KitchenAid K45SS Classic 250 Watts Stand Mixer

Pros: Powerful, Powerful, Powerful
Cons: None

Oh my, how did I ever live without my Kitchen Aid? This is like a cordless phone, once you have one, you will not believe you ever lived without one!

I bought this as a gift to myself - you know, one of those things where you feel you...

Pros: Awesome for large jobs.
Cons: Very heavy, and large

I saved for this mixer for six months. Everytime I went to Wal-Mart I would walk down the appliance isle and pray for a sale. My mom had one when I was growing up, so it was a must have for me. Finally after six months of saving my pennies I got to...

Pros: dependable, versatile, a workhorse
Cons: heavy, expensive, expensive attachments

I've owned a Kitchen Aid mixer for about ten years now but I didn't realize how much I depended on it until fire struck my kitchen and pantry. As the firefighters left, I lovingly plucked my still warm Kitchen Aid mixer from the debris as a female...

Pros: easy on/off of attachments, user friendly, makes cooking a snap
Cons: none

I just got this mixer for Christmas and let me tell you I am in love! We have gotten a ton of use out this so far and gained a few more pounds from it! It makes baking a snap. You just throw your ingredients in and it does all the work for you. It is so...

Pros: Durable and dependable
Cons: Price is steep

I make the best chocolate chip cookies. You can ask anyone who has ever tried one. I put in all the good stuff: Ghiradelli chips, walnuts etc. I get requests for them all the time and I take pride in other's enjoyment over my efforts. My secret? 3...

Pros: Sturdy, dependable and a joy to use.
Cons: none

I am a minimalist when it comes to small appliances. I'm not one to go for the latest small appliance fad. I don't own a bread machine, electric can opener, or many of the small appliances available today. So when my husband bought a Kitchen Aid mixer...

Pros: Great Equipment
Cons: None

I love Kitchen Aid Products. Basically I will talk about what I use this great kitchen machine to feed a family. I had children living with me and they all have taken off on careers so I am here with my husband.

Now, the best mashed potatoes...

Pros: Mixes, mixes, mixes!
Cons: bowl is inconvenient

I actually own the RRK45, which is essentially a refurbished K45SS. It cost around $160, which is a very good price for a heavy-duty stand mixer, let alone a KitchenAid.

I've used KitchenAid products for years, and I have always liked their...

Pros: keeps on going, nice color
Cons: heavy to move around

My Kitchen Aid is going strong after twenty years. Want to do double cookie recipes for Christmas or bake two loaves of bread at once. This machine has never needed service and we are a family of six. The love of baking has never been held back by...

Pros: Easy to use, many attachments available, meat grinder, pasta maker
Cons: Heavy, a bit pricey

I received my Kitchen Aid mixer as a wedding present 14 years ago and I can honestly say I use it every week.

It is easy to use, and comes with several attachments. Mine has a dough hook, mixing paddle and wisk attachment. I have made...

Pros: Kitchen workhorse that will outlast most other appliances
Cons: Expensive

I have a friend whose husband bought her a model K45SS KitchenAid mixer for Christmas. We are both about the same age, so it gave me pause to think about what I would have done these last 20 years without this culinary workhorse. I had to admit to myself...

Pros: Kitchen Aid makes the best mixer in the world
Cons: But do look into the more deluxe model!

What do you call a stand mixer that lasts for many years (maybe forever!), mixes, beats, kneads bread dough, grinds meat or makes juice or stuffs sausages (with certain attachments)? A Kitchen Aid, of course!

I have had mine for (gulp) about...

Pros: great kneading
Cons: hard to pour into, doesn't mix from sides well, price

We received this mixer as a wedding gift and I was so excited to use it - I had heard so many rave reviews on it, and it was so expensive ... surely it must be fantastic! Well, maybe I'm missing something, but I've been using it for 4 years now and I...

Pros: Enough attachments for normal use, color choices, reliable
Cons: Certain doughs tax motor, heavy

My Kitchen Aid Classic Stand Mixer was a Christmas gift from my adoring husband two years ago. To be honest, I think his motivation was the fact that his mother is a great baker---he assumed I too would bake all the butter-laden treats she did if only I...

Pros: The only mixer you'll ever need!
Cons: Very heavy to lift

A week before I delivered my first child, I was pacing the floors, about to go crazy, already three weeks overdue. So my wonderful husband suggested we drive "down the mountain" to get "out of the house" and walk around "The Mall," which was 50 miles...