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Reddit · r/Kitchenaid · 3 days ago

Found the 7-qt mixer too large for single batches of cookies, bread or icing, since it pushes the mix up the side and needs lots of scraping.

Reddit · r/Kitchenaid · 3 days ago

Their Artisan 5-qt (SM150) works fine at higher speeds but has an oscillating hunting noise at low speeds, which a repair reply diagnosed as a worn speed control plate.

Reddit · r/Kitchenaid · 5 days ago

Has used their 5-quart tilt-head mixer for years for bread and pretzel dough, and finds it handles small batches of bread dough very well.

Reddit · r/Kitchenaid · 5 days ago

Regularly makes pizza dough from scratch in their Artisan 5-quart mixer.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 14 days ago

Their fairly new KSM70 7-quart bounces and shakes at high speed with a small amount in the bowl, and they were told it needed the dime test.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 18 days ago

After about ten years of bread making, their Professional's head fell off: the planetary shaft's press fit had failed, a known flaw of that model type.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 21 days ago

Has had both a Pro 600 bowl-lift and an Artisan tilt-head for about ten years; the Artisan handles cake batters just fine, while triple or quadruple cookie batches go in the Pro 600.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 24 days ago

Has used KitchenAids since the 1990s, a Professional 6 since the early 2000s and a 7 quart since 2023, and says they have all been workhorses.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 24 days ago

Loves their Artisan and finds their mum's bowl-lift model harder to work with.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 24 days ago

Runs a small macaron business with more than ten KitchenAid mixers of many models and finds them nearly indestructible; the Artisan is their favourite model.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 24 days ago

Their entry 4.5 qt 300 W tilt-head has worked for 7 years, cream on speed 10 and bread on 2, but speeds 9 and 10 now run the same.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 25 days ago

Loves the Costco 6-qt lift and never regretted it, using it for anything from one egg to full batches.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 25 days ago

Their pink Artisan, a birthday present two years ago, disappointed from day one: the motor sounded like it would die on basic cookie dough and the bowl kept unlatching, breaking two glass bowls, and a replacement base plate from customer service didn't help.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 27 days ago

Having owned both, they say the Classic is clearly not as robust as the Artisan.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 27 days ago

Their favourite is the Artisan, which has been going strong for their bread baking for over 20 years.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 27 days ago

Very happy with the 5.5 qt bowl-lift they bought last year; they make sourdough with it weekly, up to 1 kg of flour, with no issues.

Reddit · r/Breadit · 29 days ago

No problems with the app on an iPhone. It automates mixing, heating, or stirring for set times, so prepping or cleaning can continue. The app isn't required to use the machine.

Reddit · r/Breadit · 29 days ago

Love it this year. It functions absolutely fine without the app, which wasn't a selling point at all.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 29 days ago

Bought a Costco lift mixer to complement their tilt-head and found it a total piece of crap, so they returned it and bought one elsewhere that worked much better.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 29 days ago

Bought this Sam's Club bowl-lift and calls it junk for bread: a trained baker, they have to babysit it on doughs for fear of overheating, the hook often won't grab the dough, and the bowl-height screw needs fiddling.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 29 days ago

Bought the Costco 6-qt lift mixer last year for $200; it lacked a spring washer, the metal beater does not mix well or scrapes the bowl, and the manual limits kneading to two minutes, but they don't regret the price.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 29 days ago

Has had the Costco 6-qt lift for a few years and uses it for pizza dough all the time without an issue.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 29 days ago

Bought the Costco 6-qt lift last year, has used the heck out of it with zero issues, and prefers bowl lift to tilt-head.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 29 days ago

Bought a 5.5-qt lift from Sam's a few years ago at a deep discount and says it has done everything they have asked of it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 29 days ago

Bought the 6-qt lift on sale and found it way more than they needed: heavy, big and mostly overkill, so they swapped it for a 4.5-qt Classic tilt-head.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 29 days ago

Their 6qt Costco-style mixer bought secondhand started screeching with a metallic smell after two uses, but KitchenAid chat support sent a brand-new replacement within a week.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 30 days ago

Has the Costco 6-qt lift and calls it a great mixer, but it is too big for their baking, so they often reach for a hand mixer.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 30 days ago

Their Artisan, a wedding present in 1997, still works great and they love it, though they rarely use it for bread; they considered a 7 qt only for the odd bigger batch.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 33 days ago

Used a Kenwood kMix for about three years until it gave out, the motor smelling of burnt plastic on a basic cookie dough; it looked nicer on the counter than the KitchenAid tilt-head they switched to, but they find the newer kMix's build quality lacking.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 33 days ago

Has kneaded dough in their 2009 Artisan for 17 years, briefly tilting the head to free dough from the hook, with no problems or failures; they keep batches under about 5 cups of flour and use a Pro series for larger ones.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 34 days ago

Ended up getting the KSM70 and is very happy with it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 35 days ago

Bought a Proline 7 three years ago in Canada; it arrived on time in perfect condition and they still use it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 36 days ago

Has had their Pro 600 for about ten years, makes two loaves of bread weekly plus bagels, pretzels, buns and pizza dough, and has needed no gear replacements, only an annual grease check.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 40 days ago

Kneads weekly sourdough and very stiff peanut-butter cookie dough in their Pro 600 and says it never lacked the torque, after cleaning and regreasing it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 41 days ago

Their first impression of a brand-new KSM55 bowl-lift was how loud the motor is.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 43 days ago

Their KSM150 Artisan is 15 years old and going strong, needing only one worm gear replacement after years of bread making.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 44 days ago

Their secondhand K5SS ran fine until the paddle stopped turning while combining a very wet bread dough; likely a stripped worm gear, with a repair quote of about $120.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 44 days ago

Their Artisan's head bounces when making pizza dough, so they keep the speed low to avoid overheating it and wearing the worm gear.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 46 days ago

Uses a 6 qt bowl-lift for double batches but does not care for it and would use a 5 qt tilt if they could get away with it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 49 days ago

Has had their Artisan Design Series (glass bowl) for about ten years and says it has performed quite well, with the glass bowl holding up.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 52 days ago

Has a KSM55 bowl-lift and loves how stable it is, with heavy cookie dough being a beast for it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 52 days ago

Had the 7qt bowl-lift and liked the bigger bowl capacity and extra power.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 52 days ago

Replaced a tilt-head whose motor they blew out with a KSM70 and loves it: used two or three times a week from egg whites to heavy bread dough, it stays put and kneads serenely instead of juddering across the counter, and they like the half speed and soft start.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 52 days ago

Loves their 5.5 qt bowl-lift and has made many batches of cookies, loaves of bread and pizzas with it; not a purchase they regret.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 53 days ago

Their KSM55 bought in October 2023 has developed vertical play in the beater shaft after a few years of heavy sourdough use.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 53 days ago

Their new Artisan Plus tilt-head handles 1 kg of flour's worth of sourdough (about 1.8 kg of dough, two loaves) just fine.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 54 days ago

The Artisan tilt-head 5KSM125 bought for their wife in 2020 now runs at one low speed on every setting and won't turn off.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 54 days ago

Happy with their 5.5 qt bowl-lift and its spiral dough hook, which works far better than the C hook, though no silicone-edged scraper they found would scrape its bowl properly.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 55 days ago

Bought a new 5.5 qt bowl-lift three years ago, uses it a couple of times a week and calls it a buy for life.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 56 days ago

Bought a two-year-old KSM55 second-hand and found three of its internal gears had crumbled, needing a new motor.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 56 days ago

Has had a KSM55 from Mr. Mixer for a year without an issue.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 56 days ago

Upgraded from a 5 qt tilt-head to the KSM70 for large-batch baking and calls it a very good decision.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 57 days ago

Their new Artisan, three or four weeks old, gave in on fairly tough wholemeal dough with the dough hook, likely stripping the sacrificial gear.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 61 days ago

The kMix seized up and went completely dead, with no lights or noise, after stale bread jammed the mincer attachment. Replacing the plug fuse and socket did not help and they could not find the thermal fuse.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 62 days ago

Their 25-year-old Artisan is still going, though it needs a tune-up; reading about new ones failing, they'll keep maintaining the old one.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 64 days ago

Has used a 5qt Heavy Duty lift mixer for over 20 years for cakes, cookies and small batches.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 64 days ago

Uses a 6qt Professional 6 lift for all dough making and double batches and says these mixers do a lot of work now that their hands are arthritic.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 64 days ago

Bought a 5 qt tilt-head Artisan a month ago, calls it their baby and kicks themselves for waiting 30 years; recommends a double-sided scraper beater.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 65 days ago

Used the onyx black Artisan they got for Christmas 2007 until about 2024, then swapped it for a discounted Pro bowl-lift and now regrets giving the Artisan away.

Reddit · r/Cooking · 68 days ago

Upgraded from a tilt-head to the Pro 600 years ago and has no regrets.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 68 days ago

Bought the Professional 6-qt bowl-lift new 16 years ago and has had no problems yet, calling it great for double recipes.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 69 days ago

Had issues with a tilt head two weeks after getting it and found it shook with 350 g of flour, which KitchenAid told them was close to the 500 g limit.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 69 days ago

Their tilt-head mixer bucked when kneading and eventually snapped.

Reddit · r/Cooking · 69 days ago

Sold their Artisan for a 6-qt Professional bowl-lift and says it has been rock solid.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 69 days ago

Got a good deal on a newer 5.5 qt bowl-lift but wouldn't buy it again knowing older bowl-lifts can be refurbished; still uses it for bread.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 69 days ago

Their wife's Artisan handled about three years of semi-professional production after nine years of use before the speed control acted up; KitchenAid serviced it and it runs like new.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 69 days ago

Their KitchenAid Artisan 5 qt died while making a particularly dense dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 69 days ago

Bakes every week and loves the 5 qt Artisan their grandmother gave them; recommends adding the spring and washer to keep attachments secure.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 70 days ago

Their tilt-head bounces like crazy just from shredding chicken, even though it is only a month old and used about four times.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 70 days ago

Says the tilt-head is horrible for kneading dough: it bounces around, the top gets hot, and they never had great luck.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 70 days ago

Their tilt-head has always struggled with kneading and the bowl would twist right off the base unless the handle is pressed against the stand.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 71 days ago

Their new Artisan makes the same odd noise as a friend's; it's improving with use, and the friend who took one apart blamed poorly distributed grease and lower build quality on current Artisans.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 71 days ago

Their four-year-old Classic 4.5 qt, used often for two years then stored, now gives off a slight burning smell making cookies.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 78 days ago

Wanted one for years but their tilt-head Artisan from last Christmas has been nothing but problems: the head lock doesn't work and it bounces all over the counter, and KitchenAid wanted $65 shipping to look at it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 81 days ago

Their 600 Pro was repaired at the factory and failed again just 1 year and 3 months later.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 88 days ago

Got a refurbished 5.5 qt bowl-lift that was basically new; it has more power than a tilt-head for heavy cookie and bread dough and doesn't bounce around.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 88 days ago

Just bought a refurbished 5 qt tilt-head and is super satisfied with it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 89 days ago

Owns a KitchenAid Pro 600 and a NutriMill Artiste, baking a loaf every 10 to 14 days, and finds the KitchenAid much easier to use, assemble and clean.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 90 days ago

Has had a kMix for a couple of years, makes everything from egg whites to bread (mostly bread), and says it is still as good as when new and very solidly built.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 90 days ago

Their refurbished 6 qt bowl-lift easily handles pizza and bread dough without straining, though it's tall and heavy.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 90 days ago

Bought the 6.6 L bowl-lift on sale; the stainless Powerknead hook is excellent for high-hydration dough and they find it strong and sturdy, great for two loaves.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 91 days ago

The front attachment hub on their Artisan 5KSM185 stopped turning, though the mixer arm still works.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 91 days ago

Their KSM55, bought new under two years ago, stops if the speed is raised more than one step too slowly.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 93 days ago

Scored a refurbished 7 qt bowl-lift last year and it's been a dream.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 95 days ago

Their circa-1996 K45SS lasted 20 years, but a chunk of the white coating on the original flat beater chipped into banana bread batter, and replacement beaters are costly or poorly reviewed.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 95 days ago

Their fairly new 7 qt bowl-lift's lift mechanism rocks like crazy, which KitchenAid calls normal; unhappy with it for bread, they bought an Ankarsrum, while their old Pro 600 was rock solid.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 95 days ago

Their KitchenAid Classic 4.3 L (5K45SS) from Costco, lightly used for six months, made a loud grinding sound mixing pizza dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 99 days ago

Their KSM150PS from about 2005 got them into cooking, but it isn't great at bread, struggles with lower-hydration or large doughs, and now leaks lubricant and rattles.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 99 days ago

Bought a refurbished 7 qt bowl-lift with all attachments from KitchenAid last Christmas for $250, and it arrived new and perfect.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 102 days ago

Upgraded from a tilt-head to the KSM70: quieter, noticeably more powerful in the bowl, with heavy stainless accessories and a soft start, but its speed selector, lift lever and hub lock feel less solid than the tilt-head's.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 107 days ago

Their KSM150 Artisan, a 2024 wedding gift, spins for about 10 seconds and then blows the fuse in both homes they've tried.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 108 days ago

Bought their 6.6L KitchenAid last year and loves it, finding it good quality, though it weighs over 15kg and is a struggle to move.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 109 days ago

Their Artisan was a true workhorse for 11-12 years, despite a grinding noise since new, until a bun dough made it smoke and overheat repeatedly.

Reddit · r/Appliances · 117 days ago

Their kMix bowl also stuck on the first use, and they regret buying it even at 44% of the list price.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 119 days ago

Their KSM70 got very hot in the motor when making a double batch of bagels, so they bought the 8 qt commercial.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 120 days ago

Their brand new Artisan Series mixer arrived with mild cosmetic damage and a dented metal bowl, disappointing for a $500 machine.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 125 days ago

Their new Artisan Plus in steel blue has an attachment knob that stays loose even after tightening, and it shook with the double scraper beater.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 126 days ago

Just got the new Artisan Plus in Cardamom with the Dew Drop bowl and the new pastry beater, and is so in love with it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 129 days ago

Their 5KSM150's paddle stops spinning under a normal load while the motor runs, likely the sacrificial gear.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 132 days ago

Bought a refurbished KSM55 bowl-lift in Agave and loves its power, making dough for 10 pizzas for pizza night; only drawback is no optional bowl sizes.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 132 days ago

Returned a bowl-lift they disliked and got the Artisan tilt-head instead, and has been very happy with it.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 134 days ago

Bought a Kenwood Go for a small flat in France for about 200 euros a couple of years ago and is very happy with it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 135 days ago

Has an Artisan that has never done them wrong.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 135 days ago

Their candy apple Artisan has been a powerhouse for over a decade, only needing the brushes cleaned two or three times.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 136 days ago

Their roughly 10-year-old Artisan tilt-head had issues most of the year before giving up, so they replaced it with a Kenwood KMix rather than pay for repair.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 137 days ago

Their Artisan KSM150PSOB has become extremely loud on stir and speed 2, even after a full regrease.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 138 days ago

Switched from a 4.5 qt tilt-head to a 5.5 qt bowl-lift for lots of dough and calls it a gamechanger.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 139 days ago

Upgraded from a tilt-head to the 6.6 L bowl-lift for bagel and baguette dough kneading and it has worked great at speed 2.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 141 days ago

Their Sam's Club 5.5qt bowl-lift died within the first few uses from a bad circuit board fuse; KitchenAid support was poor until they messaged socials, then sent a replacement.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 144 days ago

Uses the 7-quart bowl-lift basically daily, making a double batch of sandwich bread weekly for a year and a quadruple batch of cookies without skipping a beat; calls it the best kitchen purchase they have made.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 144 days ago

Bought a refurbished 7-quart bowl-lift that worked for about three minutes then stopped and would not turn back on, so they returned it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 145 days ago

Still uses their Artisan of 10+ years alongside a newer 7 qt and feels it was built better than today's mixers.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 154 days ago

Loves their 5.5qt bowl-lift for taking larger bowls and having a powerful motor, noting that dough should be kneaded on speed 1-2 and may shut off after 10 minutes.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 154 days ago

Loves their bowl-lift KitchenAid, bought for $299 on Black Friday.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 159 days ago

New Artisan arrived with a chipped housing from the bowl edge hitting the body in transit, and the paint finish did not feel like a 600 euro mixer, so they are returning it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 159 days ago

Their KitchenAid came with scratches and chips twice and they returned both; a store unit had minor scratches too, so they kept it and think quality control needs work.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 159 days ago

Their roughly 25-year-old Artisan tilt-head suddenly won't power on at all after a basic cookie dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 170 days ago

Their silver Artisan was flawless for 8-9 years, but the new pink Artisan bought five months ago feels cheaper and its paddle keeps falling off mid-mix.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 170 days ago

Has used their newer Artisan for about three years and the paddle has never fallen off, though their old one felt more like a tank.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 171 days ago

Even dough for half a dozen sourdough bagels was killing their Artisan tilt-head, so they upgraded to an 8-qt Professional.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 171 days ago

Just bought their first KitchenAid, the Classic 4.5 qt, and absolutely loves it, though it's heavy to move around the counter.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 172 days ago

Their month-old 5-qt Artisan clicks with the dough hook or thick mixtures, moves around and sometimes changes speed on its own.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 177 days ago

Their new Artisan kneading dough on the lowest speed sounded loud and was warm to hot to the touch after 15 minutes.

Reddit · r/Cooking · 178 days ago

After kneading bread dough in their kMix the dough hook looked bent around the collar, the housing near the socket looked cracked, and there were shiny metallic particles around the socket. They stopped using it and worry about metal shavings in the dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 183 days ago

Their old 6-qt bowl-lift overheated on large bread batches; the 7-qt they got last year has had no issues and is much quieter.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 186 days ago

Bought the Artisan Plus after a discount made it only about $90 more than the regular Artisan. Felt the light, double flex edge beater, stainless accessories and speed upgrades were well worth it, though harder to justify at full price.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 186 days ago

Has made bread in their Artisan weekly for 14 years, two loaves at a time, without any problems.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 186 days ago

Uses their Artisan weekly for double batches of bread dough with no issues beyond the head getting warm.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 187 days ago

Their newly bought Artisan started making a lot of noise kneading a stiff bread dough, so they stopped it mid-knead.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 187 days ago

Borrowing their mom's Classic for bread, it made weird noises, got very hot and sometimes smelled of burning with the dough hook.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 188 days ago

First time using their new 7-qt KSM70 on croissant dough, it sounded like it was struggling a bit when turned up to speed 5.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 188 days ago

Their 7-qt sounded the same out of the box; it's much quieter than their old 5 qt HD but has a high-pitched whine under load.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 188 days ago

Their brand new Artisan made two very good pizza doughs, then started making a worrying noise while running.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 188 days ago

Their newly arrived Artisan runs reasonably at low speed but makes a clicking noise at higher speeds.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 189 days ago

The Artisan Plus arrived as a Mother's Day gift and wouldn't turn on to mix; the bowl light worked but the mixer wouldn't run.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 192 days ago

Glad they bought a Classic in 2019; it's still running.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 195 days ago

The flat beater on their new 6.6 L bowl-lift collides with and scratches the bowl at speeds 8-10.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 197 days ago

Has had their KitchenAid Artisan for more than 10 years without ever giving it a tune-up.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 198 days ago

Their brand new Artisan keeps dropping black grease into dough five or six batches in, so they're sending it back.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 198 days ago

Their wife's refurbished KSM150 Artisan, about three years old, won't turn on at all after sitting unused.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 203 days ago

Their refurbished Artisan moves around a lot when making bread compared with their other Artisan.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 204 days ago

Has had a certified refurbished 6 qt bought on eBay for five years, making bread or pizza weekly with no issues.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 204 days ago

Loves their refurbished tilt-head mixer, which came with a one-year warranty and no cosmetic damage, and says an aunt loves a refurbished lift-bowl one too.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 205 days ago

Has used a refurbished Professional 5 Plus extensively for 20 years, though pasta dough was brutal on it, and is upgrading to a refurbished Commercial.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 205 days ago

Has had their refurbished 7-qt bowl-lift about three months and loves it for cookies, bread and muffins; it arrived looking unused.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 222 days ago

Has used their Sam's Club KSM55 and says it is perfectly fine.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 223 days ago

Thinks the new Artisan Plus features are amazing for varied baking, though the dough hook really struggles with kneading.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 223 days ago

The Sam's Club KSM55 bundle died on first use and was replaced right away.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 233 days ago

Gave the KSM55 5.5 qt to their elderly mother; she uses it almost every day and it has encouraged her to tackle recipes she could not before.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 238 days ago

Sold their bowl-lift as too big and heavy and now loves the Artisan tilt-head, which makes a loaf of bread with no problem and is easier to store.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 241 days ago

Found their used Artisan lighter built than their old mixer, with a smaller power cord and a looser head, but still a fine little mixer.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 242 days ago

Has a Classic tilt-head with the right dough hook that got a bit bucky, and tightening the inside screw returned it to normal.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 244 days ago

Has owned a yellow Artisan for 8 years without any issues.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 250 days ago

KSM55 shut off after about 10 minutes of dough on setting 1.5 when 15 months old, which they later learned is the automatic motor protection.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 255 days ago

Bought a Pro 600 refurbished and says it works perfectly and arrived well packed, worth every penny.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 261 days ago

Has an Artisan and kneads dough on the bench; uses it for cake batter and believes it has a short duty cycle with large heavy mixes.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 267 days ago

The refurbished KSM60 handled cookies and whipped egg whites fine, but after about five minutes of pasta dough it warmed up and made a strange sandy noise that went away once cooled.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 267 days ago

Initial KSM55 had a tight whisk fit that scratched on removal; KitchenAid sent a whole new mixer and they are happy with the replacement.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 268 days ago

Refurbished KSM55 makes a clicking sound once per rotation with or without attachments or the bowl attached.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 268 days ago

Bought the 5KSM70 as an upgrade over an Artisan tilt-head for dough, loves the spiral hook and half speed, finds it quieter than the tilt-head, and has no regrets.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 276 days ago

Upgraded to the 7 qt Pro for its DC motor; the power switch electronics quit two weeks after the warranty but KitchenAid sent an AC-motor replacement that overheated at first and now handles big bread batches.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 279 days ago

Their secondhand Professional squeals and grinds loudly with metal-on-metal noise, leaks grease at the front, and needed a new worm follower, bevel gears and gasket.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 283 days ago

Their new 7-qt bowl-lift from Amazon would not turn on out of the box, and the replacement KitchenAid sent either would not start or shut off after a few seconds.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 283 days ago

Their Pro 600 bowl-lift is about 22 years old and makes around 300 dozen cookies a year without missing a beat, though it is getting loud and due for a regrease.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 283 days ago

Has had the Pro 6qt for years and finds it great for whole wheat bread, stiff batters and long kneads because the more powerful motor does not overheat like an Artisan.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 284 days ago

Has used their tilt-head since 2008 with no problems for pizza dough, pasta, sweet pastry dough and single breads, keeping dough under 2 kg; only a full batch of whole grain bread is too much.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 284 days ago

Has had their Artisan for 11 years with no problems, mainly for cakes, cookies and frosting.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 284 days ago

Their Professional 600 stopped turning the planetary under load while the internal gears and shaft kept spinning, which a repairer diagnosed as a failed press-fit shaft.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 284 days ago

Has a 2003-vintage Artisan whose internals and grease were in great shape after repacking.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 284 days ago

Their 25-year-old Artisan is still going strong.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 284 days ago

Had to hold the tilt head of their Artisan down for the whole 10 minutes of kneading a double batch of bread.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 285 days ago

Has had the Costco KitchenAid lift mixer for two years and loves it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 285 days ago

Got the Costco lift mixer last year and is pretty happy with it for bread, cake and cookies.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 285 days ago

Got a refurbished 7-quart lift for $280 and does not regret it one bit.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 285 days ago

Their Artisan is over 11 years old, used regularly, and still going strong; they do bread dough by hand.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 286 days ago

Has a Professional 600 and calls it a workhorse that makes kneading effortless.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 286 days ago

Says their Artisan does everything they ask of it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 286 days ago

Bought an Artisan on clearance at Walmart and returned it right away: the motor sounded weaker and the tilt lock didn't open fully.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 286 days ago

Has had a 5 qt Artisan about 10 years, baking 3-4 times a week including bread, and says it works fine for a regular household.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 287 days ago

Their inexpensive Artisan bounces with stiff dough but has many hours on it and still works great with all bowl and attachment hub accessories.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 291 days ago

Brand new KSM70 struggled and smoked after kneading pierogi pasta dough on speed 1, which they say is a recipe they have always made.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 291 days ago

Their KSM70 started making noise on low speeds while kneading, so now they only mix ingredients briefly and knead by hand, and plan to replace the motor and gears themselves.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 297 days ago

Used their Artisan for 10 years but says tilt heads thump and tire on large dough batches and they would not buy it again.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 300 days ago

Their first Artisan from Target quit before any food went in and was returned; a replacement from a refurbisher has handled everything over two months.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 301 days ago

Bought a refurbished Artisan tilt-head and is happy: it sounds and feels sturdier than the 5-qt bowl-lift from Sam's it replaced, and the seller's service has been very good.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 301 days ago

Has used their Artisan for bread twice a week for over 30 years and it is still going strong.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 303 days ago

Recently got the 5.5 qt bowl-lift and loves it, though finding compatible stainless steel accessories is confusing.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 304 days ago

Their six-year-old Classic mixer still works fine.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 304 days ago

Was on their second bad KSM55 when Target would only replace the same model; KitchenAid sent a replacement not from the bad batch.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 304 days ago

Defective KSM55 was replaced directly by KitchenAid in about a week and a half, and the replacement works fine.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 305 days ago

Making stiff doughs in their 6-qt lift mixer warped the planetary stem, causing play and metal shavings; they paid about $75 for a new planetary and now reserve it for softer doughs.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 305 days ago

Has returned a defective lift mixer to Target and is now on a second mixer that broke while making banana bread.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 305 days ago

First KitchenAid, a KSM55 from Target as a Christmas gift, died within 30 seconds of first use.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 306 days ago

Their Artisan can hold no more than about 600 g of flour in the stainless bowl (700 in glass), which they find annoying.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 307 days ago

Has had an Artisan for over a decade and found it great for everything they needed.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 308 days ago

Has the same color Artisan and loves it, having made many loaves of bread.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 308 days ago

Their KA 6-qt bowl lift could not handle the amount of use it got over Thanksgiving week, so they bought an Ankarsrum.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 308 days ago

Has the same textured Artisan and makes about four loaves a week in it, fine as long as kneading stays at speed 2 and it bumps around a bit with thicker dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 308 days ago

Used a KA Artisan for hundreds of loaves before getting an Ankarsrum and says it works great for mixing bread dough, though they would not develop gluten with it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 308 days ago

Their new gift tilt-head clicks and bounces when mixing and struggles to reach the sides of the bowl, especially with dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 308 days ago

Has made hundreds of breads in their tilt-head with batches of 1 kg flour at 65% hydration, works fine at speed 2 once the head screw is tightened.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 308 days ago

Their tilt-head broke its internal gear after being used with a spiral dough hook, and they had to replace it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 309 days ago

Their refurbished RKSM60ER has a small ticking sound that speeds up with the motor; others say it is normal for these bowl-lift mixers.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 309 days ago

Makes pizza dough up to twice a week in a tilt-head KSM150 but finds the included C-shaped dough hook frustrating and bad.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 310 days ago

Brand new 5.5 quart bowl-lift shut off while shredding a soft chicken breast on speed 2 after only two uses.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 310 days ago

Says the 6 qt bowl lift is perfect for stiffer dough in smaller home portions.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 311 days ago

Got the 7-qt lift mixer for Christmas but worries the arms holding the bowl feel a little loose, though they do not wiggle.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 312 days ago

Bought the silver 5.5 qt from QVC and so far so good with sourdough loaves, rolls, milk bread and cookies.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 313 days ago

Has had their 6-qt Professional 600 for a decade, and the bowl lock lever has started jamming.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 313 days ago

On first use, after about three minutes of cake batter, the new mixer stopped and never turned on again, ruining their daughter's Christmas gift.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 313 days ago

Bought the feather pink 7-quart bowl-lift with zero regrets; it has handled cinnamon rolls and muffins, though it does not seem to reach the very bottom of the bowl.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 313 days ago

Got the 5.5 qt for Christmas and so far it has handled pumpkin bread, banana bread and cookies, though they worry about the reported flawed units.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 314 days ago

Has made yeast breads for many years in a 50+ year old K45, sticking to single loaves at speed 2 and adding water if the dough clumps on the hook.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 314 days ago

Has used a refurbished Professional 600 weekly for five years on heavy bread dough, 20 minutes of meat grinding and 25 minutes of butter making; it never gets hot and rarely bogs down.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 314 days ago

After adjusting head end play and bowl height, their Artisan is a workhorse and by far their favorite of three KitchenAid mixers.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 315 days ago

Their Agave lift mixer shut off five minutes into first use and never turned back on.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 315 days ago

Their new lift mixer stopped just as chocolate chips were mixed in; KitchenAid shipped a replacement after a three-hour call-back wait.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 315 days ago

Bought a new 5.5 qt bowl-lift at Target and says it was predictably defective, so they are waiting on a replacement.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 315 days ago

Their Artisan is leaking oil and they considered sending it back to Ohio for service.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 316 days ago

Their silver Target lift mixer stopped working during its third use after 30 seconds.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 316 days ago

Had to return a new lift mixer with the exact same failure while making cookies.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 316 days ago

Returned two Target lift mixers that failed the same way and went with the 6-quart from Costco.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 317 days ago

Their new Target lift mixer ($299 on sale) died on first use, stopping completely when they added chocolate chips to cookie dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 317 days ago

Has the same lift model and makes chocolate chip cookies on an industrial scale with no issues whatsoever.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 319 days ago

Bought a 6-qt refurbished machine and has had 20 years without a concern, baking buns a couple of times a week.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 320 days ago

Their lift mixer from Target stopped working after the first try with bread dough, and it never came back on.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 320 days ago

Got the Costco bowl-lift after seeing bad reviews; it ran dry for ten minutes without a failure and handled sourdough dough fine so far.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 321 days ago

Their lift mixer quit after 30 seconds and Target replaced it without issue, though they worry the replacement may fail too.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 321 days ago

Their Sam's Club bowl-lift worked for one minute and then suddenly stopped.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 321 days ago

Their brand-new Christmas lift mixer was used fewer than five times and then would not turn on at all.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 321 days ago

Their exact-model lift mixer died, and a call to KitchenAid brought a replacement quickly.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 323 days ago

Bought the 7-qt on sale for about $500 and says it handles a batch of roughly 36 cinnamon rolls like a champ, calling it worth the money.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 326 days ago

Their 25-year-old K45SSWH has run fine with no leaks, though it recently began occasionally jerking forward and is overdue for a regrease.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 326 days ago

Their new KSM55, a Christmas gift, died on day two during a batch of cookies.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 326 days ago

Bought the KSM55 directly from KitchenAid over a year ago with no problems, though third-party accessories for the 5.5 qt bowl are hard to find.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 326 days ago

Their Artisan started giving electric shocks to the touch while they were trying to bake bread.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 327 days ago

Their tilt-head never stayed locked in whatever speed or attachment, so they had to hold it for 10-12 minutes of kneading before upgrading to a 7-qt bowl-lift.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 327 days ago

Upgraded to a 7-qt bowl-lift after fighting their tilt-head and says it has been a dream.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 328 days ago

Has had a 7-quart bowl-lift for 22 years with no problems, including bread dough and triple cookie recipes.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 328 days ago

Owns both a 5-qt tilt-head and a 7-qt bowl-lift and misses the bowl-lift's size and power so much that their recipes are now too big for the tilt-head.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 328 days ago

Bought the 6-qt bowl-lift from Costco and it stuttered on bagel dough and died within three minutes, while their Artisan tilt-head had handled the same dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 328 days ago

Bought the same Costco 6-qt lift model a year ago and had no problems until a double batch of heavy dough stalled it; the overload switch reset after 20 minutes.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 328 days ago

Bought a refurbished 7qt 500W lift mixer for large dough batches, but it struggled badly with a 7.3 lb, 64% hydration batch on its first use, and KitchenAid just told them to halve the batch.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 328 days ago

Their new Classic tilt-head would not speed up past speed 6 under load, slowing as if struggling, so they returned it for a stronger model.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 328 days ago

Got a Sam's Club 5.5 qt bowl lift for Mother's Day 2020 and has worked it mercilessly with bread and pasta dough without a hiccup.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 328 days ago

Their new 5.5 qt struggled and sounded strained on a double batch of brioche.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 328 days ago

Has had an Artisan for 10 years and finds it sufficient for cookies, cake, whipped cream and even bread.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 332 days ago

Got the 7-qt lift bowl on a refurb deal, has used it a ton and loves it; wishes it came with a smaller bowl for small batches.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 332 days ago

Has had the Professional 5 Plus since 2019 and uses it every week for bread, whipped potatoes and treats; it works perfectly for their family.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 333 days ago

Used their 7-qt ProLine several times a week for over five years and liked it, but the planetary failed from heavy dough; repaired, it no longer handles dough, so they moved bread to another brand.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 333 days ago

Their Artisan (tilt-head) works fine for dough as long as they pay attention and keep batches small.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 333 days ago

Has used their Artisan for five years on pizza, cookie and bread dough with no issues, at low speeds.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 333 days ago

Finds their wife's Professional 600 loud compared with tilt heads, though reliable.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 334 days ago

Their brand-new 5.5-qt bowl-lift stopped working after about 10 minutes of use, so they returned it for a 5-qt tilt-head, which has worked fine.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 334 days ago

Has a 6qt KitchenAid and made 110 Christmas cookies in one batch.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 334 days ago

Has a Professional 5 Plus on their counter and loves it, though they would pick the 6000 for a bigger bowl and stronger motor.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 334 days ago

Their current tilt head bobs up and down and will not stay locked when kneading dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 334 days ago

Brand new KSM70SNDXBM would not turn on at all out of the box, and the lack of customer service added to their doubts about the brand's recent durability.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 334 days ago

Baking 56 Christmas cookies in one batch was a stretch for their Artisan.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 335 days ago

Their 5 qt Artisan walked and wobbled, so they sold it and bought a refurbished lift model.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 336 days ago

Has a 2018 Pro 5 Plus lift bowl and makes bread all the time with it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 336 days ago

Has a tilt Artisan and wishes they had bought a lift model.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 337 days ago

Bought a 5 qt Artisan tilt-head and regrets it so far: heavy but wobbled a lot on pizza dough, and the head moves around when raised.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 340 days ago

Paid $350 for the KSM60 and it stopped working and would not power on within 30 minutes of use, after sounding odd and whirring when first switched on. They are sending it back and consider it poorly made.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 342 days ago

Has had two of the Heavy Duty bowl-lift, one nearly 20 years old, and uses it for bread, pasta and grinding meat; would not use any other KitchenAid model.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 342 days ago

Had a Kenwood kMix and called it a great workhorse; it was left behind when they moved countries.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 343 days ago

Has the Professional 6 and their whisk works well, though small quantities are poor, the silicone-edged paddle misses spots, and they keep a hand mixer.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 344 days ago

Has the 6-qt Costco model and loves it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 344 days ago

Received the HD professional model as a wedding gift over 15 years ago and has had zero issues with it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 344 days ago

Has a blue Heavy Duty professional bowl-lift and says it is great.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 344 days ago

Loves their Artisan but wishes they had bought the bowl lift because they bake a lot of bread.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 344 days ago

Says the 5.5-quart bowl lift is the same as the pricier 7-quart but with smaller accessories, and their predecessor lasted 17 years.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 345 days ago

Bought the 6-qt from Costco; the first would not turn on, and the exchange cracked loudly and puffed blue-white smoke on speed 1 with dough, so they returned both and gave up on KitchenAid.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 346 days ago

Is on their third lift mixer since September, the first two from Sam's Club dying within the first uses, and the current one bought directly from KitchenAid.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 346 days ago

Their 5.5-qt bowl-lift broke on first use a few weeks after purchase.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 346 days ago

Bought a 5.5-qt bowl-lift about a year and a half ago and found the quality not great, saying they would pick a different brand.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 346 days ago

Just bought the red Costco lift mixer and loves it, especially the extra room and the accessories.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 347 days ago

Their roughly 1995 Classic is loud after cleanup and its speed control sticks and skips speeds, stopping when changing between them.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 348 days ago

Has the 6-qt, 590 W lift mixer: the beater, whip and hook pass the dime test but the whisk leaves a quarter inch from the bowl sides, so small creaming batches don't work well.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 348 days ago

Their gifted 2002 Classic K45SSWH has a skipping noise, stalls when downshifting, arcs, smells of metal and runs loud even after a regrease, likely from a bad speed control board.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 348 days ago

Their lift-model mixer from Target died after 10 minutes of use out of the box, and getting the bowl in and out was not smooth.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 356 days ago

Their Classic's motor gets very hot when kneading bread dough for ten minutes or more, so they stopped using it for bread.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 357 days ago

Their 5.5-qt bowl-lift from Kohl's stopped working after the second use, the motor just quit.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 358 days ago

Bought the 5.5 qt from Kohl's in November and it stopped working on the second use and would not power back on.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 359 days ago

Their 5.5-qt lift mixer died after 30 seconds of use.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 361 days ago

Bought the Costco deal years ago and the gears stripped in the second year of use, so they returned it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 362 days ago

Just got the Costco deal mixer and loves it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 362 days ago

Their new refurbished 5.5-qt lift mixer struggled with a low-hydration dough, worse than their previous tilt-head, which they say was well within its capability.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 362 days ago

Both they and their brother got 5.5-qt lift mixers that died within the first few uses; KitchenAid replaces them but the new one might also fail.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 362 days ago

Has the 1.3 hp DC 6.9 L bowl-lift and finds it powerful and sturdy, though it struggles with very low-hydration bagel dough above 600 g of flour.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 362 days ago

Bought an Artisan hoping to use it for bread and pizza dough but found it unsuited to heavy dough and disappointing; still loves it for other things.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 364 days ago

Made a lot of bread dough with their Artisan at about 500g of flour and never ran into problems.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 365 days ago

Their 7-qt KSM7586PFP with the DC motor kneads an 800-1000 g sourdough batch for eight minutes at low speed without even getting warm.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 365 days ago

Says the Artisan is not built for life if used for bread: under load it overheats, drips grease into dough and strips the plastic drive gear.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 368 days ago

KSM55SXXXBM bought from KitchenAid in March 2024 shuts off intermittently when it reaches speed 6, though it works more often than not.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 370 days ago

New KSM70SKXXBK stopped about three seconds into mixing butter and would not restart despite checking outlets and breakers.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 372 days ago

Their new 5.5 qt lift mixer, and their twin brother's, died after two uses.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 381 days ago

A brand-new KSM60 with the 500 watt motor ran fine for about 30 seconds, then stopped completely when the bread dough started to form; the speed switch did nothing and it would not restart, so they swapped it in store.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 389 days ago

Their Artisan, bought as a gift two years ago, has gotten stuck and not spun since it was used twice.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 392 days ago

Has a Professional 6qt that handles up to 14 cups of flour for double batches for a family of five, though big mixers do not do small batches well; got it refurbished from KitchenAid.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 394 days ago

Uses an Artisan 5.5qt tilt-head for everything except bread dough, finding it fine for double batches though tilt heads struggle with high hydration and thick doughs.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 394 days ago

Bought a 5.5 quart Sam's Club bowl lift last year for baking multiple loaves of bread at once.

Reddit · r/Appliances · 401 days ago

The screws fell out of their kMix; they opened it and secured them with blue Loctite, and advise regreasing the dough hook socket and cleaning out old grease if it starts to overheat.

Reddit · r/Baking · 406 days ago

Hoping this would improve on a previous mixer, but it mixes even worse. The dough hook isn't adjustable and the bowl can't be either, so the gap is big. A 70 percent hydration pizza dough turned out pretty bad.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 410 days ago

Went with a Classic tilt-head KitchenAid that has done everything asked without a hiccup.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 411 days ago

Got a refurbished 6 quart bowl-lift five years ago for bread dough batches the smaller size could not handle.

Reddit · r/BuyItForLife · 411 days ago

Says the Artisan is great for everything except low-hydration breads; high-hydration and enriched doughs give no trouble.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 419 days ago

Brand new KSM55 from Sam's Club powered on for about 30 seconds and then stopped working completely.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 420 days ago

The bowl-lift mechanism on their new 7 qt Premium Touchpoints mixer broke the second time they used the lever, dropping the bowl support and a small metal part.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 431 days ago

Has had two tilt-head mixers and says whenever you do bread dough or tough cookie dough the head shakes and the tilt lock comes undone, which gets annoying.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 431 days ago

KSM70 bought new from KitchenAid in 2024 suddenly cut out with no noise or smell and will not turn on, and its internals are not like the usual repair videos.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 432 days ago

Upgraded from a tilt-head to the 7-quart bowl-lift after the tilt could not handle more bread, and loves it: half speed stops flour from poofing, more speed settings, and much quieter.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 432 days ago

Liked their tilt-head for eight years, but it could not handle the amount of bread they started making.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 432 days ago

Likes their tilt-head for everything but bread, since it comes loose more often and bounces when kneading dough.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 432 days ago

After owning an Artisan, says it is great for cookies and meringues but can't handle real dough mixing.

Reddit · r/Appliances · 453 days ago

The head-release lever on their kMix750 stopped opening and the mixer locked in position, a couple of weeks after it had worked fine.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 464 days ago

The refurbished RKSM60CU works great, but it makes a clicking noise while mixing; KitchenAid support said clicking under dough load is normal.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 473 days ago

Makes 1 kg flour bread mixes twice a week on their Artisan for about 6 years with no issues.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 473 days ago

Makes pasta dough in their tilt-head Artisan without problems as long as they stay under the maximum quantity.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 475 days ago

New KSM70SKQX makes a grinding noise when shifting from speed 5 to 10, even with no attachments, unlike their 12-year-old Pro 600.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 495 days ago

Their 30-plus-year-old KitchenAid Classic has never been serviced and still works fine, used only sporadically for years and now frequently.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 503 days ago

Inherited a Classic from their grandmother and says it has handled everything they've thrown at it, though a bowl handle would be nice.

Reddit · r/Appliances · 505 days ago

A brand-new Kenwood Chef KVC3110S made a high-pitched sharp metallic scraping sound from day one at any speed, coming from under the accessory cap. Kenwood only pointed to a repair service.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 530 days ago

Bought a refurbished KSM55 on eBay and says it has been nice, with enough capacity for single batches as long as the manual's bread guidelines are followed.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 549 days ago

Bought the 5 qt tilt Artisan and outgrew it when asked to bake 20 dozen cookies at a time, wishing they'd bought the 7 qt.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 549 days ago

A never-used 17-year-old Artisan they were gifted is bleeding oil.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 567 days ago

Bought a new KSM60 in the UK for 449 pounds, delivered in four days with a free ice cream maker offer. It is tall and does not fit under their cupboards, which limits where it can sit.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 596 days ago

Says the 350W Artisan only suits cakes, cookies and waffles: it almost stalled on a 1kg cinnamon roll dough, the steel bowl buckles and the hinge shakes.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 596 days ago

With a 4.5qt tilt head they have not been able to make more than 675g of dough at 60% hydration.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 597 days ago

Their refurbished Artisan 5qt got hot to the touch with a nearly burning smell when mixing about 8 cups of flour for buttermilk bread, even on speed 1, and they worry it will not hold up to regular bread.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 597 days ago

Stripped the gears on their 6 quart KitchenAid making a stiff bagel dough at 54% hydration.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 602 days ago

New 5.5 qt bowl-lift from Sam's will not stay lifted: the bowl drops as soon as they raise it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 621 days ago

Owns the same KSM60 and says they have never been happier.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 621 days ago

Upgraded last year to the 6-qt KSM60 for a small sugar cookie business and loves it. The only gripe is that the included whisk is not dishwasher safe.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 626 days ago

Has been very disappointed with their 7 qt mixer, finding it great for big batches but not for smaller ones.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 630 days ago

Gifted the 5.5 qt bowl-lift, which barely fits under their cabinets; they researched it for years and it has done well.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 638 days ago

Their struggling Artisan sparked, popped and smoked when plugged back in after being reassembled.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 639 days ago

On their nearly new 5KSM60 the slide at the back of the carriage vibrates side to side and makes a clicking noise while kneading even at low speed; it does not feel high quality.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 653 days ago

Their Artisan head bounced and no longer locked into place when mixing dough, so they switched to an Ankarsrum.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 653 days ago

Their brand new Artisan head bounces mixing 2.5 lbs of hamburger, and KitchenAid support said this is normal.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 659 days ago

Has used the same 4.5 qt Classic tilt-head for eight years after their mother used it since the 1990s, calling it a great gift.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 661 days ago

Their late-1990s 4.5 qt tilt-head handles everything for them and their wife, but its porcelain-coated attachments began cracking and flaking, so they suggest stainless replacements.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 661 days ago

Grew up baking on the family's 1990s 4.5 qt Classic, which has been serviced once and remains in great shape.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 662 days ago

Sent back a Bosch Series 6 that flexed while kneading and bought a bowl-lift KSM60 instead, and is so far much happier.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 662 days ago

Bought the 4.5 qt Classic in 1995 and says it is still running like the day it was bought.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 662 days ago

Their 4.5 qt Classic tilt-head is 32 years old and they cannot imagine being without it.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 662 days ago

After 25 years their 4.5 qt Classic's motor is failing so it only handles light mixing, and they doubt a newer mixer will last as long.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 662 days ago

Their 30-year-old K45SS leaks separated oil and has never been regreased, though a service shop regreased it cheaply.

Reddit · r/KitchenAid · 666 days ago

Bought the 5.5 qt a few weeks ago from KitchenAid's site and loves it, calling it the perfect size.

YouTube · bestkitchenreviews · 667 days ago

Got a 5.5-quart bowl-lift build with a gentle folding half-speed that also kneads stiff bread dough in four minutes. It's 16.5 inches tall so it won't clear low cabinets, and the wire whip isn't dishwasher-safe.

YouTube · bestkitchenreviews · 667 days ago

Got a 275-watt motor with 10 speeds, a 4.5-quart stainless bowl, and three standard attachments. It mixes everyday batters and doughs smoothly without bouncing on the counter, and the coated beaters go right in the dishwasher. The bowl doesn't have a handle, though, and you'll need to scrub out dark factory residue before first use.

YouTube · Erin Lawrence · 667 days ago

Mixes across 59 touchpoints to whip eggs and blend dense cookie doughs without leaving dry flour pockets. The metal base stays planted, though the bowl doesn't have a handle and stiff bread doughs can strain the motor.

YouTube · Ghedran · 667 days ago

Handles brownie batters and two-loaf bread doughs easily with a 325-watt motor and deep-reaching flat paddle. It's heavy to move out of cupboards, though, and the coated beaters can chip if dishwashed.

YouTube · Cooking with Emilia Lace · 667 days ago

Got solid metal knobs, a fingerprint-resistant matte finish, and a spring-free hub that snaps attachments in securely. It runs quieter during whipping tests, and the stainless steel tools won't chip or oxidize in the dishwasher. The stiffer double-sided flex edge beater fits tight against the bowl, though, and needs a short break-in period.

YouTube · AmyLearnsToCook · 667 days ago

Got a built-in bowl light and stainless dishwasher-safe beaters that power through thick cookie dough. Whipping cream is fast, though sweet doughs still climb up the traditional C-hook because it isn't a spiral design.

YouTube · Mr Baker's Cake School · 667 days ago

Got built-in bowl warming and integrated digital scales for melting or proofing right in the mixer. The 1400-watt motor whips up smooth lemon curd easily, though it's heavy and takes up serious counter space.

YouTube · Deirdre Harness · 667 days ago

Mixes cake batter evenly from start to finish with the 1200-watt motor and stainless steel tools. The built-in scale lets you weigh ingredients right in the bowl so you don't dirty extra dishes. Its metal head and locking lever feel solid in use. Still, the heavy body is tough to lift from cupboards, and the splash guard is tricky to align.

YouTube · Ultracooker EN · 667 days ago

1200-watt motor with a built-in scale, whips egg whites in 51 seconds and kneads dough smoothly. Weighs ingredients right in the five-liter bowl. At 11.1 kg it's heavy to move though, and the splash lid is tricky to clip on.

YouTube · Big Maz · 667 days ago

Powers through thick pizza dough without straining when you attach the spiral hook. Planetary mixing sweeps closely along the stainless bowl walls so you don't have to stop and scrape unmixed flour constantly. The heavy metal body stays firmly rooted on the worktop even when kneading dense bread batches. Controls are simple to dial in with wet or floury hands. That motor gets pretty loud on higher speeds though, and the heavy mixing bowl can feel stiff and tricky to twist off the locking base.

YouTube · Glady's Cake Kitchen · 667 days ago

Holds up great across 18 months of regular cake, buttercream, and dough batches. Planetary mixing pulls thick batter smoothly toward the center across eight speeds and a gentle fold setting. The all-metal base stays planted on the counter and doesn't wobble. Still, the mixer head is heavy to tilt back, and the fragile plastic splash guard tabs can crack.