I do a lot of baking, and often double and triple recipes. My largest kitchen aid was overwhelmed so I purchased this machine. I can’t say that I’m overly impressed - I would have rated it a bit better than my largest Kitchen Aid but not incredibly so. But then the paint started to chip off the bottom and sides of the area where the bowl sits. I called Viking (this isn’t an easy task to get to customer service through Viking) and they told me I had to send it to Detroit that no one would fix it locally. While I was contemplating this expense, the bowl got totally stuck on the machine and wouldn’t come off even with using oil so I packed up the whole mess and sent it to Detroit - shipping costs $30. I did not receive any confirmation that it was there (McNichols electric) or that they were working on it, so I emailed them. I received an email saying that I had damaged the paint by using oil! I called them and told them that no, the damage was done before I used the oil, and it was my belief the bowl stuck because of the paint flaking off. The guy told me that there was no way they could fix it - the paint wasn’t repairable (this is opposite what the Viking rep told me) but he would wait to get one returned and swap bases which could take a month or more. I told him I would be glad to have a new base in any color as long as the paint didn’t chip and he said that would speed up the process. But he told me that a) they wouldn’t reimburse me for shipping and b) shipping something from NY to Michigan that weighs 30 pounds should only have cost $8.95. I want to know what postage service he uses. SO - I am out the $30 for shipping and will be getting back a mixer with un-matching colors, having spent $30 plus of my own money to send it to Detroit. My advice would be - stick with kitchen aid. I think I could have gotten their products fixed locally. To have paint totally flicking off on a mixer that costs $500 is unbelievable.
How does one enter Valhalla?
I was once a practitioner of a form of Germanic Paganism, but not the neo-pagan Asatru. At that time I believed that in order to feast in Valhalla with Æsir, I would have to die a violent, courageous death, a death fit to honor the gods. My question is: How do modern heathens interpret this core value of the "Viking" culture? I know that there is no set holy viking range stainless gray stand mixer 7 qt. scripture (apart from the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson, writen in Iceland about 200 years after faith in the Æsir fell into relative obscurity), which allows for a rather wide range of interpretation. So do modern Pagans believe we may be whisked away by the Valkyries after other modes of death, or are non-warriors still relegated to eternal boredom with the goddess Hel?I would like to make sure I have this straight: Judging from many of the answers, as long as one dies with a sword in their hand or has the proper burial at sea (which I think is totally awsome), they go to Valhalla? Even if they have fought no battles and sent no men before them? Doesn't that go against the original spirit of the Northmen?Josh, you bring dishonor to our ancestors with your latte.
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We used to have kitchen Aid mixers. They’re junk. I ended up replacing the transmission in one of them myself only to have it go out again. So, after much review, and a belief that Viking was a high end product we bought the 1000 watt mixer. It works fine for light loads, but at the first attempt to knead wheat bread dough, a fairly hefty mix, a few months after buying it, it started make gear grinding noises and slipping. When I called the factory to see if they would “stand behind” their product and replace the transmission, I was told that “no it would cost me $250.00 just for the part”. Very disappointing. It still works for light loads, but I am going to try the Electrolux and hope for better results.
I just purchased this mixer and so far I love it! I own a small bakery, and my other two stand mixers, a Kitchenaid Pro-600 and the Cuisinart 7-quart, both had issues. For some reason the powers that be at Kitchenaid made the attachments out of a metal that cannot go in the dishwater, or it turns black. One of the dumbest ideas ever..and the Cuisinart was starting to make funny noises and the tilt head no longer stayed all the way down..we have to hold it down. So I bought the Viking, even though the biggest negative was the noise of the motor and “mixer noise” from the constant use of mixers often gives me a headache. What noise? The Viking is MUCH quieter than either the Kitchaid or the Cuisinart..we couldn’t believe it after reading the reviews. So far it works great, and we really put our mixers to the test. We’ll see how it holds up in a month or so, but it is the quietest mixer I’ve ever owned.
Purchased this mixer for baking bread, especially bagels, with the odd batch of cookies thrown in. I had read about the Kitchen Aid’s problems with plastic gearing, and figured the Viking’s 1000 Watts could stand up to single batches of bread. I couldn’t have been more wrong — it took a single batch of bagels (about 7 cups of flour) to kill this machine. Granted, bagels are about as tough a workout as you can get while kneading bread, and had the machine simply cut off under the stress of mixing, rather than dying under the strain, I would have continued to use the mixer to start recipes while finishing them by hand. However, several months out of the box and I had to send it in to their service center in Detroit. Out of my hands for 6 weeks, I get the machine back, use it for a couple of batches of cookies and pizza dough, which it does serviceably well, before it chokes again on another batch of bread. The motor just groans at me when I turn the dial. Now, out of warranty, I’m left with a $600 stainless steel hulk of a machine that just isn’t worth fixing until its next inevitable breakdown. Desperately I search for a suitable location to mount this to my wall… “Ceci ce n’est pas une mixer”.
After much research in December 2004, I purchased the Viking 7-qt. mixer. The Viking VSM-700 was well made – all metal parts;it was powerful enough to handle heavy doughs. I decided on the 7-qt. model after e-mailing Viking’s customer service. They were very responsive and answered all my questions; if their commitment to service has changed in the last 4 1/2 years, that is a real shame.
Customer service said the 5-qt. model was their recommendation for someone who wanted a mixer for everyday use or who only made one loaf of bread at a time. However, since I was interested in making artisan breads, two loaves at a time, and bagels, they recommended the 7-qt., 1000 watt model. The bowl is very deep, so if you are making something in a small batch, there may be problems getting everything off the bottom. I would recommend buying a beater blade to help solve this issue – I bought one and it does the trick.
This is an expensive mixer, but I believe well worth the money. Although I bought the mixer, intending to save money, I’m not sure I have done so. After purchasing the mixer and numerous books, and after 4 1/2 years, I calculate I have finally amortized the cost of a loaf of homebaked bread to single digits.
That being said, I am thrilled with the performance and durability of my Viking mixer. It performs in a workmanlike manner, handling even bagel dough made with high gluten flour with ease. It does not bog down or struggle to mix even the heaviest doughs. I average 3 batches of artisan breads (2 loaf recipes) per week; one batch of bagels per month; and a batch of oatmeal, chocolate-chip cookies biweekly. As you can see, this machine gets a real workout.
My only warning to those considering purchasing this mixer is that it is noisy. Since I have nothing to compare it with, this may be a standard for the 1000 watt mixer. If you are serious about home-baking, don’t let this criticism scare you away from the best mixer made.
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