I've had a KA stand mixer in one form or another for about 25 years. I've owned an Artisan for about 2 years now. I like to bake, especially bread, and the mixer never lets me down. I bake for just my wife and me, and the Artisan is perfect for us. If I was baking triple batches of cookies or bread recipes with 8 cups of flour, I'd want to move up to the 6 quart pro version.
Last X-mas my wife gave me The Mixer Bible for a gift and it's really expanded my use of the mixer. It has a ton of great recipes (pierogi, yum!) and has convinced me that the food grinder will be on my birthday wish list this year.
For as much as the mixer costs, the extra few bucks to buy the book is so worth it!Get more detail about KitchenAid KSM150PSER Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, Empire Red.
