KitchenAid K45SS Classic 250 Watts Stand Mixer

Pros: stylish, lots of available attachments, powerful
Cons: HEAVY

I had always used those hand held two beater type of mixers until my Mom bought me this Kitchen Aid. My mom had an old one but it was huge and a pain to lug in and out of the cabinet especially with those huge glass bowls. So in my infinite wisdom that...

Pros: Mixes anything.
Cons: Ingredients sometimes splash when added.

I was given one of these by my parents for my 23rd birthday. I've had it two years now, and have used it in creating, among other things, two prize winning cakes and two wedding cakes (3 and 4 tier).

I can't say enough good things about this...

Pros: durability, quality, motor, sleek look, options
Cons: investment price range

A few years ago, I was the manager of a retail sales and service center. Kitchen Aid was one of the brands that we sold and serviced. It was then that I fell in love with the Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer.

Being a service center for small...

Pros: This mixer has a strong motor, great control, easy cleanup, and reliability.
Cons: This mixer requires counter space and is overkill for the very casual cook.

Kitchen Aid Classic Series K45SS Stand Mixer

I’ve been using Kitchen Aid mixers for almost forty years (strange since I am only 29!) and have loved them all. I love to bake and bake a lot, frequently. I need a mixer that will always work and...

Pros: Reliability. Quality. Flatters and makes you and your kitchen look like a professional chefs. You get a better finished product with a stand mixer
Cons: Expensive, even sale priced. Not all department stores carry all color choices

I use this mixer for cookie and cake dough and for whipped/mashed potatoes. I inherited the white classic Kitchen Aid and for years never used it until I started watching Food Network and saw that the professional chefs were never without one. I...

Pros: It is VERY easy to use, durable, and LONG LASTING!
Cons: It can take up a lot of room, and is a little on the heavy side.

Years and years ago, I remember helping my mother cook. I can not look back and try to imagine any of the kitchens I've had without this mixer. This mixer has lasted the test of time and has proven to me that quality was the first thing on it's...

Pros: works great
Cons: to heavy

I received this mixer as a present about 13 years ago. I have never had any problems with the mixer, I would have to say that it is one of my better kitchen gadgets. There are so many attachments you can get for this machine, pasta maker, meat grinder....

Pros: Efficient, strong, and what service!
Cons: May take up too much room

Twenty-five years ago I had a Kitchen Aid mixer like this one. We moved to a house with a tiny kitchen, I was in an office full time, and I let it go. When we moved to Vermont and I had more hours at home, we got another one, and I have to wonder how I...

Pros: versatile, powerful
Cons: large and bulky

I got this mixer for Christmas this year after suffering through a lesser-quality hand-held mixer that I received as a wedding present. I "placed an order" with my mom for this mixer, knowing that hers has seen 15 years of good use and hasn't...

Pros: durable, easy to use, long lasting, dependable
Cons: bulky

My KitchenAid and I have been apart from each other for a few months now.
When I moved to San Francisco, it went into storage in San Diego. Oh how I've missed it.

If you're a serious baker, you have to have a KitchenAid. The one that's...

Pros: Works so well and is durable.
Cons: None that I know.

I simply cannot say enough about how much I love my Kitchen Aid mixer. I have owned mine for over 10 years and it works as well today as it did when I bought it.
I chose this particular style because I prefer the top of the machine to raise up...

Pros: Heavy duty, efficient, easy to busy replacement parts
Cons: Storage, large item to store and have to drag out

I had been envious of women that owned the Kitchen Aid Mixer for a very long time. Each time I cooked a big meal for a reunion or a holiday get together, I thought how much of a help it would be to have this "tool" for the kitchen. I bought a...

Pros: Powerful and quiet
Cons: heavy

I always used to look at this mixer in the store, and when I got married for the second time, I finally got one. Before this purchase, I went through two hand mixers and one machine by another brand name.

My Kitchen Aid mixer came with a 4...

Pros: Small, goodlooking, inexpensive, works great.
Cons: cheap bowl and bowl attachment, never on sale.

My first kitchen tool I purchased. I am sure many of you started with knives, graters, carving tools etc, Me..I love mixin it up. This little powerhouse has been around the block more than once for me. I owned a small restaurant in costa Mesa Ca, were...

Pros: Versatile, powerful
Cons: Hard to store

I received this mixer in November as a gift. It is not something I would have purchased for myself, being somewhat frugal. But I love it and it is well worth the price.

I struggled with a portable mixer for years with one of those detachable...