Who's got one and do I need to hand over the extra $$ for one from the "professional" line.

 

I have had the 5qt Pro for over 10 years.

It is heavier duty and is worth the money.

If you plan on using any of the attachments (Meat grinder, sausage stuffer, pasta extruders) you will need the juice.

PM me if you wnat any details on uses for the mixer.

I make Pizza dough
CC cookies
batters
meringues
sausage
pasta dough and shaped

It does everything in the kitchen, and is my countertop workhorse.
I did culinary and use my equipment more than most, so to have held up relatively trouble free is a testament to the quality.

 

^^ Bought a top of the line almost 8 years ago.
Runs like a champ...a real work horse....worth every penny.

 

This one? (the one pictured)

http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KV2...099142&sr=8-10

 

Wow.. the 6-quart one is actually cheaper (in red)

http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KP2...9099142&sr=8-1

 

Bought it. $299 - $50 mail in rebate for the 6-quart mixer with free shipping. Wow, I've never seen the big boy that cheap before. Got the Empire Red one.

 

damn, those are great prices

 

i just wish some of the silver ones were that cheap

 

Had one since I've been married (over seven years) and my wife uses it all the time. If you're gonna use it, they're worth it.

Since we first got it, we've bought a lot of the attachments and they get used quite a bit.

 

The woman bakes and cooks very often so it will certainly get lots of use. She's been eying them for a while now.

Which attachments do you use most frequently?

 

We've had one for over 2.5 years.... sitting in my parents garage because we don't have the space for it

My parents are on their second one after using the first one for over 15 years. The original didn't die, I think they just needed another one for some of their baking marathons.

 

i just bought the 600-Series Pro on Amazon for my mom - $220 after rebate

6-quart, 575 watts, licorice color

 

Whisk, paddle, & dough hook.

 

She's only getting one because we got a new place with a big enough kitchen.

 

Yeah. It comes with those. I'm talking about the extra stuff like the sausage stuffer!

Does anyone really use those extras?

 

^^^^^

We do... Pasta attachments, especially.... Although making lasagna noodles is a royal bitch.

 

I can only imagine. Although, I'm certain that's the type of thing she'd love.

 

we had a couple at the bakery I used to work at. I used them mostly for smaller cookie recipies. we had an industrial sized mixer for large batches/bread, etc.


I preferred the model where the bowl twist locked onto the base, and had the tilting head, over the one that lifts the bowl up. I think it was the smaller one. not sure why I preferred that one, but I think it felt more stable, and easier to work with cause there were less moving parts. Probably just personal preference, but it easier for me to use. But i think it was smaller, so if you need the extra capacity i'm sure it'd come in handy at some point.


I never used any of the front attachments as we didn't do any meat grinding and had a separate rolling machine as well.

I've always kinda wanted to buy one, since they were really easy and fun to use at a bakery, but I just don't do enough baking/cooking to really justify needing one.

 

She's gonna love it Steve, my wife was given one for a Wedding present, 12yrs ago. If was about $300 then, but smaller. I got tried of watching her having to make two batches a few months ago and bought her the 6qt one, it's a beast. Sold the old one for $50 to someone at her work.

 

Use the sausage stuffer. Biggest problem is finding a place with good casings to use.

 

I read your post as the page was loading, I got from it... It's hard to find used casings.

 

Oh yeah.

Ground 35# of pork and made Italian sausage last month.

The extruders are awesome. The cutters make spaghetti or fettuccini. I usually just roll the sheets and cut tagliatele.

 

The wife loves ours, I have no clue how old it is.

 

The local gourmet market near me has natural casings packed in salt. About $3.50 for enough to do about 25# of meat. Look at your local gourmet shop, or ask a butcher to order some for you.

You can get the cellulose casing on line if you want to use the intraweb.

 

Well, bought one after looking 100x for amazon to lower pricing. They changed the pricing like every few hours and they went in and out of stock.

Finally got one for 299 after rebate. i think it was the pearl metallic. Now i just need to remember to cancel the amazon prime before 30 days

 

Ours has been in the box since we got married in 2001. Someday we'll use it.

 

That's the only machine my wife uses all the time in the kitchen....Probably the best out there

 

Amen to that

 

Costco had the 5 quart mixer for ~$250 when I was there the other night.

And you can set your Prime account to not automatically renew. That's what I did and I think it just stopped the other day.

 

My wife didn't use hers for about six years after we got married. But it get a pretty good using now.

 

i will have to check out the prime acct thing. I figure for $50 more i could get the bigger bowl and motor and i could choose a bunch of diff colors

 

the message on their site says

Refunds are not available once benefits have been used. You can continue enjoying your Prime benefits until the end of the current period without being further charged by setting your membership to "Do not renew" above.


does that mean if i cancel, that i will not get my $79 back?

 

I did a free trial period, then it said $19/month. I didn't let it renew, so I never got charged.

 

got my $79 back

 

Hopefully they'll let you do a free trial next time. This could be an annual event.

 

i hope not

 

I order from Amazon so often I think prime is worth it

 

Amazon Prime is SO worth it. I've been doing it over two years now. When it comes to books, music, electronics, damn near everything I order from them. I get it in two days and I don't have to go to a store looking to see if they have it.

 

So my mixer stopped spinning.....time to see what's broken.




Opened her up and found the culprit: Nylon worm gear (designed to fail to protect the motor) is worn out after years of trouble free service. Ordered $10 replacement gear..should be here next week...and she should be good as new!

Fixing stuff for $10 >>>>>>>>> than buying a new machine for hundreds of dollars.

BTW...these mixers are constructed very well.

 

Nice pics! I agree, for a measly $10 that is a great DIY.


I have the heavy duty one, love it. I make cookies, pasta, grind meat, make bread, all kinds of stuff. I bought the meat grinder and the pasta attachments.