I got my mixer about a year ago and still love it. I got it in Wasabi green and everyone comments on how cool it looks. I spent the first 10 months baking away, making batches of cookie dough, bread and cakes galore. The mixer handled everything I threw at it (or in it) beautifully. Going from a hand held to this is a huge step up. Just a couple of months ago I got The Mixer Bible because I thought the baking chapters looked good. There were also recipes I didn't think I'd need that required attachments. I worked through a bunch of cakes and cookies from the book and I thought they were great, but I was intriqued with some of the attachment recipes too, so I bought the food grinder and eventually the pasta roller. Both attachments are worth owning. Making pasta in the mixer and then rolling it out is a snap, and I'm now doing something I never thought I'd do..... grinding my own meat. I know it sounds gross, but isn't more gross not to know what is ground up in all that meat you buy at the grocery store? Anyway, the mixer, the attachments and The Mixer Bible are now the most active tools in my kitchen.Get more detail about KitchenAid KSM150PSER Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, Empire Red.
