I have a home baking business and after starting to experience some technical issues with my previous mixers (I had 2 of the same brand/model) I decided to treat myself to a KA. My dealings with the maker of my previous mixers had been limited to purchasing additional silicone beaters for what I considered a reasonable price. If I'm honest, at the moment I'm not sure the KA represents value for money as there are other mixers out there that give you the same standard attachments and are designed to allow additional/add on items to be purchased if required. I have had no dealings with KA themselves so can't comment on their customer service/spares and repairs. My current view is that with the KA you are paying for the name and a huge number of trendy colour options. Having said that I found the apparent number of models confusing. I think if you are someone who will make frequent use of the mixer or want to say to friends you have a KA then perhaps its for you, but if you are only going to use it once in a blue moon, Isave your money and buy a cheaper make. The plus points for me are: * the second, smaller bowl is useful; * it's quieter than my previous mixer; * it has a 5 year guarantee; * the silicone beater is dish-washable. The minus points are: * It's exceedingly heavy which means if you need to move it around a lot it might be impractical for some people; * it came with exactly the same standard attachments as my previous (much cheaper) mixer - dough hook, balloon whisk, beater and silicone edged beater; * the price

Well packaged, solid and sturdy. Well worth every penny and better than buying multiply cheaper ones over the years. My only two complaints are the lowest to second lowest speeds have a huge jump between them and the dough hook is quite far stood off from the bottom of the bowl.

The splatter guard just sits quite loosely on top of both the 4.8l mixing bowl and its smaller companion - a firmer clip-on mechanism would keep it in place more successfully, particularly when adding ingredients to the mix. Also, the flex blade doesn't seem to scrape the bowl side as cleanly as expected although, in its defence, the mixture being worked was quite a thick and viscid batter. But the mixer is sturdy, well-made and mixes well.

Absolutely love my kitchenaid - I use it almost every day and it’s fantastic for a range of things such as pizza dough, cakes, puff pastry, brownies to name a few! I don’t know how I ever coped without it and it puts my tiny hand mixer to shame! You will not be disappointed! Looks so stylish too!

The best robot I ever had

Well made mixer easy to use

quality product, well known, enjoying using it

I have had a kitchen aid mixer before in Ecuador. I had to sell due to moving back to the UK. This is a robust machine that tirelessly continues to serve me with strength of mixing and grinding and beating. Super product.