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    Michael
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    Got a 6-quart KitchenAid mixer for my birthday. I've been wanting one
    for about two years but wouldn't spring for the cash. I've only had it
    for a week now and I've already used the heck out of it. I've got a
    few quick comments on it.

    First, 95% of what I make is desserts, so I can only comment on that
    sort of cooking. I tend to do large batches because I get a lot out of
    about the same amount of work. That's why I wanted the 6-quart one.
    When I got it, I was worried, because the bowl looked pretty small
    compared to my yellow mixing bowl that I used to use a hand electric
    with. This proved unfounded. The bowl might be more narrow, but it
    is way deep. I can easily do big batches of everything in it, as long
    as I'm careful about adding liquid to batters slowly. Add too fast and
    it could slosh over. Haven't been there yet, but it could happen.

    A slight criticism is that it's difficult to add things. It's
    impossible to gracefully pour powdered sugar into it out of my
    4-cup measuring cup, even with it dropped down. There's that
    strange contraption that goes on top for halfway covering it and
    adding stuff, but I can't see what's going on. I doubt that I will
    ever use it. Another slight criticism is that the drop mechanism
    and the speed control are on opposite sides of the mixer. I
    operate it with it sitting sideways, so I've always got to reach
    around for one control or another.

    I've also noticed that it bogs just a little when the going gets
    tough, and I didn't expect any of that at all. Also I realize that
    the darn thing is dangerous. I was wiping it down afterwards
    leaning over it and hit the on button. If it would have caught in
    my clothing, I could have been pureed on slow speed.

    Alright. Enough of the whining. I love it. I can churn out a lot
    of stuff in only 50 or 60% of the time it used to take.

    Michael

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  2. PickyJaz
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    Michael said:

    Got a 6-quart KitchenAid mixer for my birthday....snip....


    What a possibly valuable tell to those thinking about getting such,
    Michael. The first standing mixer I got was the largest KitchenAid
    with the raise-bowl (instead of the tilt-back motor). I found the bowl
    raising and lowering to be less than a smooth doing, but the machine's
    weight was my biggest complaint. My kitchen is so very small and
    without any extra counter spaced for leaving it out, and I could not
    tolerate the arm strength needed to put it off and onto the counter
    because it's awkward to lift-carry and weighs so much. I replaced it
    with the lessor powered, tilt-back mixer and I am quite pleased now. I
    do have the same annoyance as you do with cleanly adding ingredients
    while it is mixing. I gave the "biggie" to my daughter who has a
    combined thirty feet of kitchen counter space, not needing to store the
    mixer away, and she loves it.

    Picky

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  3. Skyhooks
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    Michael said:


    Got a 6-quart KitchenAid mixer for my birthday. <snip>

    A slight criticism is that it's difficult to add things. It's
    impossible to gracefully pour powdered sugar into it out of my
    4-cup measuring cup, even with it dropped down. There's that
    strange contraption that goes on top for halfway covering it and
    adding stuff, but I can't see what's going on. I doubt that I will
    ever use it.

    Congrats for the new contraption <G>. Here's a suggestion -- instead of
    using a measuring cup to pour dry ingredients into the KA mixing bowl,
    use a large piece of waxed paper (or parchment paper) and put the dry
    ingredient in the middle of the wax paper. Then, fold the opposite
    edges together and "chute" the ingredient into the bowl. It's a lot
    easier than using a measuring cup for pouring.

    I also dislike that clear plastic "lip" that goes on top of the KA
    mixing bowl.

    Sky

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  4. Email address hidden
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    Hello Michael:

    I have a 4.5 qt KA at home and just bought a 6 qt for the lab (no, I'm
    not kidding!). Haven't used the 6 qt much but have decided that I like
    the "tilt" of the 4.5 qt much better than the "lift" of the 6 qt. And
    I like the plastic-coated paddle of the smaller mixer better than the
    all-metal paddle of the bigger one. But I also like the capacity of
    the 6 qt, though the bowl seems much wider (not deeper) than the 4.5
    qt. (and I like that wider bowl).

    The new mixer does slow down a bit under heavy load but that's to be
    expected on any mixer, I think. More important is that it doesn't heat
    up nearly as much under load as the smaller mixer.

    Have to admit that I used to like Mom's old Mixmaster, but KA has it
    beat! And talk about longevity....my mother-in-law has a KA that she
    got shortly after she got married----it's 40-odd years old! Still
    works fine.

    Question: The smaller mixer has a spring and washer assembly on the
    spindle; when the paddle is inserted, the spring pushes the paddle down
    against the pin, so that the paddle has no tendency to rattle about and
    slip off. The bigger mixer doesn't have that spring and washer.....
    does yours??

    Best -- Terry

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  5. Wayne Boatwright
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    On Sat 13 May 2006 04:38:22a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it ?

    Quoted message said:

    Question: The smaller mixer has a spring and washer assembly on the
    spindle; when the paddle is inserted, the spring pushes the paddle down
    against the pin, so that the paddle has no tendency to rattle about and
    slip off. The bigger mixer doesn't have that spring and washer.....
    does yours??

    I have a Kitchenaid K5a which I purchased new in 1973. It is designed like
    your 6 qt. mixer with the lift. It does have the spring and washer assembly
    on the spindle. I am surpried yours doesn't.

    --
    Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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  6. Michael
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    Terry wrote:

    Question: The smaller mixer has a spring and washer assembly on the
    spindle; when the paddle is inserted, the spring pushes the paddle down
    against the pin, so that the paddle has no tendency to rattle about and
    slip off. The bigger mixer doesn't have that spring and washer.....
    does yours??

    **************
    No. Mine slots and then drops into place. It could potentially
    rattle, but due to the constant motion and resistance, I haven't
    had any problem with it. My guess is that they discovered that
    they simply didn't need it. Does your rattle?

    Michael

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  7. Chris Marksberry
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    "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Sat 13 May 2006 04:38:22a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it ?

    Quoted message said:

    Question: The smaller mixer has a spring and washer assembly on the
    spindle; when the paddle is inserted, the spring pushes the paddle down
    against the pin, so that the paddle has no tendency to rattle about and
    slip off. The bigger mixer doesn't have that spring and washer.....
    does yours??

    I have a Kitchenaid K5a which I purchased new in 1973. It is designed


    like

    Quoted message said:

    your 6 qt. mixer with the lift. It does have the spring and washer


    assembly

    Quoted message said:

    on the spindle. I am surpried yours doesn't.

    --
    Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬

    IIRC, when the Hobart company stopped making Kitchenaid mixers for home use
    some design changes were made and this was probably among them. I have a
    Kitchenaid 4.5 qt. mixer that was among last Hobart made. My Kitchenaid
    also has spring and washer assembly on the spindle. It's probably about 20
    yrs. old (maybe more) and I've never had a problem with it.

    Chris in Pearland, TX

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