I've been looking at this mixer, but the price was too high. Sams club not only had the best price but it was cheaper than the tilt head. It comes with a lot of accessories. I do wish it had a pour shield, however I will purchase one.

Works as designed, quieter than previous models. We make bread, grind the wheat with the grinder attachment, shred cabbage for kraut, on occasion we grind meat. A good machine and it's pretty.

Great Mixer. Have used KitchenAid mixers for 30 years and worn out 2 previous ones. We help feed homeless families for an organization and make 480 each and every week.

I so loved it, at first. The matte black is sleek, the bowl lift arm is super fun and reminiscent of a casino. But I just couldn't get it work properly on a smaller amount of ingredients, I don't always want to make huge amounts of things. Even with the small bowl it comes with. Yes I did the dime test and adjusted the beater height. It had to be adjusted EVERY time I switched between the paddle/whisk/dough hook. The dough hook was the worst of all. It just wouldn't knead the dough. I would have to help it by continuously stopping, scraping the bottom/sides folding the dough so it could reach etc.. quicker to make the dough by hand. I have it packed for the pickup return on Monday. I ended up ordering the artisan in a gorgeous pebbled matte dark green. It actually does it's job with hardly any interference. It was much higher priced but boy I love it. Maybe I got a faulty machine, but this was a disappointment. I would like another bowl lift one day, but with the older narrow 5qt bowl, not the wide one. The bowl width seems to be the main issue on the ingredients having trouble being mixed.

I have had a KichenAid mixer for about 35 years. It is an Artisan, has been a faithful companion in all my baking endeavors. It still runs well, but I have always wanted a Professional grade one. The idea of the extra bowl and whip and the spatula made the idea of purchasing an intriguing one at that. Looking at just the little extras the price was well worth it. Plus, this being a Sam's Special and not available anywhere else made it a no-brainer. Free shipping to the house a big plus as that none of the nearest Sam's had one in stock. I now have a powerhouse mixer and it is just what I'd been thinking about for years. Oh, I'm not getting rid of the other mixer, two mixers can and will come in handy for the future. This was a deal on KitchenAid that could not be passed up.

Always wanted one of these, and considered it the pinnacle of stand mixers. I was NOT disappointed! First use was making cookies with my granddaughter which was a major success. I have so many more goodies planned for the future. Hope to get the pasta attachments to make my own pasta, too!

I have used it for my sourdough bread. I definitely need a shield which wasn't included. It is kind of hard to know which shield fits this model, because it has a unique model number which I think was specifically made for Sams Club. I just ordered one and am crossing my fingers it will fit when I get it. It is a darker blue than the picture which I'm happy about. It's more of what I would call a wedge wood blue I suppose. It's definitely not pastel. I wish it would be an option to order white.

I have always owned KitchenAid mixers and this is the noisiest one yet. I had one that hummed quietly for over 30 years. I had another that only lasted for 3 years before starting to smoke. This Pro model came with the wrong dough hook and customer service was useless; found the right one at Amazon that worked just fine. I will think twice before buying another.

I purchased for home use and it was a good purchase that I would buy again. I am extremely pleased with the equipment and mostly Kitchen Aids service, I found a minor defect that many people may not have noticed and after reporting it to Kitchen Aid they did not hesitate to ship a new replacement unit. I have purchased cheap mixers in the past and watched them fail from normal use, I am expecting this unit to last for years.

I've wanted one of these for a long time. All of the bread dough without all of the manual kneading. Yay!! I have it for about 6 days when I finally have time to get it out of the box. It doesn't work. It doesn't appear to be used or anything. The only thing it does when you turn it on is blasts insanely fast for about 4 seconds then shuts off. It doesn't matter what speed you set it at, with or without attachments or bowls. It does the same thing, no matter what. Now I get to deal with a return for my first awful experience with my dream machine in the middle of a pandemic. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.