Beware - KitchenAid does not honor their warranty. If anything should go wrong with your mixer, KitchenAid will try to find any loophole they can to squirm out of replacing it. Their promise in their user manual of “hassle-free replacement” is false advertising.
On mine, the 3 slowest speeds quit working. I contacted KitchenAid, and they refused to honor my warranty on the grounds that I bought the mixer from an Amazon Marketplace vendor. The vendor also tried contacting KitchenAid on my behalf, and that didn’t help either - KitchenAid claimed the MarketPlace vendor was not an authorized KitchenAid reseller and refused to honor the warranty even though I had purchased a brand-new product and it went bad before the warranty year was up.
Your odds of having something go wrong in the first year are not in your favor - not only did I have this problem with my mixer, but before this issue arose for me I had purchased a second one for my sister-in-law, and hers too arrived with a factory defect. She reported her problem 2 weeks ago and although in her case KitchenAid promised to send her a replacement immediately, she has still not received it.
I will be pursuing legal action on the fact that KitchenAid is refusing to honor their warranty on my mixer. So beware - I have had poor results with product quality on two different KitchenAid mixer purchases within a few months’ time. Although I understand that sometimes things can go wrong, I expect manufacturers to honor their warranties when problems arise, and KitchenAid does not.
Stand mixers are found in both family kitchens and commercial restaurants, and the Kitchenaid Artisan stand mixer is used by everyone including moms, dads, children, at-home-chefs, and professional chefs in culinary institutes. The reason is simple. It is a high quality product. Because of the company's long history of quality products, many people swear by it and refuse to buy any other brand.
Key Features:
Planetary Rotation – Simply put this is a must in any stand mixer because it means the beaters spin and rotate around the bowl ensuring even mixing.
Tilting Head – This is more convenient for home users since it takes up less space on the counter. The head lifts up to allow the adding of ingredients and changing beaters. artisan series stand mixer If you prefer a mixer that has the bowl lift, pick from the Kitchenaid professional series.
Powerful Motor – A high quality motor will ensure you will not burn it out while making bread or cookie dough.
Weight – When buying a stand mixer weight does matter. If you buy a mixer that is too light it may migrate across your counter when mixing. The Kitchenaid Artisan stand mixer weighs 27 pounds making it heavy enough to be sturdy but still light enough to move.
Locking Mechanism – This feature locks the
tilting head in place so you’ll be sure that it won’t jump back and spray everything in the bowl all over the kitchen. Don’t laugh…well, okay, chuckle a little…I had that happen once with a mixer that didn’t have this feature!
Pouring Shield – While the shield should make adding ingredients such as flour a breeze it can be a bit cumbersome especially when you’re in a tight space. I tend to leave it off..
Versatility – Kitchenaid offers a variety of attachments transforming your stand mixer into many appliances. It can be used as an ice cream maker, a pasta maker, a shredder, a food grinder and so much more. Most of them are easily attached through a screw on the front (no tools required) and utilize the powerful motor.
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Help with choosing KitchenAid Stand Mixer?
Can anyone recommend a good model KitchenAid artisan series stand mixer Stand Mixer? There are so many to choose from, I do not think I need the most expensive model, but I am not sure all the differences between the Artisan series and the others.
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This mixer a bit heavy, but that is a small price to pay for a well built work horse.
I’m glad I got this because once I started researching baking, I was no longer interested in retail baked goods (except for Dunkin Donuts’ Old Fashioned Donut). I plan on baking American classics with my kids just as a part of their childhood even though I plan on serving them an authentic Chinese menu otherwise. American desserts are just fun but there are too many bakeries that take liberties with using too much sugar and butter and sometimes artificial fillings to make children loyal customers. I’d rather bake at home than buy anything that tastes like they didn’t clean the sheet pans between bakings.
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