Jump on this deal. This price doesnât come around often.
Sell me on paying 200+ for a mixer. (Yes, I know mixers can cost even more).
But, what can mixers do so greatly?
It has a lot more oomph than a handheld and can do everything from whip merengue to mix dough to grind meat (with the meat grinder attachment of course). I had the same speculation about needing a mixer like this but donât regret buying one at all.
indeed!
Just bought a 3.5 to replace a 5.5-quart 289 plus taxâŚit has gone up 30.00 since yesterdayâŚ
Mom needs to be able to move the sucker around. now looking for a countertop âslideâ to bring it forward.
One major aspect with the bowl-lift models: all metal gears. The tilt-head models have plastic gears and are much less robust.
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First thing - this is an excellent deal. A Kitchenaide stand mixer is a âwhat did we ever do without itâ ultimate kitchen gadget. I bought a 6-quart Pro 600 model for my wife about 20 years ago and it was an excellent investment - we use it for lotâs of things from all sorts of baking, mashed potatoes, and much more. We recently purchased a pasta roller/cutter attachment as well, and itâs great that attachments from 50 years ago will still fit the most modern units, and vice-versa. At this price Iâm checking with family to see who might want/need one before they run out!
Hereâs a âPro Tipâ for anyone considering this mixer - find out how tall it is and then measure how much room you have between your countertops and the bottom of your upper cabinets, especially if you want to keep it on your counter full-time. Some of these Kitchenaide stand mixers can be pretty tall and if you have an older/smaller kitchen you might have clearance issues.
This is a âyes and noâ thing. Yes, metal gears will outlast plastic, but the one plastic gear that Kitchenaide typically uses in their stand mixers is actually designed to fail so it wonât burn out the motor if it is overloaded. Somebody is always trying to mix up a double batch of their vegan concrete and sawdust bread dough with extra gravelâŚ
That only further emphasizes that they made compromises with the tilt-head. Using an overload protection circuit, whether through thermal or electrical load is a more preferable means â but that costs more than using a cheaper and âsacrificialâ plastic gear.
Itâs akin to some folks trying to argue why a certain doorstop shaped truck has a cast aluminum frame â âitâs designed to failâ. 
Also itâs not gravel â itâs extra seeds!
Great points you bring up.
Mines a tad smaller and flips up. Iâm glad to have an open kitchen counter spot with nothing overhead to interfere with machines.
Now if Woot would sell more bowls and attachments thatâd be nice.
Got my pasta attachments at almost 50% off at Best Buy almost 2 yrs ago. They also have bowls & other Kitchen Aid Mixer add ons that go on & off sale. Thereâs a sale now at
bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?cp=2&id=pcat17071&st=kitchen+aid+mixer+accessories
Still debating whether to purchase; the price is better than what it is on the kitchen aid site $279
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Whatâs the actual model number on this? Trying to see if itâs the newer or recently replaced line.
Iâm seeing
KitchenAid KA-KSM55SXBXIB-N
I have an older model that my sister got me and it is the best kitchen appliance Iâve ever had. Before going on a diet, I literally used it 6 days a week. If I werenât moving soon, Iâd get this one. I just donât need more things to move.
I have a KSM55 and this is exactly it!
Ship it to new address.
Been on the fence about one of these for like ten years. (Yes I have a severe case of analysis paralysis.)
It is well known by KithenAid serious tire kickers the bowl lift is the way to go due to the more durable metal gears and it âstandsâ to reason less articulation between the power source and motor head is inherently more reliable.
Bonus - you get to act cool like the commercial kitchens with the huge fixed head Hobarts.
One frustrating point about KitchenAid bowl lift packaging - they can have different power (wattage) motors and do not make that clear on the boxes.
So while weâve made do with a handheld mixer all these years, one of us has caught the bread-making bug. These to the rescue.
And we like starting with raw wheat berries. So our target wheat grinder brand Mockmill, makes a KitchenAid-powered model for half the price of their self-powered models.
Side note: one way the stores differentiate models is including extra blades or a 5.5 qt vs 6 qt bowl, with or without splash guard.
This $239.99 price is a nice deal, particularly with the 1-year manufacturer warranty rather than the common 90-day Woot warranty here.