On 11/26/2011 9:28 AM, Mary wrote:
I have a 20 year old KitchenAid, and dearly love it! It is the one
with the bowl that goes up and down (rather than the one where the
bowl sits and the motor part goes up and down.) In fact, it is the
same model you see the chefs use on Food TV. I figured that if it was
good enough for Julia Childs and Emeril and Bobby Flay, it was
probably pretty good, and it surely is GREAT! I use it for everything
from whipping cream and merangues and making cookie dough and noodle
dough to the twice-weekly heavy bread dough. It does a wonderful
job!

I have a KitchenAid as well- two or three years old. Rather than the
artisan, which has designer colors but a relatively lightweight motor, I
got the "Pro" model with (I think) a 5-1/2 qt.bowl. (It was slightly
more expensive than the Artisan.) I like it a lot. The only issues are
that when it's kneading, it vibrates a lot (and it's LOUD!), so I feel
that I need to stand right next to it lest it "walk" itself off the
counter. The second issue is that the beater that came with it has paint
flaking off, so I can't use it and will have to buy a replacement one.
In fact, that's what I was just looking up online before I checked the
newsgroup!

One other thing to check: KitchenAids are tall, so make sure it will fit
your counters. Mine doesn't go underneath the cabinet; it sits in front.
(It might fit standard ones, but I had my lower counters raised to
accommodate my height...but not the mixer's, LOL!)

sue

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Susan Hartman