Before buying Kitchenaid Mixer | Is getting a Kitchenaid mixer worth it? Artisan vs Pro Review
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Thinking of getting a Kitchenaid stand mixer? Before buying a stand mixer, there are some things to consider.
- In this video, I cover (00:00):
- How much does a Kitchenaid mixer cost? (02:11)
- Stand mixer vs hand mixer and what can you bake with a stand mixer (03:06)
- Kitchenaid Artisan vs Pro stand mixer review (05:51)
- Is getting a Kitchenaid stand mixer worth it? (10:45)
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Thanks for watching! I hope this video helped you figure out if getting a Kitchenaid stand mixer is right for you. Have more questions? Drop them in the comments below and I'm happy to answer them!
The most excellent review video ever! Thanks so much for being real and honest. I don't need the Pro though I could afford to splurge and I will use it a lot. But your video helped me to weigh all the considerations. Now to go shopping, so I can get to baking more. You want to know the reason why at my age I am becoming a "baker"? My husband took over the bulk of meal planning and cooking while I finished two degrees ( a long time dream ) and now he likes it so much, but he doesn't bake and he loves my baking, so I want to thank him for taking over the cooking of meals. He is a very good cook and now that our kids are all grown and actually the grands are getting up there, it's just us. Also I love to give baking as gifts since few people do love to bake. Anyway, I've gone on and on. Just thanks! And now I think I'll go over to Curious Cat and sign up for your updates. Be well and keep doing what you love!
@@susannasuchak5982 your comment made my week! Thank you so so much for the kind words. I'm glad the video was helpful but mostly I'm glad you shared your story because it's so relatable! So many of us bake so we can express gratitude and love just like you're doing for your husband. If you have any questions you'd like to see me answer in future videos just let me know!
Too funny. No one will name their mixer Paul Hollywood. 🤣
Thanks for the video 👍I like it
Plz help me which kitchen aid is usefull for home purpose and what will be mini or 4.8
40+years ago I bought a commercial k5 for about 600 dollars. Beat it to death for 25years in a restaurant. Still works perfectly. Nothing else in my life has served me so well.😊
I am 55 years old and the KitchenAid mixer that my father bought my mother for their anniversary when I was a child is still in use today.
Omg that is so cute ❤️❤️❤️
My wife got one years ago and it sat in the box a long time. Last year I got it out (I am 71) and tried making bread from wheat berries, and it seemed like a lot of work and didn't know if it would be worth the effort. Well the Mixer ground the berries just fine, and the bread has turned out great. I have been making all our bread since! I started with hard red winter berries, then tried the hard white winter berries, and now I use a 50/50 mix of both and it turns out great! I have also made rye bread from berries and love the results. I could not have done it without the Kitchenaid and would say hell yeah get one!
Did you use the tilt head or bowl lift? Any bowl shaking?
Just got one for my 50 bday (which was 15 mins ago) and I can’t wait to give her a spin.
My KitchenAid mixer is almost 33 years old, and it still works like the day when I got it. I hope yours will last you a long time, too. Thanks for your video.
Amazing! Here's to hoping mine last that long!
Your was probably made by Hobart which put really high quality parts and motors into ones made that long ago. Since then Hobart sold Kitchen Aid line and the quality has gone downhill in the ones being made now. Only the highest professional model has a strong enough motor in it to knead bread dough on a consistent basis now. Some tilt head models have a plastic part in them and are wearing out between 3 months and one year. They are being designed only for mixing up a cake mix and maybe cookies just occasionally. Not designed for heavy daily use. It’s really a sad change that had taken place.
@@bethp8436 Hi. No, my "ProLine" mixer was made by Whirlpool. Hobart sold KA to them in 1986, and I got the mixer in 1989. I've been told Whirlpool was still using the Hobart specs for the machines, but that changed in the early 1990s. That's when bad reviews started coming in. Mine has been incredibly reliable and strong. When the time comes to replace it, I will either get the 7 quart Pro Line 1.3 HP model, or the Commercial mixer. Whatever I get, I want stainless steel tools (dough hook, paddle, etc.) because I often read about the coating coming off the newer ones.
That is insane!!! Talk about getting your money's worth!!
I use my hands a lot at work, and I want a stand mixer to take the pressure off when I'm baking/cooking.
I initially was going to buy something a little cheaper, but I want quality. I think I'll go with the smaller 4 quart mixer. It will serve me and my limited space just fine. 🙂
@@notmebutyou8350 Just be sure to follow the instructions, such as not going above speed 2 for kneading bread dough. Also, if you have batter stuck to the beater, it's best to use a nylon spatula to remove it, instead of banging the beater against the bowl to knock off batter. People have said the newer attachments can chip, and banging them definitely could do that. Hope you will enjoy your mixer as much as I've enjoyed mine for 33 years.
I am definitely an amateur baker, and truthfully, might go months without baking anything. But when I take the cover off to use my Professional Series 600, I always take a moment to marvel at its magnificence.
It’s a Mercedes my friend. Elegant.
I see some comments from people saying the newer machines aren't as reliable or durable as the older ones because of "plastic gears". While the newer ones may or may not be as durable as older ones, the gears aren't the reason. There's only one "plastic" gear, called the worm gear, and it's kevlar reinforced nylon. The worm gear hasn't been made of metal in the classic, classic plus, or artisan series since at least 1966. It used to be dense fiber then nylon, and now nylon/kevlar. That gear is a failure point by design, so it will be destroyed instead of the drivetrain or the operator of the machine. The most common failures of the mixers are the same as most equipment, which is operator error. People overload the mixers and break the worm gear or burn up the motor. If you use the mixer properly then it will last a long time just like they always have. If you strip or break the worm gear, it's a $14 part that you can replace yourself.
I have worked in bakeries or baked professionally for 44 yrs. The first KitchenAid I purchased was a K5 Professional lift bowl series. At that time, I has stopped working at bakeries and decided to go it alone, using the experience I received from all those years of bakery service. I specialized in wedding cakes. At one point, and I still own it, even though I don't need/use it anymore, a 20 quart Hobart lift bowl commercial model, on it's own stainless steel, NSF rolling stand, so it could handle what I was dishing it. But, the K5 was working so hard, between wedding cakes and custom bread making, that I had to part with my "baby" and upgrade to the larger, more powerful K6 lift bowl. That served me so well for years and years. I retired it by giving it to my sister who wasn't as passionate about baking as I was, but I knew she would still stay in the family, if you will. Sadly, while working as a cake decorator at Lunds/Byerly's, I developed carpal tunnel syndrome which needed surgery. That pretty much ended my decorating career, at least the nonstop punching out cake, after cake after cake day in and day out. So, sadly, I had to find another line of work, but my passion was still cooking and baking. That's my Jam, my Zen place. So, I decided that I could still do a slower version of decorating. I am happy to say, I just purchased my 2nd 5.5 Qt Professional lift bowl mixer this week. I have so much in store for her. (I haven't named her yet..any suggestions?)
I love them...they never break down on you and they are powerful! I make homemade breads, pastas, cakes/cupcakes, and, I grind my own hamburger! So, long story short...I can truthfully say, you will never regret getting a KitchenAid. Cooking shows, if you've noticed, pretty much all use them. So, get creative and have fun with all you can do with one! I know I did/do! (And, no, I am not an employee or paid sponsor of KitchenAid. This is from personal experience.)
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Here is my take on the Kitchenaid Mixers. Got my first one from Costco in 1997, my first Mother's Day gift. That machine lasted 20 years. Bought an Artisan machine next. It couldn't handle the 3 loaf bread recipe I used with my 1st machine. It shook all over the counter and the bowl bounced off the machine. Sent that one to my daughter. Then bought a professional series Kitchenaid. So powerful and could handle anything I put in it. To me, the professional series is so worth the extra money. Badass machine!
My KA is 45 years old. Every time I use it, and it doesn’t konk out on me, is a bonus. Will the Christmas Cake do it in this year? I hope not! Your comment is greatly appreciated.
Hi! Can it handle small batches well? I’ve heard mixed opinions on this. My husband is set on the Pro, but I’m worried it’s too big for single or double batches.
THANK you... This is what I needed to hear...
@@hannahw2697Yes, it handles small batches well. If you get a tilt head, make sure it's the Artisan. It has more power (325 watts) compared to some of the other tilt head models (250-300 watts). If you're planning on making bread for a school cafeteria or mixing up a batch of concrete then this isn't the one you want. Routine maintenance is necessary. Mechanically, they are pretty simple machines so you don't have to be a rocket scientist to work on them.
I bought a tilt head Kitchenaid mixer more than 30 years ago. It has not been used every day and it has made more dough for me than all of the financial advisors I have ever met. I still have the mixer and it works very well. The financial advisors, not so much. My hands are not able to mix heavy dough anymore.
ha! That's amazing 🤣
We got one in 1978 or so. Still going strong.
It handles bread and pizza dough well?
What is the wattage of yours? I have been making bread by kneading by hand and it gets tiring. So I've been thinking about buying a KitchenAid and been doing some research on which one to buy. I want to know how much wattage the machine needs to be able knead dense doughs like bread and cookie. She talked about her artisan one heating up and has to shut it off for awhile so it can cool down before proceeding. If you could advise me, that would be great.
@@Shisimocha3 The artisan is 300W or 325W depending where you live.
I got a Kitchenaid mixer for my 5th wedding anniversary and over 35 married years later, still works like a champ. Made quick breads, cookies, and some of the best chicken salad.
I gave my mom’s kitchenaid mixer to my daughter in law. For something that lasts, it’s a great investment.
I couldn't even imagine my kitchen without my KitchenAid mixer! I have been using one since I was 13 years old.
Been married for 50 years started out with a 4 quart stand. KitchenAid mixer moved to a 6 quart KitchenAid mixer and as my family grew I finally got an 8 quart KitchenAid mixer commercial series worth every penny absolutely love them in the best mixer I could afford to have I have several other KitchenAid appliances, including the stove, large food processor, and the attachments for the mixer are awesome. Well worth the salad maker the flower sifter the chocolate heater all those things are wonderful have!!!
WOW... a lot of this that you mentioned I didn't know that Kitchen Aid could do.
I am RE-Opening my Acting Studio ... but this time I will also have a Mystery Dinner Theatre... and I will be making Hot Rolls, Cinnamon Rolls, Bread, Pizza Dough, Cupcakes etc...
So what is the name of the 8 quart you have?
I appreciate your honesty during this review. I think it's important to point out you do not need to be an avid baker to find a need to invest in this product. You can do many thing like grating cheese, slicing vegetables, making fresh pasta, grinding meat, and making homemade sausage links or breakfast sausage and much much more. Chances are if you spend lots of time in your kitchen you will likely find a good use for this tool and grow to love it.
Grinder is okay, but don't even try to stuff sausages with it not a good experience. The pasta attachment is impossible to wash or clean and they recommend you only dry brush it (gross)
@kgrach I don't see how the sausage stuffer (which I have) is not a good experience. I also have a stand-alone electric grinder that I've used many times before I got the Kitchen Aid, and the process is the same. As for the pasta attachments, I have a Mercato Atlas 150, which I love. Do you know what the cleaning instructions are for that Mercato? You guessed it. Wipe clean with a cloth and a brush. Maybe a damp cloth for stubborn clean up. My point is it's the same as the Kitchen Aid attachment. You can't say gross when the methods for care and cleaning are the same as a pasta mill. Its how they are designed to be cleaned and it has worked just fine for generations. I'm sorry, but your comment is simply untrue. If you are grossed out by the cleaning instructions you can put some rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle, give it a few sprays and wipe clean. Even then it's risky. If there is any flour left on the mill it will soak up the moisture, dry, harden, and create a problem when you go to use it next time.
@@codyh.1673 My comments are true. The stuffer part is not a good experience unless you grind, spice, and stuff in a single step. If you grind, then mix in your spices and fat as most people do, you are much faster simply using a funnel to stuff than the kitchen aid. I brought a cheap lem sausage stuffer so much faster (seconds versus minutes on a casing ) and easier. Speed is the key here. So unless you are cooling your kitchen to below 55 F ( still recommend you do that ) you run the risk of making people really sick. I also recommend using a sanitizer such as starsan on all equipment before and after. Make sure the meat and the equipment are as cold as possible.
@@kgrachYou dry brush it because water and flour dont mix well, so you can’t clean out the flour in-between the roller.
Keep an eye out on QVC. Several times a year they feature a KitchenAid as their daily special value at crazy good prices. I bought both of my Professional Series from QVC. I do not work for QVC but I like values. Costco also has great prices.
Thank you for the fine video. Currently I have two KA stand mixers. One of them was my Grandmothers that my Mother inherited and after my Mother passed it came to me. My Grandmother purchased it in 1967 and it is still running well. It has the original Hobart motor in it. I also have a professional with the bowl lift like the blue on in your video. It works well, but my Grandmothers old stand mixer works extremely well. I have had to replace a few parts on it over the years, but it still keeps on going. Once again thanks for the fine video!
I named my Kitchen Aid "Sir-Mix-A-Lot".
"I like big buns and I cannot lie/You other bakers can't deny/that when the dough starts puffin'/there ain't nuthin'/like a face full of muffin/You get BAKING!"
Absolutely. I was given one eleven years ago when I retired and it is still going strong.
I really enjoy using a Kitchenaid stand mixer. I have had one for over 35 years. Love it!
i got a kitchen aid as a gift, i dont bake and mostly cook simple stuff, but one time i used it was the best experience it was, plus it lasts for year if not decades
My wife got me a Pro6 some years ago, refurbished for $200.00USD. Besides bread, cookies and pizza dough, I use to shred chicken, pork roasts for pulled pork. Roast beef for pulled beef BBQ sandwiches. The shredder attachment and the meat grinder are also game changers. Today Ruby is getting a work out with chocolate chip cookies, Italian sub rolls and garlic bread loaf for Christmas dinner.
Great video. I bought the professional series, but I thought that I was buying the Artisan series. I live it and I am so glad that I mistakenly bought the professional series. I baked a five flavored pound cake as my first dry run, and it was amazing. Thank you for your honest review, Gail McBride.
I used another brand for 30 years and hated it for the most part. I was gifted a second hand kitchenaid (was out of my budget, otherwise would have bought long ago). I LOVE it. Strong, capable, can mix larger loads, easier to clean. And, I've even made sausages and pasta with it. And, they are visually attractive.
Great video! I have used a hand mixer for years, but about three years ago before Christmas, Target had a pro 5 plus for $199 online. Not the color I wanted but at that price I ordered it. Runs and sounds like a tractor. I use it for bread and ice cream and plan to get the pasta attachment soon. For everything else a hand mixer works fine.
Wow this is an excellent review !!! Super detailed and super well explained. Please you need to review EVERYTHING out there …
I am not a baker and I use mine tilt head Artisan Kitchenaid to make a bread. Two or three times a week. And I love it. Empire Red, by the way.
Thank you for this amazing video! This really helped me narrow down if I needed it and what kind I should be leaning toward.
So helpful and so detailed. thanks for all your work!
This was so incredibly helpful thank you for posting!
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much for being so detailed about the kitchenaids! i just wanted to stop by to send you a huge thank you because after overthinking it for almost a year, I started my own vegan bakery business!
I was TERRIFIED of the feedback at first, but every comment saying they loved my pastries/cakes makes me feel like it was all worth it. In part, I owe my "audacity" to having watched your videos and your journey, which has been super inspiring for those who don't come from the professional chef/baking sector, but are really passionate about achieving the best flavors ever. Keep up the good work and, if you ever come to my island, I'd be more than happy to offer you my baked goods! Beijinhos.
oh my goodness. I think my heart just grew 3 sizes. That is so incredible! I am so happy I could play a part in your journey but really all I did was help you find that inner badass in you that was there all along! So proud of you and when I make my way to the island I will definitely drop by for some of those delicious sweets! Wishing you all the best!! Beijos!
Congratulations to you......you also have helped me seriously consider buying one of these...being a fellow plant eater,I was wondering if this would be used enough...Best Wishes
@@j.e.7028 Glad I could help!
This is a great break-down. Thanks!
Excellent video. I just purchased a KA Professional 5. I bake probably once a month for my grandsons and friend but I believe I will be baking much more with this new KC; if now, I have a sister that bakes daily for friends and family just because she loves to bake. I can always pass it on to her. Again, loved your video!
Thank you! Glad I could help! And I'm sure you'll be baking all sorts of amazing and delicious things now. What color did you get it in?
Don’t limit yourself to baking! I use mine to mash potatoes, whip cream, make pudding, butter, etc. Always an excuse to use the KA!
Thank you for your thorough and honest review. I am a baker ( home…. social…) for 50 years. My first mixer was a 1940s ( I think🧑🏼🍳) MixMaster in the 70s . A hippie chick who made awesome cheesecake , bread etc. Untillllllllll!,,, I spun around to talk to someone and my long hair…at the time… got wrapped up to the root.. painfully in my mixer… 😹After that for about 35 years everything was done by hand which is why I have massive biceps 😬I have continued to make awesome baked goods of all types. Then……. I began to CRAVE a KITCHENAID…Put an Artisan on lay-away at Sears…( remember them ??) After 6 months I brought it home. Guess what? I Love it❤ but also guess what? I still knead my weekly bread dough by hand… I guess it’s kind of a manual therapy) Anyway… you did an awesome job with your review. Many points of comparison I had wondered about. I learned a lot about the differences. And also, by the way… I am pleased with my little workhorse.. the Artisan… I love it for big batch cookies , fruitcake, and most especially for pasta 🌺It takes real courage to have a TH-cam channel. Thank you for yours.👍🌻Marjorie from Georgia US
Oh, and by the way, I bought the tire recycling attachment, it works great and now I am able to help save the environment. Thank you again.
Thank you that was very informative!
Great video! I had to upgrade to the commercial model after breaking the Professional with double batches of cookie dough. I didn't even get much use out of the Professional model before it broke. In my opinion, if you heavily use your machine with big batches, the 8 qt commercial is something to consider. It's cheaper than breaking one and having to by another one. All of the attachments are much higher end, stainless and it can legally be used in a commercial kitchen. I just bought a New Metro PC10 stainless chute attachment on Amazon that is very helpful in adding ingredients while the machine is running. It also fits under the grinding mill attachment accessory perfectly on the 8 qt bowl so the freshly milled flour goes into the KitchenAid bowl while attached. It's the best cheap accessory must have for the frustrating awkward angle to add ingredients in non-tilt up models.
I’m not a baker at all, I just use it occasionally for pizza dough, egg white foam and whipped cream… but I love the looks and even using it this rarely makes me happy every time! And i plan to get some attachments like the slicer, grater or spiral cutter…
TSM! you helped me to clarify my ideas :D
Thank you for the best review on TH-cam.I have decided on the Pro series.
Thank You. This video had all the information I needed in making my purchase decision
Without even watching your video, I can honestly say that my KItchenaid 6qt mixer is a workhorse and with all the optional attachments that you could use, it is worth it to me. I make bread dough using it a few times a week and it saves my hands from kneading (I have arthritis) by hand, which would be painful. Also I have the meat grinder attachment and I use it to grind meats for patties, which can then be frozen and is a cost savings vs what the stores sell for a higher price and they add stuff to the ground meat. I also use the it to shred chicken and turkey for other meals. So many possibilities for using it. I am sure there are more impressive machine out there, but I have enjoyed mine and it is definitely worth the investment if you use it regularly.
Awesome video and so very helpful. Thank you!
Love the British baking Show..and you are great. Glad I found your channel
I bought a pro model about 4 years ago from a woman who was moving out of province (very cheap) and I use it for all types of things. Bread, pizza, cakes, cookies etc. I also use a grinder attachment for grinding meats to make sausages for the smoker. And the last attachment is the ice cream set-up. My grandkids just love it when I use that on hot summer days.
The motor underneath lets off a slight smell and it's a little loud th-cam.com/users/postUgkxCKuMxLnvr6fJd_M4SE-n7trcGj3zEUHq but considering it's size and how hard it works to do the job, it's sort of expected. I assume the smell will go away over time. Overall, I love this cute little blender. The extra cups and lids are great too!
Great video! Thanks!
Totally a GBBS fan as well thank you for all the info trying to window shop on which model I want.
In my younger years, I baked all my breads. I ended up using a Bosch. It just really did large batches of bread much better than a kitchen Aid. A Bosch will also mix cakes, etc, but I used a hand mixer for that.
Vicky, I know those Bosches are awfully good. They have an excellent reputation!
Hi, I have also considered the bosch mixer. In my case that was the Bosch MUM52. Nevertheless, I chose the kitchenaid for the following reasons, among others. Too much plastic. Other models have plastic bowls, plastic accessories and also the moving mechanism and the mechanical part of the mixers, the inside is often made of plastic. From an environmental point of view, I still find it irresponsible to go for plastic, but that aside. Durability leaves much to be desired. With intensive use, e.g. Mixing and baking a loaf of bread 3 times a week, then I don't expect the bosch mixers to last 5-7 years, 10 is already special and 40 years like many kitchenaid products, you can forget that completely. 1000watts usa 300-500 watts, gear is what machines make really strong. Totally of topic but for example, a Mercedes Unimog has only 130 hp but can pull a train, a Bugatti of more then 1000hp can't. I have to admit that the Bosch MUM52 is the winner in terms of the mixing result in itself, then it still does slightly better than the kitchenaid. Does that make a kitchenaid a bad mixer? Absolutely not. I think it's a fantastic product and if I still spend around 500 euros, I'd rather spend on a device that outlasts me than on one that I can be happy with if it reaches 10 years. So for me for the reasons above, among others, Kitchenaid.
@@clemensnetherlands7331 I have had a Bosch mixer since 1975. I don’t think it is gonna wear out because of the plastic ( which is not regular, but very study plastic). You will not be throwing away your bowls, so I would not be worried about the environment. Electric vehicles do far greater damage with the mining of lithium. You will not be sorry you chose a Bosch. The new Kitchen Air mixers actually have a lot of plastic working parts now which make them much less reliable than they used to be. Blessings!
@@vickyburton2434 Thanks for your reaction. One of the things i also have a problem with is the plastic bowls. On ourw bodies we have lots of microplastics. So i want to stay away from plastic. Do you have a type nr of yours,. just being curious.
Greetings from the Netherlands
My kitchen aid standard mixer is about 55 years old. Olive green if that helps you date it. I used it all the time for many years but in my 70s I became diabetic. Baking was so tempting that I gave it to my daughter who bought the bowl scraper paddle beater and a new bowl (mine was pretty beaten up!) and is still using it. I don't know about the new ones but that old workhorse won't quit. Best appliance I ever bought. It outlived stoves and fridges innumerable toasters, toaster ovens, two bread machines a couple of hand mixers and a waffle iron.
I have had my Kitchen Aid mixer for thirty years and it is still going strong. My mother in law has one she inherited that is even older. Both are still solid. I use it for everything especially the mixer and grinding meat for home made sausage.
I’m glad yours is lasted so long. Like so many things, appliances are not made like they used to be. When I was young, I remember that people bought appliances (both large and small) and could depend on them to last their lifetime, and most of the time, they did. It seems like the only time my parents got new appliances is when they got tired of the old harvest gold or avocado green colors. LOL Things just aren’t built to last anymore, so hang onto those old ones with joy!
@@freewaybaby Appliances used to be much more expensive relative to income so people also had incentive to get them repaired. I am in my mid sixties and I remember as a kid taking appliances in to be repaired and even repairing them when I was a teenager. With how cheap they have become no one is willing to pay much to repair them anymore it is cheaper to replace them.
@@matthewhuszarik4173 It may be cheaper to replace them, but what you replacing them with is just more crap. And if you try to get something repaired , it’s still crap and the parts are crap. I have a brand new Frigidaire refrigerator that I hate; I would gladly trade it for an old one that still works properly. I also have a stove that’s less than two years old and already had s “known glitch” episode when it was ONE year old… that’s when I found out by the appliance repair people every one of them, to never buy that brand of appliances as they AND their customer service is the worst! You know? The company that sells so many things with screens ( phones,tvs, etc) and did okay with those, so decided to sell appliances . The big “S” name in all the appliance departments….HATE ‘em! And, when you figure in the environmental expense of filling the landfills with all this “stuff”, it really ISN’T cheaper to replace them.
@@freewaybaby Well if you want appliances that can be repaired over and over and last for ever they still exist. They are professional grade appliances. We have a Sub Zero Refrigerator that has been repaired and has already lasted 20 years. But it cost $7,000 and it costs at least several hundred dollars to get repaired.
Best to the point review I have seen, thank you for sharing your experience. :)
Glad I could help!
Great advice. I am a baker and after 10 years my 6qt Kitchenaid is about to crap out. Thanks for your video. Your super cute too!
Thanks for the video. It was very informative. It helped me decide against a used Pro model and looking for a Head Tilt for now.
Thank you. I am still deciding between the Pro and the Artisan.
I purchased the Artisan 5 quart tilt head series in red just two days ago. I’ve been wanting to buy it for the past 3 years. I bake once in awhile but it’s going to look so good on my counter. Lol.
Thanks, that was very helpful! :)
great video! Keep up the great work, you have a new subscriber :) These kind of comparisons are great for people looking at options
Thank you for making this video!
What a great video, I found it so informative. Thank you 😊
So clearly. Thanks, lovely presenter
My Kitchenaid is over 35 years old and still works great. I will be replacing it with a Professional model soon as I do desenser breads. I also have a Kitchenaid hand mixer for very small tasks. You can't go wrong with Kitchenaid.
It would greatly help if you could mention wattage and the availability of other accessories for the Kitchen Aid mixer.
After using my Oster Kitchen Center for 35 years , along with its bountiful accessories, I finally purchased my KA Artisan tilt head mixer. Got several accessories, fell in love with the pasta roller and cutters, making pasta and baking cookies and meringue pies several times every week. BIG RED sits on the counter, easily accessible. I grind my own meat, make pierogi filling with the food grinder. Save money shredding my own cheeses, and slicing veggies for casseroles and salads with the food slicer. You don't have to be just a baker. If you love to COOK, this machine is quite a helpful tool. Yes, to me, VERY EXPENSIVE. I shopped sales for over a year at numerous retailers and finally settled on a good price, especially with the deals with extra accessories. Save your bucks, let Santa know what you want. Get one !, I love mine !
Love my KitchenAid mixer. I bought it more than 30 years ago and it has never failed. Worth every penny!
we have had ours for about 40 yrs...well worth it...
I've bought my Kitty in majestic yellow 15 years ago when I first got into baking sourdough breads. Most iconic piece of kitchen equipment.
We have the artisan & along with baking, I also use it for shredding meat, meatloaf, & the egg part of my egg bake. We got a good deal under $300. at Best Buy & for the attachments, the spiralizer is my favorite. I also have the hand mixer for smaller jobs but yes, we have gotten our money's worth & we do have a combo paddle/scraper.
Two things... I was able to get mine at a clearance place for about $150 (more than ten years ago) but I have the professional one that I ADORE. I've never regretted buying it. The cost can always be cheaper if you are okay with second hand or not picky about colour. Mine is white, my least favourite colour, but who cares, the price was right. ALSO: you forgot to talk about attachments. Mine is a cheese grated, food processor, juicer AND mixer. I love all the attachments, might as well take advantage of that crazy high horsepower engine.
Hi I just saw your comment, I’m getting a stand mixer very soon and trying to decide which to get 😭 I want all of the attachments you mentioned. I know you said you have a pro and got it 10+ yrs ago, may I ask which one? And the attachments came separate correct?
I use mine for so many things. I made ice cream yesterday and today I mixed the batter for my peach cobbler. Last week I made bread (I make bread at least once a week) and sliced up potatoes for au gratin. Next week my granddaughter and I will mix pasta dough and then roll and cut the noodles. I've a 6qt bowl lift pro. I named her Kitty Hawk and love it. I also bake cakes and cookies.
I make 19 varieties of cookies and candies for the holidays and there is no way I could do it without my Kitchenaid Pro 500. I am about to upgrade to 6qt Pro 600 ... Costco has a great deal for $299 until 11/19/2023
You are very good at explaining things. I thank you for this. I hand knead 2 kilos of pizza dough a day. The Artisan models will do for me.
I considered buying a cheaper brand before finding out power transfer was done with a 'strap'.
Love my Kitchen Aid being using since 1977
I bought two Hobart N50s (5 Quart). They work great. They're terrifying. They'll rip your hand right off compared to a Kitchenaid. But they're great.
When I got married , I got a hand mixer, it was great for no more baking than I did. Of course after being married a while, I started doing more baking, so 1 year, my husband decided as much baking/cooking I was doing, I needed some thing better, so he bought me a Kitchen aid mixer, I have used that thing for 20-40 years. It is going strong and I love it!!
Thank you. This will really help in deciding to buy a kitchenaid
I’ve had my KitchenAid since 1997. I used AMEX points. I love my mixer.
Thank you for the review. Good information. A good addition would be information on the different motors and avg longevity of each motor and what options are available to replaice the motor and how much it typicaly costs and even throw in a DYI option for replaicement etc. Maybe a great idea for a Part 2 ! :) Also I'm curious if there are any restrictions between the 2 models in terms of attachments etc. Is anything exclusive to one or the other?
The bread bowl will not work woth the bowl lift models, and Im not sure ot wont work with the mini
Thank You... buying a stand mixer for my fiance and needed some extra information 💯
Glad I could help!
Mary Berry is a British icon. She’s the queen of the cooks.
excellent!!!! well done
Yes yes and yes it helps out allot!
Personally I wouldn`t have anything but a Kitchen Aid mixer they are so sturdy and all the attachments one can get sure makes it a winner. And they make nice cloth covers to cover them with when not in use.
I bought my KA Pro four years ago off Craigslist for $140 - like new, all of accessories. I use it at least one day a week: sour dough bread, pizza dough, scones, muffins. It’s great for making pulled pork. Worth every penny.
I’ve never thought to make pulled pork!!
@@tommymyers3183 Just use the mixing paddle and run at speed 2; shreds in just a few minutes easy peasy …
A great video - thanks for sharing
We've had an artisan for 20 yrs.
Just got a Pro 600 (has an auto-shutoff if it overheats but... rather give it a rest on my own).
The artisan is now in service. It was too small for some of the things I made it do (I don't recommend that!).
The 600 is too large for some of the things I do.
Also have an old Sunbeam MixMaster (great for cakes and whipping cream. Too light duty for bread) and a Reber (Italian machine). I'll use the Reber (for bread) in a pinch but prefer the KitchenAids. (and then I'll sometimes do very small batches by hand 😕.
Good range of decent quality attachments for the KitchenAid.
We recently bought a new one, our old one lasted 16 yrs… And we also finally got the pasta attachments so a good buy! I have made cookies to tamales 🫔 and I also had a pumpkin bread business a few years back all out of my kitchen using the Kitchenaid mixer✝️
Ah I've been flirting with getting those pasta attachments... it might have to happen soon!
@@CuriousCatBakery
They offer two different pasta creator attachments. One looks suitable to making things like fettuccine and flat dough ready to be cut for lasagna and ravioli. The other cuts pasta into interesting little shapes. Both are extremely expensive! A LOT more expensive than standalone pasta presses!
I'm looking forward to you doing a video on the two different KitchenAid attachments of them and perhaps justifying or not justifying the enormous cost of them.
A standard pasta press of excellent quality and stainless steel construction can be acquired for less than $50. KitchenAid wants almost $200 for theirs and it's ability is quite limited. On their shape cutter attachment, I haven't looked into pasta shape cutter standalone products as I think there's probably very minimal desire for them they probably don't exist en mass production. KitchenAid's cost $179 just to make spirally pasta.
I'm trying to figure out how to justify the cost of either.
Please do a video soon! 🍝
@@CuriousCatBakery
I purchased an off-brand pasta attachment that cost $69 on Amazon and then had an instant $20 off coupon. It's stainless steel and I made lasagna with it tonight and it worked absolutely beautifully!
I'm so glad that I found it because I could not even fathom spending the amount of money that KitchenAid wants for those attachments.
What really made the final decision for me was that I thought about how you have to take the KitchenAid ones on and off if you're making a fettuccine or spaghetti. With the one that I purchased you can put it right into the fettuccine or spaghetti cutter right away without having to change heads and storage is extremely nice and the cleanup is super easy. That's not true of the KitchenAid attachments.
For $49 I'm absolutely thrilled! Would be thrilled if it was the $300 attachment at the pasta but I'm a lot happier not forking out the price of a mixer for pasta attachments! 🥰
@Danielle Vanegas. I tried a pumpkin bread recipe last night and it was awful. Looking for a good one! Is the one you use on the web some place?
@@klee9016 there is a five pack now it looks better than just the two, but maybe not worth it even more now because it is pretty astrinomicaly priced . Check em out see if it's worth it.
Love the naming of the mixer. I am going to call mine Shasta. It's Cougar Red.
Love the Great British Baking Show
Thank you for your help. You have a new subscriber.
i am getting one for Chritsmas. Its a Tower branded one. There was a great deal on it for Blackfriday. I am so used to hand mixers. In fact my 5 year old Russel Hobbs finally broke with all the baking i did with it. I recently bought a new hand mixer from the brand Morphy Richards. I still do believe even with a stand mixer. A hand Mixer is a required tool for smaller jobs like butter cream and beating egg whites or just small parts of a recipe that are added later on from the main part
Thanks a lot for sharing your insights.
Glad I could help!
My wife wanted the artisan model because it is small and she thought it would look better on the kitchen counters. However, I make bread on a weekly basis, but I am having problems with my hands and joints and making bread is becoming a bit painful. Although I believe there is something “magical” about making bread with ones own hands, unfortunately I have to recourse to a modern method. Your review and insights confirmed my idea that the KitchenAid Pro was going to be a better deal since I will be using it a whole lot. And like you, I love to share my bread baking with my coworkers, who are in love with my breads. Thanks again.
@Curious Cat Bakery great great review gosh I was just about to buy an Artison but now I'm buying the Pro - thank you so much - a real world review 💜💜💙💙💜💜💙💓💚💚💛💛❤❤
I'm retired, and I'm just starting out, I would like to get the small unit, but I don't know how often I'll use it. I know the longer I wait the more it would cost though so.... I'll wait a couple of months and see if I do more and more baking to make it worth getting.
Thanks !!!
My goodness, where have you been all of my life, I happen to stumble onto your video, and I love it.
I just started to LEARN how to make basic white bread, but so far working the dough is good workout for now.
I can see myself in a 5 qtr KitchenAid in the future.
I take care of my elderly mother, and she loves how the house smells when I'm baking bread.
I did order a Pullman Bread Pan.
Do you happen to have a white bread recipe for the Pullman ??
Thank you so much for your video..
Kudo's 2 U...
Our old Hamelton Beach stand mixer worked great for about 42 years. I had to do some repairs from time to time but on day it gave up
the ghost.
I knew Kitchen Aid Artison series was a very good mixer so we headed out to one of the box stores. We found one that was not the smallest bowl size but the middle bowel, I believe it was about the 5 quart size.
The price was marked at $315. When we got to checkout they wanted to charge up $365 for it. The manager followed us back to the display and saw what was marked. The gave the mixer at the marked price and promptly had an employee change the prices of the mixers.
I have used it twice, one time to whip up sweet potatoes (cooked) and several egg whites for a meringue topping. It did a great job.
I love all the attachments that are available for this unit. If this Kitchenaid stand mixer lasts 42 more years I will be 116 years old and
be living in heaven. I don't guess we will need to do much cooking there.
Thanks for sharing your ideas and experience ❤
Yes, I am considering which one I should buy. One question: is the Professional series can put a spill guard/cover on when operating ?
I sold my almost new kitchen aid artisan and regretted it. This past Christmas I made 300 cookies with a hand held mixer and at my age (65) and with arthritis I was in tears this video convinced me to purchase one again thanks 4 helping me make up my mind
LOL WELLLLLLLLLLLL I am 50 and I have been cooking all my life. I was overseas in the NAVY and had some real Rosemary Bread and fell in love with it. LOL so here we are turned 50 and i decided I want to learn how to make bread and some other things. Yeah this Kitchenaid mixer I got (Deluxe Tilt-Head Stand Mixer) for Christmas is probably overkill but hey i wanna learn on the best equipment. LOL. Thanks for the in-depth video
If you're wanting a Kitchenaid but don't want to spend the money check out your local for sale boards. It is very helpful to know the models and you will be surprised at what there is available in your area. You may be surprised at what you can get by looking at local adds.
I have one that I bought 36 years ago, and have NEVER looked back! I even bought the extra bowl, so I could have two things going at once. I expect there’ll be a fight after I’m gone lol
Very informative video, but a word about kneading dough. Used to be ALL Kitchenaid stand mixers had metal gears in them, not so today! After wearing out my very old school stand mixer, my new one burned out after a month! After a conversation with the folks at Kitchenaid, I learned that they do not recommend kneading for any longer than 3 minutes (it's even written in their manual!) If they can determine that you where kneading dough and broke the new plastic gears, I was told it will void your warranty, even though they can repair it. I think you can avoid this issue by purchasing the professional grade mixers. I just tell myself that kneading by hand is good mental therapy, although I am not a "pro" baker.
Good video but I use it for so much more than baking. Shred chicken for salad or enchiladas in the blink of an eye-total game changer. Mix meatloaf with dough hook. I have attachments that shed cheese, breads, nuts, etc. The spiralizer attachment is amazing. Making pasta is easy. I love my Kitchen aid I don't have the pro but not the artisan mine is in the middle. Yes, I requested as a Christmas present and the attachments make it easy for my sons to shop for birthday, Mother's Day etc.
I'll be adding the pasta attachment set to my wish list for sure! It really is amazing how many things this one machine can make!
I'm hoping that mine will be in this week! I got a refurbished Professional in the Pebble Palm color. I made this decision for a couple reasons. I bought the refurbished version because I won't be using this for business reasons so the warranty was not as important and I feel kitchenaid as built it's name as a reputable brand. As why I went with the professional series it's because my wife will definitely be using the baking attachments but I wanted a meat grinder for small scale combinations of meat. It was a great compromise between us both. Thanks for the video!
Nice! Glad I could help!
@jonathan livers
Buying the refurbed from KitchenAid was a very smart move! I did the same thing and their website will even tell you that they ARE brand new mixers. They were purchased and returned for whatever reason so can't be sold as brand new. A lot of people probably pick out the wrong color or get as a duplicate wedding gift or for whatever reason return them and WE benefit 🙂