KitchenAid 8 Quart Commercial Stand Mixer (NSF Certified) - Empire Red

Got this product, and not only is it heavy duty, it can make bigger batches than the regular 5qt mixer.

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Kitchen aid on steroids double cookies, double cakes and double pasta jus very thing you expect from kitchenaid but with lots more room to bake twic as much at same time

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It's a super help for my daily baking!

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I have used Kitchen Aid mixers all my life. I still have my grandmas old one. This is my first commercial stand mixer. It goes from stir to 10. I don't know what happenes above speed 5, but I have never made it above speed 4. Speed 4 is like 8 on my Professional Kitchen Aid. It is also sooo much quieter. Its just amazing. Invest in the scraper blade. That little beauty is amazing!

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I bought this mixer to replace another KitchenAid mixer. I simply love it! It can handle the large double and triple cookie batches that I make without seeming to work hard at all. It is quiet, sturdy, and the Espresso color is beautiful.

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I bought this in 2014 and have been very happy with my purchase. Everything works really well and hasn't failed! The only concern I had from the start was the wire whisk attachment breaking, which eventually happened. Two of the wires snapped, so now I can only whisk with half of the wires. Overall, the piece is perfect, very quiet, and my best purchase from Kitchen Aid thus far.

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I went from the 5 qt. to 7 qt. to 8 qt. (14 cups of flour, thank you very much) for my cookie baking needs. It's just as easy to mix 7 dozen cookies as 20 dozen, I'd rather go big. Runs just like my smaller Kitchenaid mixers, just bigger and better. I couldn't be more pleased with the reliability and strength of my past KitchenAid mixers, so I stayed with the trusted brand, why mess with success.

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Great mixer. Steady and quiet. Sometimes I feel the 8QT bowl is a little too big for my family, can I buy a smaller KA mixer bowl, like 5qt or 6 at, to use on this 8qt mixer?

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We bought this to replace a 25+ year old KitchenAid 5 qt mixer. Very happy with the performance of this one. It can mix bread and pasta dough with no problem.

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Bought this mixer for a small cookie business that I have started, and it has made life so much easier! It handles a batch of 8 dozen Greek butter cookies easily, and I can do a batch and a half if I need to, although at that amount of dough it is creeping up the mixing arm, but not so much that it gets into the top of the machine itself, which it does at the two batch level, but that is a lot of dough! So I am very pleased with the capacity this machine has, it is fairly quiet as well, and sturdy, does not wander around the counter, I am comfortable walking away while mixing to get more ingredients. Also, some reviews have said the bowl is difficult to attach, but once I read the instructions it was easy, you do have to press firmly to lock it in but I don't find it hard at all. Overall very satisfied!

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Great mixer, but because of the torque in my opinion this mixer should have been weighted more. In order to eliminate counter bounce. Also, the highest setting equals 8 on my old K5.

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I really like the power this kitchen aid mixer has. I can mix many batches of bread dough right in a row and it doesn't overheat. I don't like how the dough climbs up the beaters and gets in where the beaters hook into the mixer. The bowl should be bigger around.

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Growing up in a home with a Kitchenaid Pro-600, I knew that I wanted a Kitchenaid when I moved out on my own. Until recently, finances stood between me and my dream purchase; I didn't want the $199-basic consumer model, that's for sure! I am very glad I held out to buy the mixer I truly desired. The 8-quart commercial model is a beautiful workhorse. Speed 10 is quiet enough to have a conversation over! I recall the 600-Pro being extremely loud and eventually succumbing to a gear malfunction within 5 years of purchase. This is a pricey mixer, but I have no doubt that it will last me well into my 40's and (hopefully!) beyond. If you're on the fence about which model to purchase, you will absolutely not be disappointed with the high-end Commercial Series. It's well worth the extra money.

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I just bought this mixer and I am happy with the overall performance and also surprised how quiet it is during operation.

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I bought this after burning out my old KA making bread. The attachments for this are stellar and my bread dough is coming out softer than ever. It's extremely quiet while being strong with heavy loads. Moving it isn't a chore as it's fairly light. Overall highly recommend to anyone making professional level bread or large batches of dough and such that can put a load on smaller machines.

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My Artisan was was too small for my use so I decided to purchase a new and bigger kitchenaid. I just received my KitchenAid NSF Commercial today, and I couldn't wait to try it. I wanted to make a small portion dough for pizza, but as soon as it starting mixing it started saying a loud clicking sound. I used setting 2 as advised in the brochure. I am very disappointed, as I expected a top quality product.

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I have had this mixer for about a month now and have been very impressed. This my second KitchenAid mixer and the largest of the two. The grey color and stunning in person and the bowl it rather light weight considering its construction and durability. As a baker, I place great strain on this mixer and usually it will have no issue. But load the bowl to much, and the dough hook will really struggle to kneed triple batches of medium tough dough. Fit and finish is rather good except a few loose areas such as the chrome strip and the bowl lift connection. Additionally, I really wish the bowls were cheaper to easily buy a few extra!

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I love the quiet operation of this mixer. I make large batches of cookies, and this mixer has handled them with ease.

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I bought this mixer to replace my 6qt. Kitchenaid mixer. I make biscotti professionally and sometimes my 6qt would overheat (only 2 yrs old)and stopp til it cooled down enough. This is a very heavy duty mixer and runs so much smoother than the 6qt. The machine is the same size at least in appearance but the bowl is much deeper and the mixer blades are much heavier. The only drawback is that it's heavier so if you are weak maybe you should consider another brand.

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KitchenAid® NSF Certified® Commercial Series 8-Qt Bowl Lift Stand Mixer is a dream come true, I bought it to replace a Breville Scraper Mixer Pro which died doing a very basic task of kneading brioche bread for 30 minutes that it could not handle. The Breville started to smoke, and within a matter of months the motor's gears had stripped rendering the mixer unusable. To replace the Breville I bought the Commercial Series because at this price, there was no better option available. It truly is the best of it's class under $1000! No matter what I need to do, the mixer can handle it - and usually faster. I used to take me a long time to get a meringue started with my old Breville, with the Kitchenaid mixer I can whip air into egg whites 2-3x faster. The soft start feature is something that I did not expect to appreciate as much as I do, rarely do I encounter a messy countertop due to splashes. My only complaint is that I cannot mix micro-batches without some manual help, but this is a slight inconvenience... I expect this to be my mixer for the next decade plus without concern for fear and tear. It is built like a tank!

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After 15 years in restaurant pastry kitchens, kitchen aid mixers have always been the standard for me and my cooks. This 8qt mixer has been the perfect in between from our service mixers and other 20qt table top mixers. Dependable motor and new beaters and whisks stand up to all our production needs. I'm excited to use this for years to come. I purchased one for our r & d kitchen for all our test recipes at the shop and one for home as well.

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I was introduced to this mixer in culinary school. We used the Kitchen Aid for everything but the largest batches of bread, where we used a much larger commercial mixer. Since I was familiar with it, I bought it for home. So far (2 months) it's been wonderful. it mixes, kneads, and whips very well. It never gets warm and is quite stable on a quartz countertop. I also bought the food processor attachment and intend to buy some others. As an added bonus, it looks great in my new kitchen (Dark Pewter). My wife isn't a big fan of the orange cord. Since I just took the food safety certification, I can appreciate the NSF certification and the all stainless steel bowl, whip, paddle, and dough hook are very easy to clean.

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I bake a lot of bread and this is a great size for me.

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Powerful and consistent. I would recommend this mixer to anyone. I'm looking forward to getting some of the attachments for it.

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I purchased this kitchenaid because it had a bigger bowl. I expected to be able to mix up bigger batches of bread dough. Doesn't happen. The dough still climbs up the dough hook and gets onto the top where it hooks into the machine. I still love not having to mix them by hand.

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Bought this mixer two and a half months ago,this is my third mixer I get a bigger one and donate the others I just love my Kitchenaid

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Works well. Able to make large batches. Has a nice industrial look to it.

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We purchased our new toy to make 70 dozen cookies for a wedding reception. It was awesome! It made the work so much easier. Amazing how this machine works effortlessly while mixing up triple or quadruple batches of dough. The only regret is we waited so many years to make a purchase. Would recommend this tool for anyone planning to or already bakes sweets or makes breads. Sure make everything less physical on the cook. Look forward to having it this summer for farmers market baking.

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I purchased this a couple of months ago and I have had nothing but great success with it. However, accessories are VERY limited for it, such as a bowl scraping paddle for the 8 qt. bowl that comes with it, without being forced to purchase a 7 qt. bowl in order to purchase such a paddle.

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We use this in our bakery daily. It is strong enough to keep up with our daily production. My only major critique is about the bowl handle. It is flimsy to hold and pour out of. I like the connected handle of most of the other models.

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I already have a KitchenAid 6 Quart Mixer but doing the amount of baking I do at home, I either had to do multiple batches of a recipe or double up and deal with dough crawling out the top of a filled bowl. I finally treated myself to this mixer - it was between this and and the 7-Quart. I read all the reviews and decided the 8 Quart was what I needed. I also bought a stand for it because it's a bit heavy for me to carry from the cabined as I do the smaller one. I love it. It handles doubled, tripled and even quadrupled cookie doughs. It makes cheesecake a breeze; in fact I have to be very careful not to overmix. I haven't had to have it over 3 in speed and it is wonderful. Have a little bit of trouble getting the mixing bowl set in it's place; it's very stiff and I have to stop and take my time and the plug cord supplied is a bit flimsy; have to be careful not to bend it carelessly. All in all, I am delighted with my purchase and recommend it wholeheartedly to the home cook. You will love it!

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I have been blowing Kitchenaid motors on my 6 quart mixers for 5 years. This one is handling bread dough like a champ!

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Can do about double the amount of dough compared to the 6qt; the motor can just handle more when kneading. Great machine for everyday use.

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I have enjoyed my KitchenAid mixers. In fact I have 4 mixers .... from 4 1/2 quart to my 8 quart commercial mixer. Each mixer is used for different things. My commercial mixer has made my life a lot better making breads and fruitcakes for the holidays. One thing I can tell you ..... thems fighting words if you try to take my mixers away from me. I have also given a mixer to my daughter in law and she agrees it's the best.

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This machine is SO quiet & mixes easily. This is my 3rd kitchenAid. The first one a 5 qt. lasted more then 25 yrs. The 2nd one barely made it 9 years. Gears replaced 3 times, very noisy! Never was quite right. Decided to try the commercial 8 qt. So glad I did, a dream, so worth the money.

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Sorry I made the mistake of purchasing a different mixed from another company. BIG MISTAKE!!! Glad I purchased the 8qt kitchenaid. I use it every day in the kitchen to make everything that we make from scratch. Breads, desserts, savory and sweet. Hope no one makes the mistake it did and purchase a kitchenaid first. This will last many kitchen many, many cooks who will use it. Thanks Kitchenaid!!!!

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I have so enjoyed my KA 8 QT Stand Mixer. It makes baking so easy.

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This is my first stand mixer. After reading reviews I decided to purchase this one. It works well, I have used it very little so far. I am learning to make bread. What is available at the grocery don't amount to much. I remember home made from my early early years, MUCH BETTER.

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I love my stand mixer. I had a 6qt. before but with the 8qt. I can make so much pizza dough now. We have firewood pizza oven and we have always a lot of friends over but now it is so easy to make 7 Lbs go dough at once. I used to make some with the mixer and some by hand but now I can use just the mixer.

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I bought this model after having 2 other models and am extremely happy with it. Now I can bake bread for my family in larger batches without having to knead my dough. This bigger bowl lets me use the whole recipe, instead of dividing in half. I wish everyone could afford to get one of these! One of these days maybe I can purchase one for my dear daughter-in-law too.

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I bought this for myself as as early christmas gift for regular home use. When we cook and bake, we like to do so in large batches; hence, the 8-QT purchase. We make homemade breakfast bars, which was a daunting chore due to the thickness of the dough, but this mixer has made the mixing part a snap. Once in a while, a very small amount of the grains at the bottom of bowl will not have been incorporated, but a few kneads of the dough fixes that. I love the ice cream maker attachment. I originally bought the one that said it was for all KitchenAid types except for two models, which require a different ice cream attachment, but it did not fit my 8-QT mixer. KitchenAid mailed me the correct drive assembly, and now it works great. Changing the speeds is easy with the slide control, and the mixer is not too big for my counter. Unless you're pouring from a measuring cup (or similar), it is a little difficult to pour in ingredients while mixing. It appears a pouring shield is available for an additional cost, but I plan to wait and see if I really need it. I have wanted a KitchenAid stand mixer for years, and I am happy I finally bought one.

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Does everything I need to do! All the attachments work great,

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excellent product. the best in its class, don't waste money on a cheaper one

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I bought this a month ago and I am si happy! You will be akso

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I received my new mixer just in time for Christmas baking! I made 5batches of chocolate chip cookies at one time and the beater never bogged down. I love how much quieter this new mixer is from my old kitchen aid 6 quart mixer. It takes up the same amount of counter space as my old kitchen aid mixer but has a very large mixing bowl. I absolutely love it!

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I received this as a gift from my husband as I only had a small kitchenaide and I had gone to culinary school for a year before I had to drop due to surgeries. I do a lot of baking and just this morning I made 4 double batches of cinnamon rolls for the town Cafe as everyone loves my cinnamon rolls. I have actually gotten up to 4 X the recipe in the mixer so am extremely impressed. It pretty much goes along the same lines as the mixers we used at the Le Cordon Bleu. Only problem I have encountered is the head is difficult to get adjusted for the ice cream maker.....yep, we definitely use all of it's extras. I gave my small one to my daughter and kept the awesome one. I can do so much more in a smaller amount of time. What used to take me 4-5 hours to make cinnamon rolls now takes me about 3 hours from start to finish. And, that is making about 60 rolls.

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I've managed to kill two of the Pro 600 series Kitchen Aid mixers with my excessive breadmaking around holiday time. This mixer doesn't even flinch when kneading dough, and is much quieter than my previous mixers. Great, solid machine!

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We are planning to use this mixer in our cafe which we will be opening in the near future

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My 8 Qt Commercial Kitchenaid Stand Mixer came today, i was expecting it, so i had the ingredients ready for my chocolate oblivion truffle tort, aka flourless chocolate cake. the mixer performed beautifully and whipped for over 20 minutes on high and never even got warm, i'm impressed. i am glad i got the NSF model, for if i want to open up shop, i have the mixer appropriate for doing so. 8 qt bowl allowed me to double batch my recipe and make two cakes, they both came out perfect. wish i could post a picture becuz i took a few. lol. ~ chef kev ~
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My 8 Qt Commercial Kitchenaid Stand Mixer came today, i was expecting it, so i had the ingredients ready for my chocolate oblivion truffle tort, aka flourless chocolate cake. being a chef for over 30 years, i know what works and what doesn't, this baby WORKS. after extended use at a high speed, this mixer DID NOT get hot, DID NOT get warm, and if i didn't see it whipping, i wouldn't really have known it was running, it's very quiet. stainless attachments, easy to clean, NSF certified, I'm ready to sell my cakes... they came out delish!

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Pluses: Pluses: - Super large capacity bowl. - All stainless steel, dishwasher safe beaters. - Older attachments fit. - Powerful motor. - Dough hook is a more efficient shape than ones that come with tilt-head model. - Safety guard to prevent accidental start. - Spring-loaded cover for attachment socket. Minuses: - Not as quiet as some other reviewers noted. - More difficult to attach/remove beaters than tilt-head models. - After using a tilt-head K45 for many years, I find remembering to lift bowl requires some getting used to. - Heavy, but not too bad. - Not sure if the gears are metal.

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I received an 8 quart professional mixer as a gift. BEST GIFT EVER! I've had a kitchen aid mixer for 30 years and my kids decided I needed an upgrade. I will be passing on my old mixer to my kids!

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I bought this mixer for the large amounts of bread dough. I use 10 cups flour and need this mixer to handle and be able to mix it I love I also have a 5quart kitchen aid I use it for mashed potatoes and butternut squash it works great. I also bought the mixer paddle with the bowl scraper it does the job keeping the sides scraped and I don't have to use a spatula

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great feature. powerful and much quite. large bowl....love it

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An excellent commercial stand mixer that's well worth the price!

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I purchased this to make angel food cakes with on a commercial basis! This mixer has worked beautifully! I could not be more pleased with the results of this quality machine. Dennis Schmitz Baileyville Kansas usa

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We received this mixer as a gift last month right before our annual cookie making event Thanksgiving weekend. This mixer was outstanding in performance and greatly reduced our time spent in the kitchen. The ability to mix several batches at once is fantastic. The mixer worked liked a dream a mixed items so quickly that our cookies turned out the best ever. I highly recommend this unit to anyone that is speculating about purchasing this model!

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I had been using this mixer for a month now and it works like a tank. Mixing 12-14 cups is so smooth, the machine is quiet, and the motor never gets hot. It's great and fun to use.

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Purchased for commercial kitchen use. Works great. Only minor downside is that with the larger capacity bowl it would be easier to scrape down ingredients and such if the bowl lift had a larger range.

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I just bought this new KitchenAid and it's wonderful. It is, as promised, super silent and powerful.

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Our church cooks and provides free meals to those in need in our community, every month. This mixer has been a wonderful aid in many recipes. We used to use hand mixers .....I can truly say what a time saver for mixing large quantities. If we would win the blender then we would have one at church and members wouldn't have to share theirs from home when one is needed.

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I have used my new awesome red mixer for a couple of months now and am very impressed. It is so much quieter than my 6 qt, 11 year old KA. The drawbackI have is that there isn't much clearance between the top of the bowl as well as the top of the beaters and the machine. This affects the amount of dough (I bake cinnamon rolls and sweet bread as a business) I can knead at one time (I take some out and knead in 2 portions) and makes it a bit more troublesome to add flour. But, I understand that if the machine were taller, I would have a bigger problem of space to keep it and use it. At this point I can still fit it under the cupboards. I choose the inconvenience. It seems plenty powerful and is easy to clean up.

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Then you will LOVE this machine! It's so much more then I ever thought it would be...power, features, quality. I love that it is simple but in a good way. I love the handle on the bowl which my 15 year old 4.5qt Kitchenaid didn't have but it still works awesome and I couldn't bring myself to sell or give away upon getting the 8qt one. You don't need a culinary degree to use it. I am a stay at home mom with 4 boys and I just love to cook and bake. I can't tell you how much I love and use this!

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The large bowl makes an entire batch of my monster cookies with nothing flying out of the bowl.

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I'm only giving it a four because I currently have a minor problem. I just haven't had the time to send in a repair request. However, that being said it is by far the best! Even with the issue this does the best job. The engine stays cool and does the job perfectly. I love my KitchenAid! Well worth every penny.

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Worth every penny. Love love love this machine. I can't get over how it purrs so quietly!!!

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Finally bought one for myself. Not disappointed at all. My mom had has hers for 30 plus years and it is still going strong. I expect the same for mine.

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My new Kitchenaid mixer performs above and beyond my expectation! I already owned a tilt head Kitchenaid and knew I would only buy another Kitchenaid. The 8-Qt Stand Mixer is perfect for my baking needs! It did take some practice getting use to attaching the bowl on the stand but once I got it, no problem!

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We have owned a smaller size KitchenAid mixer for many years and have used it for many many kitchen tasks. We upgraded to this model primarily to increase capacity (8 qt vs 5 qt) and to take advantage of the Commercial-grade motor. We've not been disappointed on either front. I appreciate the two features already mentioned (size and strength) and also like the lift-stand feature, which we do not have on the 5-qt model. We also purchased a second bowl, 5-qt size, to make this new mixer useful for various chores. I especially like being able to mix triple and quadruple batches of banana bread and churning out dough for 6 or more loaves of bread. There are two aspects, minor aspects, or the mixer's operation that I'll mention. One is the placement or attachment of the bowl into the stand. Perhaps for others it's intuitive, but it took me several uses before I figured out the best way to snap the bowl into the stand. Perhaps this can be mentioned in the instructions. The second aspect is the fact that the mixing mechanism, when attached to the mixer, is (at least it seems to be) intentionally a wee bit loose where it attaches to the mixer. This is different from my 5-quart mixer, and so was disconcerting at first. I actually don't know if this looseness is intentional. All in all, I'll have a lifetime of use and enjoyment with this big and strong mixer!

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I purchased this item to be able to handle the large amounts of bread and cookie doughs I make. My last KitchenAid, I stripped some of the gears inside the motor (bad girl), and just wanted a mixer that could stand up to my cooking demands. I knew that a commercial unit would be the way to go for me and I was right. I will also say that the beater, dough hook, and whip are heavy duty, it makes the residential versions almost feel cheap in comparison. I'm thrilled with my purchase and with such an excellent price, I couldn't refuse !!

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I love my new mixer. I have another kitchenaid mixer I received for a wedding present back in 1968.It still is in working order and has been used for catering and making wedding cakes. That alone is an endorsement for the quality of kitchenaid products. I have several kithenaid products and am pleased with everything.

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Spent allot of time researching before I purchased this mixer, it is pretty expensive for me. I just love it. It has so much power and is just a joy to use. The only problem I have is that is is a bit more difficult to attach the mixer bowl.

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I like the ability to bake larger batched without having to mix up two separate batches. I am sorry that i am unable to get extras such a the plastic covers for the mixer bowls and the flex side beater for the 8 qt mixer.

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purchased the 8 qt mixer a few months back. It is a very nice machine. It did fail on one of the lower speeds---1 time---but this has never happened again. It seems to handle whatever goes in the bowl with little effort!

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I am not sure I like this mixer. It is hard to add items once the bowl is on the stand. No room to add the ingredients, they hit the mixer as I pour or scrape them in. I have not used a stand mixer before so maybe its just getting use to it. Maybe it would be helpful if the stand lifted.

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I had a smaller Kitchen Aid mixer for 22 years, never had a problem. I wanted something bigger that would knead bread dough, I purchased the 8 quart. So glad I did. It ss a dream for mixing & kneading. I love how it scrapes the sides of the bowl too. It is a little hard to push down & lock the bowl to the mixer, but other than that, nothing negative. I bought a red mixer, very stylish!

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Our old mixer burned up and we needed a new one. We were hesitant to spend the money on one, but it is money well spent! It is a very powerful mixer and works great. Absolutely no complaints.

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I bought this mixer when I decided to open up my bakery. I'm so glad I did! I can crank out huge volume with it's super capacity bowl, but I'm happy to say that it performs equally as well on small batch mixing. Once you get the hang of snapping the bowl into and out of place it's a breeze. Simple, powerful, heavy duty, and even beautiful. Love my mixer!!!

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Got my mixer for Christmas. I use it every day. Great size bowl for my big batches of cookies

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I bought this to replace a KitchenAid bowl lift stand mixer, which is still working after 40 years of use. The only reason I bought this new is the larger bowl capacity so that when I make double batch of bread, I do not have to do it two times. This new Mixer handles the double batch with ease, just as I were making a single batch in my old mixer. Love this!

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I bought this product and is awesome. You can use for different things.

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I bought this to replace my 5 quart that just choked. We make a couple thousand Christmas cookies each year and this mixer stood up to the challenge. It's quiet, smooth and of course, bigger. My two pastry chef kids are jealous!

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We have had our mixer for several months now and are very happy with it. It has easily handled everything we have thrown at it so far, including pasta dough, cupcake batters, frostings, and batches of cookies. It is easy to use the attachments as well.

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So far I have used this machine to make several cakes (three at a time!), mix many pounds of meat mixtures (for sausage) and to prepare large quantities of tuna salad for a pot luck dinner. The eight qt. bowl eliminates the necessity of using my hands to prevent the contents from overtopping. The machine is cool running, quiet and gives the impression that it is unstoppable. I love it. This replaces my beloved five quart machine that I wore out after twenty years of heavy use. I have purchased two six quart bowls (KN2B6PEH) for smaller quantities, easier scrape downs and the convenience of bowl swapping. They fit well and work beautifully as does the eight quart bowl. The slow start feature is something that I had not considered when I purchased the mixer but it has proven to be one of the most useful features. I have not accidentally sprayed myself with dry flour since I started baking with it. Good job, KitchenAid!

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I have been using this mixer for 4 months now, making bread several times each week. It is fast, efficient, and so much quieter than the pro series mixers! It does still make an odd grinding noise with heavy doughs which is why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars, but overall I am very happy with this purchase.

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It powers through bread dough like cake batter and we can now do double batches of everything!!!!!

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This mixer is for professionals who want quality and precision. This product is very easy to use and operates with time efficient capabilities with the outcome of perfect products.

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Now we can bake more bread than we could mix up in the five quart mixer, and I am teaching my husband to bake bread, which has turned out to be a fun thing for us to do together. We are both very pleased with the machine. It mixes much smoother and easier than the five quart mixer which I replaced because of the larger volume. We always make whole wheat bread, sometimes with a sourdough starter/sponge from the night before and the machine can handle a lot of whole wheat dough without straining. It is very convenient to leave the sponge in overnight and just add the other ingredients in the am. We are using this machine much more than the five quart and made the best mashed potatoes (quite a few) at Thanksgiving in the 8 quart. It is easy to handle, and has improved both our confidence levels, even though I am an experienced bread baker, and my husband is just learning.

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I really like it. I would like a timer. The bowl is a little hard to attach. Its very easy to keep clean. Don 't know why it has to click when it's mixing. Hope it is ok. One thing I really like, it makes no mess.

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My Mom had a kitchen aid mixer as a wedding present. I inherited it when I got married then purchased one myself as I do a lot of baking of bread. I don't remember what Mom's was but mine is the Pro and I love it. I have been married 44 years and this mixer was purchased about 20 years ago. It's still running strong with lots of use. I would have to say a tilt head might not be the best addition to this mixer. It may make it jump when kneading bread dough's or other heavy dough's. I think the way it's made for Professional use it very good. You can't beat a Kitchen aid Pro for power and ever lasting usefulness. I would never trade mine. They have added some beautiful colors and if I do ever get a new one it will be hard to decide which color I would purchase. I can't say enough about kitchen aid products. My whole kitchen is kitchen aid except the refrigerator and as soon as that's goes it will be replaced with a kitchen aid - that's for sure.

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I have a 6 qt KA and just got the 8 qt. The only difference is the bowl is deeper, same circumference (but unfortunately my 6 qt lid won't fit as the 8 qt has a rolled edge). I didn't notice anything better when making 2 loaves of whole wheat bread. Same mixing ability. A BIG problem is that there is no splash guard available for this and flour splashes all over. The 6 qt splash guard fits the bowl but because the bowl is so deep, there isn't enough clearance to raise the bowl with the splash guard attached. AND the bowl is so deep and goes up so high next to the mixer that you can't add ingredients without stopping and lowering the bowl. KA you need to make a splash guard/way to add ingredients while mixing!!!! It's a real defect! One other minor problem and I don't know if my mixer is defective or it's by design, but the bowl is VERY hard to click into place. I need to practically jump up and down to get it into place. Also, I understand the 7 qt is identical in every way, $100 cheaper. You can get the 7 qt, buy an extra 8 qt bowl, and have two bowls for the same price as buying the 8 qt. Stupid of my not to know this before i bought my 8 qt

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I bought this because I wanted a larger mixer to make a specific chocolate chip cookie recipe and the mixer does so quite well. I have also made several loaves of bread and a cake. The mixer has done everything I have wanted to do and it is a solid, well designed machine.

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Seriously, it's worth more than my last car. Makes better cookies, too. I love how smoothly and quietly it runs. Thanks!

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The head does not lift up, therefore it is very difficult to add ingredients, remove the bowl, and stir down ingredients. One bowl is not enough. You need two.

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I have used Kitchen Aid mixers all of my life. They are an awesome product. I really like this mixer for it's bowl size and it seems to be much quieter than the mixer that I had previously (also Kitchen Aid). However, the only draw back of the nice large bowl, it is sometimes awkward to put the whisk or paddle in. You have to put the bowl on first and lock it in, and then attach your paddle. Not as easy as the earlier versions of this mixer. Other than that, I love this mixer and all the work that it does!

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I am a professional baker and I am using this mixer to make batches of croissant and brioche doughs. I am tough on mixers and so far this machine has held it's own. I am achieving proper dough development without overworking the dough as I have in the past with smaller machines. I am very pleased.

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My KitchenAid 8 quart mixer is always there for me, always ready to adapt to what I need, and to perform with power and grace. I love my KitchenAid mixer, it is the most used appliance in my kitchen, and therefore the most important.

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We purchased 2 of these stand mixers. After much research on stand mixers, we decided to go with this brand and model vs Hobart. One of the mixers is currently running great. The other arrived in what seemed to be ok condition, however made a clanking noise which we thought was the beater hitting the bowl. Did the adjustment, but still heard the noise. Soon after the mixer started to get louder, and so we tested it without the attachments and found that there was definitely something wrong. We are in the process of sending it back. We are really hard on our equipment and this is a real acid test. All in all we are satisfied with the product. At least for now.

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