Product Description

With its ample dimensions and burly construction, this commercial 5-quart KitchenAid mixer is prepared to be a culinary beast of burden. Smartly engineered so that the beater moves clockwise while the shaft moves counterclockwise, the beater reaches every part of the bowl without requiring it to rotate. 5 mixing speeds plus a stir setting means the appliance can do everything from folding cranberries into biscotti to whipping up a fluffy meringue. The all-metal construction includes a heavy-duty motor to handle stiff batters and a hardwearing transmission that ensures continuous power. The mixers seamless, stainless-steel, 5-quart bowl stands flat on its indented base and features sealed handle and bracket connections that meet NSF standards. A professional-style bowl lift raises it easily and securely into position, even if its brimming with weighty dough.

The mixer comes with a burnished flat beater, a burnished dough hook, and a commercial wire whip. The flat beater is perfect for mixing cake batters, mashing potatoes, and stirring quick breads. The dough hook comes in handy for breads and coffee cakes, and the wire whip is your tool for icings and whipped cream.

4 sealed rubber feet hold the mixer stably in place, and a 3-wire, 6-foot power cord meets commercial requirements. As a safety mechanism, the overload reset button pops out if the mixer is overloaded, and the motor shuts off. If you only bake occasionally, a less heavy-duty unit will do the job. But if you work or recreate in the kitchen, this hard-working mixer can keep the pace. --Emily Bedard

Editors note: This is a reconditioned appliance. Reconditioned generally means that the appliance has been returned to the manufacturer, who brings it back to like-new condition. Some appliances may contain cosmetic blemishes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #74431 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: White
• Brand: KitchenAid
• Dimensions: 12.00" h x 15.00" w x 20.00" l, 29.00 pounds

Features

• 5-quart bowl holds dough for two loaves of bread, mashed potatoes for six
• Includes flat beater, wire whip, and dough hook; measures 16-1/2 inches high, weighs 25 pounds
• 325-watt motor; 10 mixing speeds
• Bowl and attachments, except wire whip, are dishwasher-safe
• Reconditioned by the manufacturer to "like new" condition; includes 6-month warranty

Amazon.com Review
With its ample dimensions and burly construction, this commercial 5-quart KitchenAid mixer is prepared to be a culinary beast of burden. Smartly engineered so that the beater moves clockwise while the shaft moves counterclockwise, the beater reaches every part of the bowl without requiring it to rotate. 5 mixing speeds plus a stir setting means the appliance can do everything from folding cranberries into biscotti to whipping up a fluffy meringue. The all-metal construction includes a heavy-duty motor to handle stiff batters and a hardwearing transmission that ensures continuous power. The mixer’s seamless, stainless-steel, 5-quart bowl stands flat on its indented base and features sealed handle and bracket connections that meet NSF standards. A professional-style bowl lift raises it easily and securely into position, even if it’s brimming with weighty dough.

The mixer comes with a burnished flat beater, a burnished dough hook, and a commercial wire whip. The flat beater is perfect for mixing cake batters, mashing potatoes, and stirring quick breads. The dough hook comes in handy for breads and coffee cakes, and the wire whip is your tool for icings and whipped cream.

4 sealed rubber feet hold the mixer stably in place, and a 3-wire, 6-foot power cord meets commercial requirements. As a safety mechanism, the overload reset button pops out if the mixer is overloaded, and the motor shuts off. If you only bake occasionally, a less heavy-duty unit will do the job. But if you work or recreate in the kitchen, this hard-working mixer can keep the pace. --Emily Bedard

Editor’s note: This is a reconditioned appliance. Reconditioned generally means that the appliance has been returned to the manufacturer, who brings it back to like-new condition. Some appliances may contain cosmetic blemishes.

Customer Reviews

Soft Nylon Gears!
I have this refurbished model in the Imperial Gray. It is a nice-looking addition to my countertop. For most projects, it does an excellent job! HOWEVER, the manual was excessively optimistic in its claims that this mixer can knead two loaves of wheat bread dough! Be aware that the gears are all NYLON, and the motor is plenty strong enough to strip the gears when it lugs down on stiff wheat dough. I have done so THREE TIMES now. Kitchenaid is now marketing a 6-quart "professional" model with all steel gears and a circuit breaker ... If you are going to buy a Kitchenaid mixer for real bread, go the extra mile for the tougher model. ...

Maybe a great mixer, but not the factory reconditioned.
Our "factory reconditioned" KitchenAid mixer came not in a very good condition out of the box. The white color body got a good number of dings and dents covered by refinish paint dots. There were also patches of machine oil around various parts of the motor housing.

Alas, the problems were not only cosmetic.

Our first use of it found strange noises developed from the motor or certain internal mechanism. The second time, the motor outright refused to run.

We had no other choice but to return it.

Sheep in Wolf's Clothing!
I owned the 5-quart K'Aid for roughly three years. Like many
Americans, I'd grown up thinking these were the best mixers available.
So, when the time came to move up from my little Sunbeam I went for
the 5-quart.

I grind my own grain and quickly discovered this
machine is weak in the knees when it comes to bread dough. Not only
is it limited in the amount it can do, but it also got so hot kneading
that the head would get truly hot to the touch. I contacted K'aid at
the time and they told me that was normal, just to be sure and let the
mixer cool between batches. While I wanted to make more loaves, it
was a strain on the machine to get through two loaves at a time. It
did, however, make beautifully smooth mixes and batters. I resolved
to replace it when I could affort it. (...)

Look around before rushing out and buying KitchenAid--there are other
choices!