. This mixer, which doesn't allow much space between the bowl and the top of the mixer, makes it so much harder to add or scrape ingredients. Maybe I'm missing something, but how is this supposed to be easier or better? Also, where's the plastic splash guard? When I attempt to pour flour in, the powdery substance flies out of the bowl onto the counter. Really miss my Artisan.

This was a gift from my husband. I really enjoy cooking and baking; but have never felt that I could quite afford a mixer this nice (have always used a hand-held mixer). Using it was so easy and fun that I ended up making more desserts than I had originally planned.

Have only used a few times. I just didn't know what I have missed. All these years I have used a hand mixer and had given no thought to having one of these. They are great and makes baking so much fun. I do wish that it came with the pouring cup and more attachments.

I love the Kitchen Aid mixer. I have owed one for over 20 years. Even Though there was nothing wrong with my old one that my grandmother gave me when she bought a new kitchen Aid mixer. I decided to get the left style with a larger bowl and motor. I passed the older one down to my younger sister. My father was a professional Baker went to School in Europe to become a Baker by trade . My Father purchased a Kitchen Aid mixer over 45 years ago for my mother. It lasted her over 30 years. The mixer was used almost daily in our home. She had the grinder attachment for the mixer. Nothing beats the quality of a Kitchen Aid mixer.