Kitchenaid Professional 600 Stand Mixer 6 quart, Nickel Pearl (Renewed)

I may have written a review before using this mixer. I am very pleased with this purchase!! No defects at all, and it works great!! It has definitely made mixing so much more fun. We purchased the sausage stuffer attachment and just had a blast making our own. It's very pretty and the red is just as the picture! I like the lift as it is easier to add ingredients and the 6 quarts is huge compared to what i was using before. The handle on the mixing bowl is very convenient for mixing and pouring. It cleans up easy! I did find a cover for it in the handmade section of Amazon that matched my kitchen. I had ordered a kitchen aid cover, but it was too small for the 6 quart. I'm not sure if kitchen aid makes a cover for this one as I was unable to find one that wasn't handmade. The purchase is so worth it!! We love it....

Bought this model refurbished hoping for the better and so far got it! I've used this mixer for 3 weeks for 5 bread recipes and a handful of other including a delicate french cake recipe requiring the whip and long whipping of a batter. Really love this mixer it is powerful (I am heeding the KA warning to never exceed speed 2 with dough) long mixing made the machine a bit warm but not hot. I could not see where anything had been repaired it looked brand new bowl was unused. This has a DC motor and it does not strain to mix dough. Caveat I am not interested to push the mixer to it's capacity just to see if it will have trouble. I don't want to mix large batches anyway but I can say for regular bread recipes that yield 2 loaves this mixr dances through those. I actually owned a bakery and we used Hobart of course and this little guy feels like a very nearly pro machine, the price was low and I bought an extended warranty, KA gives 6 months. Only minor thing the dough hook has a small spot where coating is missing like about as big as a rice grain no big deal. The whip was perfect as was the paddle wich also had a minor finish issue but does not affect performance.

This was a mother's day present from my son to my wife. She absolutely loves this mixer. She had a smaller (4.5 quart) Kitchenaid for at least 10 years and it was still working with no problems (it was also a refurbished model). She has been baking in large quantities for our church and this bigger mixer has helped with that. She can mix up a batch of that will make 12 dozen cookies at a time now.We ordered a scraper blade (the ones that have a rubber edge to scrape the bowl while it mixes). Be careful buying those third party. We called Kitchenaid about the noise it was making and found out there are resellers here on Amazon selling discontinued models of that blade. Kitchenaid told us to not use it any more and gave us the right part number to buy.The previous mixer had a tilt head. The lift head is nice because you can keep it pushed back on the counter under the upper cabinets when you use it. You can't do that with the tilt head.I work for Whirlpool who makes Kitchenaid appliances. The refurbishing process is extensive and I trust a refurbished just as much as I do a new one - maybe more because the testing process they go through it more rigorous than the new ones.

OMG! I love my new mixer! I have never had a "real" mixer before and knew when I did eventually purchase one, I wanted a good one. I am seriously impressed! In the first week I used all three attachments. I made everything I could, just to use the machine - and it worked like a dream. I do wish the attachments were dishwasher-safe but that is not a deal breaker in the least. I love this mixer and will gladly hand wash the attachments in order to keep it forever.As a warning though: The first batch of bread dough I made turned a blackish color though. I had to google why that would happen and apparently Kitchenaid uses something on their mixing bowl in the polishing process that you sometimes cannot wash off with regular dishsoap and a cloth. We had to follow the Kitchaid instructions and make a baking soda paste to neutralize the bowl before using it. They said we could eat the bread made with the blackish dough, but I didn't really want to take the chances so we just tossed it out. After we neutralized it and rewashed it (and all the attachments), we have never had that problem again.

Am so excited to have my new Pro600 mixer - was worried about the refurbished model, but looks brand new - no signs of wear at all AND Amazon offered a 3-year extended warranty for a small price - now worries about issues are gone, as the manufacturer warranty is only 6 months. Came with three attachments: beater, dough hook, and whip - the burnished metal one has not discolored at all (as others have reported) - I have hand washed and dried immediately after use and have NOT put it in the dishwasher. Instructions in the small book were clear and easy - especially regarding bowl height adjustments and speed for different tasks. I make all of our bread and pasta and burned out the motor on my Kitchen Aid Artisan - this is the perfect upgrade - nearly 2 times the motor wattage!