KitchenAid Mixer - Pearl Metallic 6 Quart Pro 600

    Greg - I'm pretty disappointed with this product. The marketing material stating that the 600 has a 14-cup rating and "powerfully churns through yeast bread dough" is rubbish. I recently made a batch of egg bread (6 cups flour) and after mixing, put on the dough hook and kneaded for 8 minutes at a speed of two (did you know that you can't knead with the dough hook above two? Apparently that'll break the stand mixer, per the user guide). During that time, the motor struggled to knead the dough and after eight minutes, the mixer stopped and smoke was rising from the housing, with a distinct electrical smell. I've had this Kitchen Aid professional mixer for a little over 6 months and have used it about once monthly to make bread, and I'm honestly appalled at the performance. During that time with batches of dough the same size or smaller, the motor has consistently struggled to knead. Additionally, the paddle and hook must be hand-washed, and I still don't understand the requirement that you can't use the hook above the second level of speed. Before you think I'm just bashing KitchenAid, we had one of their stand mixers for almost 20 years and it worked beautifully the entire time; just got to the point where I want to make more than one batch at a time and we decided to upgrade to a more powerful product (which turns out to be less powerful than the 325 watt Kitchen Aid stand mixer we had before). I cannot recommend this product.

    My best friend in the kitchen - I love this Kitchenaid machine. It is just so pretty and it churns out doughs and batters like no one's business. Love it!

    Kitchen Aid 6 Qt Mixer - I love the large capacity bowl and the 575 watts of this stand mixer. Really makes mixing thick cake batters a breeze. Wish I'd purchased this years ago!

    Simply the Best - This Kitchen Aid mixer is one of the best investments I have ever made. It is a breeze to use, and I keep it out all the time in my kitchen. My husband bought me several attachments, so it now takes the place of a food processor also! It is very versatile.

    Kitchen Aid 6 Qt Mixer: Major time saver! - This mixer has rapidly become one of the best appliances we own. It saves so much time and makes preparation a breeze. The Kitchen Aid Pro 600 seems to do all the work for you. Just add ingredients to the bowl and turn it on! It does the mixing while you do something else, like the next step.