KitchenAid KSM150PSER Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, Empire Red Buy Now

I purchased this about a year ago on sale. (The white was on sale for $199 and I couldn't pass it up even though I worried I wouldn't use it much). Turns out it's been a huge help in the kitchen. Especially great for yeast breads, as I can mix the bread and let it rise in the bowl. Really low clean up. The bread hook that is included kneads bread well. Also great for cookies and other baked goods.

The mixer is heavy and stays well put on the counter, it does not take up as much counter space as I had thought. It came with a cook book which doesn't get used much, but just about any baked good recipe can be made with this mixer once you've got the routine down. I purchased an additional recipe book, but really did not use as I mainly recipezaar recipes these days.

Well worth it, you won't regret the purchase, but you may want to watch prices for a little while and time your purchase.
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Okay. I am giving this review 4 stars because of the entire experience I've had since Christmas with this mixer.

I received this as a gift and I was happy to start using it promptly. The mixer itself is a sturdy item, weighing a considerable amount. I felt like it was a fairly high quality item. The mixer made cookies with no squabbles, and also made a cake with no issues.

After I made the cookies I decided to play around with the mixer to make sure it worked on all settings and all... then I realized that at times my mixer wouldn't work on the "stir" setting, and sometimes it would mix at the same level as "2". Other times when on "stir" it would work in bursts, making a horrible grinding noise not unlike when I first learned to drive a stick shift.

We called KitchenAid and the customer service person was very professional, very friendly, and sent us out a replacement that they said would take 2-3 weeks. THREE days later the new mixer was delivered.

The new mixer has a different "stir" speed that is consistent, is slower than speed "2", works well on all levels, and I am very satisfied with the mixer.

So overall, so far so good. I will update from time to time, as it's part of my New Year's resolution to use this mixer often :-)Get more detail about KitchenAid KSM150PSER Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, Empire Red.