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Kitchenaid Mixer Professional 5

By ari On August 31, 2009 No Comments

KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus 5 Quart Mixer **OR** KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart stand mixer?

Hi,

I am considering buying a kitchenaid stand mixer. On Amazon.com these two mixers caught my eye: the Professional 5 quart and the Artisan 5 quart.

The Professional costs $299, and the Artisan costs $249. Cost really isn't a big matter for me. I've heard a lot of good things about the Artisan and it seems like it's the most popular out there. I haven't really heard much about the Professional. Which mixer should I get? Please list some pros/cons if you know of any!

Thank you

The Pro has a slightly more powerful motor. Really the Artisan is usually more than adequate for most home kitchens. I bought the Pro for my wife. The larger bowl,( which you can use on the Artisan)
is useful for us. Also preferred the lift bowl over the tilt head. You can usually find the Artisan for less than what you said at home centers or Wal Mart and Target.

Kitchenaid Mixer Artisan Pink

By ari On November 19, 2008 No Comments

Kitchenaid mixer???

KitchenAid KSM150PSPK Komen Foundation Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, Pink.... from amazon

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000ALFC6/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

..... or the KitchenAid® Artisan stand mixer from JCPenny what is the difference??

http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/ProductsHOM.aspx?DeptID=25439&CatID=26975&CatTyp=DEP&ItemTyp=G&GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=0903a80&ProdSeq=1&Cat=mixers%2baccess.&Dep=Housewares&PCat=SMALL+ELECTRICS&PCatID=25874&RefPage=ProductList&Sale=&ProdCount=24&RecPtr=&ShowMenu=&TTYP=&ShopBy=0&RefPageName=WindowSolutionHOM.aspx&RefCatID=25874&RefDeptID=25439&Page=1&CmCatId=25439|25874|26975

I can't tell at all... its going to be a gift for my mother, want to get a good one...

I can't tell either, but I would go with the JCP version for the simple fact that you would be able to return it easily if something happened to be wrong with it. JCP also offers a bonus feature and comes in many colors.
Good Luck

Kitchenaid Mixer Artisan Series

By ari On May 15, 2008 No Comments

Which stand mixer do you think I should get my mom?

right now i'm narrowed down to these 2:

KitchenAid KSM158GBCA 90th Anniversary Limited-Edition 5-quart stand mixer,
1. http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KSM158GBCA-Anniversary-Limited-5-Quart/dp/B002JB1BRO

or

KitchenAid Artisan Custom Metallic Series 5-Quart Mixer
2. http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KSM152PSCR-Artisan-5-Quart-Chrome/dp/B000BY4ZZQ

I'm now leaning more towards the custom metallic one because it looks much better than the 90th anniversary candy apple red in terms of matching her granite kitchen counter top (which is light greyish and her cabinets are white)....but if i choose this one...which color? the Chrome or Brushed Nickle...thats another hard decision.

thank you very much

What a thoughtful person you are! Your mother will certainly appreciate your kindness and generosity!

Both KitchenAid mixers that you've selected have 10 speeds and fairly powerful 325-watt motors, so your choice between these two will probably be based on other pros and cons.

The 90th Anniversary Limited Edition mixer (#1) is all metal, with an extra factory paint coating unlike other KitchenAid mixers. This can be very useful since these mixers can last for decades and can be passed down to future generations. Unlike the Artisan Custom Metallic mixer (#2), it has a glass bowl instead of a metal one. A glass bowl is essential to beating egg whites into a good meringue!

While this glass bowl might be a bit heavier to lift than the metal bowl that comes with mixer #2, there's a price difference of $81.30 between these two mixers since mixer #2 is more expensive. If you go with #2, the brushed nickel would be a better choice since, unlike the chrome, it won't show fingerprints, etc.; however, for this price difference, you could buy your mom a metal mixing bowl for $42.95 and still come out ahead. You could even buy her a cover for her mixer with this savings!

For $101.95, you could actually buy a group of attachments for her new mixer which she'd probably find very useful. That savings of $81.30 between the two mixers you're considering could go a long way towards these attachments!

I personally like the candy apple red color of #1 especially if your mom has a more monochromatic (greyish and white) kitchen. Plus, the fact that this is a Limited Edition in celebration of the KitchenAid 90th Anniversary makes it even more unique!

I think it's great that you're buying this gift for your mother. You and she must be very special!

I truly hope this is helpful! All the best to you and your mom!

P.S. 3/15/10 - I just noticed at http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KP26M1XNP-Professional-6-Quart-Nickel/dp/B0002Y5X9W/ref=pd_sim_k_2 that Amazon.com is selling a KitchenAid Professional 600 Series 6-Quart Stand Mixer in a Nickel Pearl (gray) color for $375.19 which includes free shipping. I have this professional-grade mixer and I absolutely love it! It has an extremely powerful 575-watt motor (much stronger than the 325-watt motors of the two mixers you're currently considering), plus a 6-quart stainless steel bowl instead of the 5-quart bowls in your first two choices. This mixer also includes many more free accessories. If your mother will be using her mixer to kneed bread dough, this professional mixer is the best work horse! The other two have tilt-back heads to get at or inside the bowls and this one has a crank which lifts the head up and makes it easier to get into the bowl with a spatula, etc. I don't want to complicate things for you or make your selection more difficult, but I *did* want to let you know about this excellent option -- just in case! You really can't go wrong with *any* KitchenAid mixer. They're all great! All the best!
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