I have a bowl-lift 6 qt Pro line KitchenAid.
This beater works great. There is really no need to scrape the bowl during mixing with a spatula any more. Cleanup is easy in the dishwasher since it’s a coated beater. I’ve put my original beater blade into storage since getting this new one.
I Don't know what KitchenAid Mixer to get?
So i'm debating what KitchenAid to get, I think Costco sells a 5 (maybe 6) qt professional model for like $200. I don't mind buying the $300 model, but I probably wouldn't want to go anymore than that. I enjoy cooking a lot and have taken culinary kitchenaid model ksm150pser classes, but honestly haven't spent much time baking. I usually only cook for about 2 people..sometimes 4..rarely 6+. Any recommendations what I should get? things I might experiment with: breads, pizza, sausage (I hear some have meat grinders or sausage maker attatchments), fresh pasta noodles. i can't think of anything else i'd use it for..my girlfriend might use it for cakes but again smaller batches..any recommendations on model type and size (I know other attachments can be added later, but they get expensive if its not already included)? Thanks a bunch~Gavin
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Purchased this item for my wife as a gift. She has used it already, to make cookies and icing. What she likes about the beater is that it scrapes the edge of the bowl, keeping it clean and thoroughly mixing the ingredients. This is a nice attachment for the Kitchenaid mixers.
As mentioned by a previous reviewer (whose counsel I wish I had believed), the item described on this page is not what will be shipped by Small Appliance. The description is for the spiral dough hook, but they will ship you the C-shaped dough hook instead. Caveat emptor.
Works well but the bowl lift mixers do not have the spring that the tilt head mixers have and this effects the performance of this accessory. Without a spring to push the beater down it does not scrape the sides as clean as it should. I found a spring that fits and I’m now very happy with the performance. Kitchen Aid does not include the spring because it would be hard to keep clean.
I was surprised at how light weight it is but it works exactly as advertised without dragging or flexing. I failed to follow the instruction to check depth into the bowl before using for the first time. When I made cheesecake the sides of the bowl were perfectly scraped clean but there was a significant layer of cream cheese in the bottom of the bowl. By the time I noticed it I was too far into the recipe to try to cream it back in. It’s a real time saver in cookie and cake recipies – as long as you follow instructions for first time set up! Definitely a worthwhile tool.
I ordered this hook quite some time ago… and got the wrong one. Even though it’s advertised as a “powerknead” hook and the picture is of the spiral hook, the part number, and in fact the hook you will receive, is the standard C-shaped hook. The difference in part number is KN256BDH (C-shaped hook – the part number in the description here) vs KNS256BDH (spiral hook – the part displayed in the picture, but not the part number in the description) – THE “S” IS ESSENTIAL or you will get the wrong one. DON’T order this one assuming you will get the spiral hook. I tried to get them to exchange it numerous times – the return shipping label was always “on it’s way” – finally I gave up and I’m stuck with a hook I don’t want and already have one of (my machine came with a C hook, but I find the spiral hook works much better) – I’ll just have to try get rid of it elsewhere I suppose…
The spiral dough hook is swell. Works much better than the “C”-shaped hook that comes with the mixer. My one caution… sometimes buying the spiral hook can be frustrating as what differentiates the spiral hook’s part number from the normal hook’s part number is an ‘S’ in the part number. I was twice sent the wrong part! (It was correctly packaged and labled – they just kept pulling the wrong item.) Once I got the right part I was delighted with the way it handles dough. It’s much less likely to allow the dough to climb the hook as it’s being worked – the spiral keeps pushing the dough back down. Nice. Also this design handles stiff doughs better than the “C” hook. Seems to ‘knead’ it as opposed to ‘bang’ it. Nice addition if you’re into bread.
I purchased this to use with my anniversary edition mixer…the one with the glass bowl.
It fits & works quite well…scraping the bowl almost too well because with a heavy dough it will get stuck from time to time!
I only wish that the attachment part was metal and not plastic considering the price paid!
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