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Stand Mixers:
KitchenAid® Professional 600™ Series 6-Quart Bowl Lift Stand Mixers - New Colors
The Professional 600™ Series mixer from KitchenAid® allows you to mix like a professional chef thanks to a planetary mixing action, 575 watts of peak power, 10-speed controls, enhanced electronic speed sensor and Soft Start™ mixing feature. The ergonomic, 6-quart stainless steel bowl showcases a polished finish and comes with an ergonomic handle. Hub cover is hinged for additional attachments. Includes pouring shield, burnished flat beater, burnished PowerKnead™ dough hook and professional wire whip. Now available in a variety of eye-catching pastel colors that will add some visual pop on your kitchen counter. UL listed. One-year replacement warranty. Made in the USA. Model # KP26M1XBU.
KitchenAid® Professional 600™ Series 6-Quart Bowl Lift Stand Mixers - New Colors
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How do you spell FABULOUS?
I have wanted a KitchenAid Mixer since I stopped using my E-Z Bake Oven. My husband, bless his soul, went to a major department store & unfortunately, was talked into a different brand by a salesperson. My children knew which mixer I wanted, and they surprised me with my KitchenAid 10 or so years ago.
This powerful machine is one of my workhorses. I am not a professional chef or cook, just a mom (one of my titles) who cooks and bakes from scratch daily.
To address "Oregonmama's" concerns: yes, this machine was meant to do heavy work. I once made two Angel-Food cakes, each requires 6 egg whites beaten until stiff (like marshmallow). I beat 12 egg whites at one time! I would not recommend doing that & I have learned that I was being a bit over-zealous ---- 12 egg whites equal approximately two to three cups raw. Once beaten, they seem to quadruple in volume! The egg whites came up and touched the underside of the top of the mixer!
If you are only mixing a small amount, ingredients will centrifuge to the outer edges of the bowl, so a silicone spatula is recommended. A trick that I use is to mix all of the wet ingredients in the mixing bowl. In a large measuring cup, lightly blend your dry ingredients: sifted flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, etcetera (you need to measure these anyway, it is just as easy to "collect" them in a vessel with a pour spout!) Once the wet ingredients are properly and thoroughly mixed, put the speed on LOW and slowly add the dry ingredients. The mixer is in effect "folding" for you. Once all are together in the KitchenAid bowl, shut the mixer off and use a silicone spatula to scrape down the sides. The mixer can be turned on to the desired speed for a few additional seconds, you will have a perfectly incorporated batter.
I put all of the KitchenAid mixer (with the exception of the machine itself) in the dishwasher. They are perfect!
May 29, 2013
Gorgeous, but not as functional as I'd hoped
I'd been using the same $10 hand mixer for nearly 30 years (!), when I bought the Series 600 in Espresso in Jan 2013. I really want to love it, because it is SO gorgeous, and I do love the way it looks in my kitchen. Mine is not at all noisy, either. However, it's not as functional as I had hoped. I was waffling between the Artisan and this one. I decided to go for a bigger capacity machine with more power and a lift bowl. But as other reviewers mentioned, unless you are making large batches, the ingredients tend to form a coat on the sides of the bowl and don't really get mixed/creamed properly. I have everything adjusted correctly, so it's not a bowl height issue. Going to get one of those teflon spatula-type attachments to see if that will help. It's so large it's a little unwieldy too, and hard to place the bowl properly. I am used to the control I had with my small, albeit very underpowered hand mixer, and this thing is overkill in some respects. For example, it's nearly impossible to incorporate the flour into a cake gently enough to keep the cake from becoming tough and bread-like. And I have baked a lot of tender cakes in my day! So I end up mixing the wet ingredients, then taking the bowl off and folding in flour by hand. Kind of defeats the purpose of getting such an expensive machine in my opinion. Finally, for nearly $500, Kitchenaid should have included the spatula attachment, an 11-wire whisk, and ALL the beaters should be stainless steel and able to go in the dishwasher. It's a nuisance to have to hand wash them.
In short, I am hoping that I grow to love it more than I do now. And I am keeping my trusty old hand mixer just in case!
January 26, 2013
Terrible quality
After 1 year of light use (maybe 15 times, small recipes, nothing extraordinary) my 325 KA motor somehow gave out (grinding noises, half power). KA didn't give a hoot since because I was 3 weeks past a year on the warranty. Implication....if I had used it more, I'd have burnout out the motor sooner, :-) and it would have been covered. ;-) I figured, ok, I got a lemon - that happens. So upgrading to 600 was the right choice. Bought the 600. Motor is probably fine, but I won't know because the paddle scrapes the bottom of the bowl - I have already made the maximum adjustment in bowl height. Net, if you mix on any speed higher than 2, the bowl FLIES OFF the mixer. Strongly DON'T recommend until they get better quality control and better customer service.
January 26, 2013
BEST MIXER EVER!
I have had this machine for over 15 year's! I got it because I took a cake making class and I needed a good mixer! I have just about all the attachment's as well except a few and I plan on getting the rest as well. Yes, this machine can be a little loud but not that bad. Any mixer is going to make some sound! This machine has never failed me! It mix's great and I just love it! I love Kitchen Aid product anyway! They last for years! I have known people that have had a kitchen aid stand mixer for since they came out with them! That says a lot about this machine!!! I would get this again and again. I plan on getting one for my daughter and my son when they start their own homes!
October 9, 2012
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