KitchenAid Metallic Series KSM105 4.8 Litre Stand Mixer with Flip Head and Glass Container, Empire Red, 1

Amazing kitchen gadget! I've been wanting a KitchenAid for years. The iconic red is just spectacular and I love the large glass bowl. I've only made a few things since this arrived home, but having the KitchenAid do all the hard work for you is awesome. Making bread doughs are a lot easier when you're not mixing it by hand. I like how the glass bowl has measurements actually molded into the glass - so they shouldn't really go anywhere (unless you plan to file the glass down.) I love the paddle attachment with the silicon scrapper - it doesn't get everything off the edges, but does pretty darn well. If you're only making one cake, or a small batch of cookies, it might not work as well, since this is more equipped to do large batches (like doubling recipes) - It does work well for single and small batches, but you'll have to use a rubber spatula to really scrape the edges down. All in all, I can't complain about this item. Love it and it looks great in my kitchen.

My husband offered to buy me a Kitchen Aid starting two years ago and I declined over and over because I had my trusty Oster Kitchen Center. I didn't want to get a KitchenAid just because it was trendy. I'm the type of person that wont even buy a car brand new if that tells you anything, so spending a bunch of money on something I didn't "need" was just a big NO. Well, my Oster Kitchen Center started to not work so well and I'm teaching my children to cook and bake, I figured it was finally time to revisit his offer. I researched the different models, differences between them all. I knew I wanted the glass mixing bowl but didn't like that the Artisan Design came with non-coated attachments or that the Artisan came with some coated attachments but no glass mixing bowl. Then, on a trip to Bed, Bath, and Beyond with my mom, I noticed they sold this same product/model but for close to $400 dollars! Their employees tried their hardest to convince me that I should buy it at their store because I could use a coupon. I declined because I was sure Amazon had the same model for a better price. I wasn't disappointed!!Still, I was skeptical, because it's still a lot of money to shell out for a stand mixer. I pretty much stated "this mixer better impress me" over and over until it arrived (two day shipping via Prime, yes!). As I unpackaged it, I was giddy with excitement. It's so pretty!! It is heavy and sturdy, and I didn't need instructions to figure it out. And that glass bowl, wow! Sharp, sharp, sharp! But does it work? Oh yes, it sure does! And, it's so much quieter than my old Oster Kitchen Center! I have made heavy dough, soft dough, creams, and batters with it without issue. The motor handles the tasks expertly, without groaning or balking. I. LOVE. IT. That's right, skeptic turned fan!Three things: 1) The plate that the bowl locks into, at least on mine, needed turned so the bowl fully locked into place without rocking. This was easy to do with a Philips screwdriver (remove 3 screws, turn plate 1/3 rotation, replace 3 screws), it took me all of maybe 50 seconds to do. 2) I bought coated attachments to replace the non-coated attachments included with this product at the same time. 3) Why in the world is there no coated option for the whip attachment? KitchenAid, get on this!Besides the whip attachment currently not available in a coated option, I am SUPER happy with this purchase! This would be the model I would gift to all my friends if I could afford to do so!

Love so much. Best investment ever quite easy to use saves the arm. Clean easy great quality concerned about the glass bowl but is great

8/2/20 After years of resisting getting a mixer, I purchased this one. It is awesome. It came as advertised. It is heavy, but I like the security of that and it stays out on my counter (gives me a pretty red pop of color). I have made dough... it worked flawlessly with the dough hook. I made batter for banana bread; the paddle worked perfectly, scraping the sides of the bowl. I stirred dry ingredients together; no splatter guard was needed at any time yet. The bowl easily locked into place and is no problem at all to take off and put back on. The attachments are easy to switch out. I have had zero problems thus far. My only regret is not getting a mixer sooner!

great product