Yes, there are others out there and I've tried nearly all of them. I've used the Hamilton Beach and the Sunbeam. I had myself a little Black & Decker handheld mixer. I even remember using one of those manual rotary egg beaters to make a cake, but they were hell to use for cookie dough.
This is why I call it the "Best Mixer You Will Ever Buy". With the exception of the Hobart brand, manufactured for the commercial market, I've been using the Kitchen Aid brand of mixers exclusively since the day I bought my first one in 1992.
It's been nearly 30 years since and I still have, and use my first Kitchen Aid mixer, sitting right next to my candy apple red jewel Kitchen Aid of a mixing machine. Since I'd bought my first Kitchen Aid in 1992, I have never had to replace a mixer since. Really, It's An Investment
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Inside every bakeshop that I have ever worked in, the Kitchen Aid mixer was sure to be used throughout the day, every day.
In the bakeshop, the Kitchen Aid mixer, generally used for smaller jobs, could hold up to the same rigorous hours of production as the commercially branded Hobart. That speaks volume of this machine's consistent dependability. |
Of all, or any, of the home mixers you hear about on the market, Kitchen Aid is the only brand that every pastry chef that I've ever known and worked for, have themselves personally owned their Kitchen Aids for over a ten year period.
And when one of them does buy a new mixer, it is always another Kitchen Aid. Sitting next to their old one. Just like mine.
And when one of them does buy a new mixer, it is always another Kitchen Aid. Sitting next to their old one. Just like mine.
Kitchen Aid's Best Features
The Tilt-Head Design |
When adding your ingredients into the bowl, you don't need anything getting the way of being neat.
The tilt-head design allows you clear access to the bowl, the attached beater and the accessory portal. The pouring shield makes sure your work is mess free. |
Easily add ingredients into your bowl for any recipe. The bowls come in 5 qt. and 6 qt. capacity. Big enough to mix enough dough to make to make 9 dozen cookies. Its 325-watt motor can handle up to nine cups of flour, enough dough to make four loaves of bread dough in a single batch.
Ten Speeds |
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The Handheld |
If you don't have the counter space for the stand up mixer, you can still harness the power of the Kitchen Aid with their convenient hand held.
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Even Kitchen Aid's handheld mixers
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Power Hub for Additional Attachments
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Every Kitchen Aid comes equipped with an attachment power hub that will upgrade your culinary prep to a whole new level.
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The power hub turns your stand mixer into a culinary center with more than 15 optional attachments available , giving you hundreds of recipes to work through. The power hub turns your stand mixer into a culinary center powerhouse.
With more than 15 optional attachments use the power of your stand mixer to help you make fusilli pasta from scratch, shred a block of parmesan cheese in seconds and so much more.
With more than 15 optional attachments use the power of your stand mixer to help you make fusilli pasta from scratch, shred a block of parmesan cheese in seconds and so much more.
This includes a pasta press and a pasta roll. A grain mill attachment. A spiralizer. A peel, core and slicer attachment. A meat grinder, plus a sausage stuffer. An ice cream maker. The power hub turns your stand mixer into a culinary center with more than 15 optional attachments available.With the power hub attachment, your prep ideas are endless.
Choosing the Best Kitchen Aid Mixer
The Good Deal
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This Artisan Series 5-Qt. Stand Mixer with Pouring Shield is the perfect starter mixer of all, in the Kitchen Aid series of mixers. This mixer features a 59-Point Planetary Mixing Action.
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The Artisan Series 5-Qt. Stand Mixer
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There are 59 touch points per rotation around the bowl for very thorough ingredient incorporation. It's powerful enough for nearly any task or recipe you demand of it.
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The Pretty One
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Themodel with the glass bowl offers the same exact features as the 5 Qt Artisan Design Series.
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KitchenAid 5Qt. Artisan Design Series
with Glass Bowl
What makes it stand out is that pretty glass bowl. I can't deny. It looks so pretty sitting on my counter, shiny and new as the day I bought it.
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That's one of the best features of all the beautiful features the Kitchen Aid mixer series have to offer you.
They all come in a myriad of colors to match any kitchen decor you have. |
The Professional One
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The KitchenAid 6 Qt. Professional 600 Series Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer is the granddaddy of the three, here.
It is stately and beautiful. |
KitchenAid 6 Qt. Professional 600
Series Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer |
The Bowl-Lift Design
The bowl-lift design provides sturdy bowl support for stability when mixing heavy ingredients or large batches. The lever smoothly raises the mixing bowl into position for efficient beater-to-bowl contact.
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This model also has its own glass bowl. Whether you stick with the stainless steel, or are seduced by the glass bowl, this Kitchen Aid model is for the baker who is serious about their baking.
If you're hustle is in your kitchen, then this is the mixer you want. |
The Glass Bowl |
67-Point Planetary Mixing Action
Its bowl boasts its own 67-Point Planetary Mixing Action, to accommodate the 6 Qt size of the bowl. The 6 qt sized bowl is the average size used, and much needed in the professional bakeshop for the small jobs. It has served me well on every function I'd ever needed it for.
It stirs wet and dry ingredients together much quicker than you can do by hand. The 67 touch points per rotation around the bowl helps the beater, dough hook and wire whip with thorough ingredient incorporation. |
A Rainbow of Colors!
Choose from all the features and color options to find the Kitchen Aid that best matches your style and personality.
Now that you have your mixer....
...what are you going to make?
Sweet Creamy Icings
Sweet Creamy Cake Fillings
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