| I want a Kitchen aid mixer! I want that Kichenaid 6 | | | | keep a kitchen cabinet full of little appliances that only |
| quart mixer! Did you see that kitchen aid mixer on | | | | do one job. From a husband point of view, I like the |
| TV? When will I be getting my mixer? Since we have | | | | fact that I have gifts already picked out for years to |
| been married, that seems like all I here every | | | | come that she will use. One year a pasta roller the |
| Christmas, every anniversary, every birthday and it | | | | next could be a ice cream churn the next a slicing |
| makes no difference if it is hers or mine that mixer | | | | attachment. It save me more trouble than you know. |
| always comes up. Well I finally decided to start | | | | I did break down and buy the Kitchenaid pro 600 |
| researching them to see if I was going to buy her a | | | | mixer last year for Christmas, and I have to say I |
| mixer or not. | | | | have been pleased with the results. Having more |
| The first thing I researched was the durability of the | | | | fresh baked bread and cookies around the house has |
| machine. I do not mind paying for quality but I do not | | | | been great and my wife is very proud of it. She |
| want to pay for a new one every few years. I | | | | enjoys shows it off to any one who will listen. |
| checked all of the consumer testing groups and they | | | | Some tips on buying a Kitchenaid pro 600 mixer |
| gave the Kitchenaid 6 quart mixer the highest marks | | | | 1. Always shop the Kitchenaid web site. It is easy to |
| on durability and the Kitchen Aid mix is the number | | | | navigate and I found a number of rebates and free |
| one counter top stand mixer used in restaurants. | | | | give-aways that accompanied our purchase. I was |
| Oddly enough I found that some people are still using | | | | able to get a free cookbook and a free 3 quart |
| the machine they bought in the 50s and 60s. These | | | | mixing bowl with a small whisk that allows my wife |
| machines still work and are even in demand by | | | | to make small batches easier. |
| collectors so durability was not a problem, but what | | | | 2. Do not be afraid to buy a refurbished machine. I |
| about features? | | | | did not buy one but I have talked to several folks |
| In my research, I found that the number one feature | | | | who have. They told me they have had zero |
| for this unit was its ease of use. The controls are | | | | problems out of them. The refurbished ones come |
| simple and straightforward. The control leaver allows | | | | with a warranty and are all factory refurbished. Often |
| you regulate the speed and avoid the dreaded flour | | | | these are units that have never been used such as |
| cloud when adding dry ingredients. | | | | store models, returns, scratched in shipping and so |
| I had always thought that the main reason my wife | | | | on. Any problems are fixed up to new standards and |
| wanted the Kitchenaid 6 quart Mixer was to make | | | | out they go at a savings. |
| her friends jealous and it does a good job at that. | | | | 3. Always buy a little more capacity than you think |
| She leaves it out in the middle of the counter for all | | | | you will need. If you are going to buy the smallest to |
| to see and you would be surprised the number of | | | | try it out you could well wait a life time for that one |
| people who comment on it. This thing is also is a | | | | to give up the ghost before you can buy the big one |
| very strong appliance. I found that the 575-watt | | | | you wanted. |
| motor is the strongest in its class. It is able to make | | | | I can only say that the more I researched the |
| short work of the toughest bread and cookie dough | | | | Kitchen aid 6-quart mixer the more I liked it. I can tell |
| is no problems even with cold shortening. The other | | | | you that I should have purchased it a long time ago |
| thing about the motor that I like is the fact that | | | | but I hope that some of this information will help you |
| Kitchen aid sells a wide variety of other appliances | | | | out. |
| that will work off of this motor so I do not have | | | | |