Is the KitchenAid Stand Mixer Worth It? Honest Reviews from Professional Cooks

[daniellemorgan]

It is so worth it!! I love mine, especially around the holidays. It makes baking sooooo much easier....

 

[mrssyvo]

I have the Artesian, and I wish I had spent a little bit more and got the Professional. The Artesian is good for most things I do, but occasionally I wish I had the extra power. My BF and brother both have the Professional, and prefer it to mine.

 

[chefmeg]

oh. oh, oh! My DH just got me this for Christmas (yep, I know it's early, but I wanted it for the holiday baking!) and I am seriously in love with it! He got it from amazon.com for $199 and free shipping! So I say if you can get it for $60, jump on it! I have had it just over a week and have already used it 4 times!

 

[ginamkiely]

What is Mypoints and how do you earn them?

My points if the greatest thing ever. All you have to do is go through their site when you shop online and check out websites whenever you want and you get points. I already got a CANON SD-700 for free with my points and within a year i have enough to get my mixer!

if you send me your e-mail address (and name) i can send you a link and i'll get 250 points, trust me it's worth it!

thanks Ann for the refferal, i totally forgot i can do that.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

My mother bought me a hand-held Kitchen Aid mixer right after I changed the locks, because so much of the kitchen went away after that. It has tremendous torque and I swear, you can mix concrete with that little hand held unit. I don't know if they make it anymore, but when teamed with the classic batter bowl, it's a great combination for times when I don't need the big one!

 

[ChefJoyJ]

I have the Artisan and I absolutely LOVE it!!! :love: It makes my life in the kitchen so much easier and frees my hands up when making those longer to mix items (meringue cookies, whipped cream, made a cheesecake today...) Having my hands free is definitely a bonus with an active 9 month old!

I highly recommend the Artisan - and for $60 - what a steal!

 

[MissChef]

Oh my Gosh, Get it!!!!! I absolutely love my KA Mixer! PC bought mine for me! It was one of the things we got for a substitution to a trip for an incentive trip years agao! I LOVE MINE! :love:
In the words of Ann.... DOOOOO IT!

 

[JeanetteK]

I have had kitchen aid mixers for 35 years, I'm on my 3rd one but I would not get any other. I have the 5 quart bowl capaticy. For $60 that is a steal!
go for it, you won't be sorry.
Jeanette

 

[PCGINA]

From one Gina to another ~ BUY IT!!!

I have had a KA since I was 18 years old (like KG - I inherited it from my mom).... I have upgraded twice and now have the 6 1/2 Qt. Professional model in Cobalt Blue.

I do wedding cakes and need a mixer I can rely on (I have burnt up several other brands in my lifetime) I have NEVER had any problems with my KA. Can't say enough good things about them when they come to getting the job done. I put my mixer to the test by beating massive volumes of shorting and sugaralong with 3 cake mixes at a time and mine has never failed me....

At $60.00 even for the 5 Qt. model ~ you can't go wrong....

You could spend that on the KA handheld model and get far less!!

 

[ginamkiely]

I am so happy that everyone is so excited about their mixers... I can't wait to get mine in. I just have to wait for my gift cards to come in and i'll be getting it that day. SO EXCITING! i've wanted it for 10 years and i'm finally getting it.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

I put my mixer to the test by beating massive volumes of shorting and sugaralong with 3 cake mixes at a time and mine has never failed me...

You know, I saw sugaralong in a recipe last week. It must have been one of yours.

 

[PCGINA]

You know, I saw sugaralong in a recipe last week. It must have been one of yours.

MAN!!! URONAROLLTODAY!!!

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Nah, we didn't have any rolls. My SIL does make really good pumpkin bread, though.

 

[pamperedlinda]

I think the motor is going out on mine, it seems like it's struggling lately. I need to contact KA and send it in. They used to have a program where you paid $25 for a round-trip ticket for the mixer and they send you a box complete with packing materials. They will fix it and send it back to you (at least that's what they did for my granny's mixer). I need to check on that.

 

[ginamkiely]

i just realized that i can use a coupon at linen's and things for the mixer... 20% off $300 is $60... THAT MEANS I"LL GET IT FOR FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can it get any better than that??

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Yes, it can get better - if you get a manufacturer's rebate coupon so they PAY you buy one.

 

[ginamkiely]

Yes, it can get better - if you get a manufacturer's rebate coupon so they PAY you buy one.

HOW DO I GET THAT? I want one! lol

 

[chefann]

Just keep your eyes open for rebates. There may be a pad of rebate forms near the mixers at the store, or sometimes they're online and you can print them.
dealnews.com - Find the lowest prices and coupons on computers, laptops, digital cameras, iPods, MP3 players, HDTV tracks some of that stuff - DH goes there first when he's looking for something.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I think the motor is going out on mine, it seems like it's struggling lately. I need to contact KA and send it in. They used to have a program where you paid $25 for a round-trip ticket for the mixer and they send you a box complete with packing materials. They will fix it and send it back to you (at least that's what they did for my granny's mixer). I need to check on that.

I have heard that too - never had to use it though. For me, it may be cheaper to drive it to the repair center. KA is made just south of where I live. One of the last appliance companies to say "Made in America". Gotta give them credit, kudos, and my business for that!:thumbup:

 

[ginamkiely]

I have heard that too - never had to use it though. For me, it may be cheaper to drive it to the repair center. KA is made just south of where I live. One of the last appliance companies to say "Made in America". Gotta give them credit, kudos, and my business for that!:thumbup:

thats good to know. i would MUCH rather it be made inthe USA and not china so that the pink paint contains lead and poison's my family through their mashed potatoes. this stuff is getting insane! EVERYTHING should be MADE IN THE U.S.A.!

 

[ginamkiely]

Just keep your eyes open for rebates. There may be a pad of rebate forms near the mixers at the store, or sometimes they're online and you can print them.
dealnews.com - Find the lowest prices and coupons on computers, laptops, digital cameras, iPods, MP3 players, HDTV tracks some of that stuff - DH goes there first when he's looking for something.

cool site Ann, thanks. i'm on it now!

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

thats good to know. i would MUCH rather it be made inthe USA and not china so that the pink paint contains lead and poison's my family through their mashed potatoes. this stuff is getting insane! EVERYTHING should be MADE IN THE U.S.A.!

And you're selling how many products in our line that are?

 

[pamperedlinda]

I have heard that too - never had to use it though. For me, it may be cheaper to drive it to the repair center. KA is made just south of where I live. One of the last appliance companies to say "Made in America". Gotta give them credit, kudos, and my business for that!:thumbup:

They used to have a repair center around here too, but they closed it a few years ago . I had my grandmother's mixer fixed a few years ago with the $25 round-trip deal, they only do it for models that were manufactured between certain years. My KA used to belong to my dad's wife so I don't know if it falls in that time-frame or not. I'm going to wait until the holiday baking season is over (hopefully it will last that long) and then check on sending it in.

 

[wadesgirl]

i just realized that i can use a coupon at linen's and things for the mixer... 20% off $300 is $60... THAT MEANS I"LL GET IT FOR FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can it get any better than that??

If you can get it for free, what a way to do it! I got an Artisan for a wedding gift. My husband doesn't like that it sits on the counter most of the time but I like that it will be around for years. I've always been used to mixing everything by hand that I forget it's sitting there.

We are looking into getting the ice cream bucket attachment. Yum, love homemade ice cream.

 

[ginamkiely]

And you're selling how many products in our line that are?

I NEVER thought of that. wow!!