KitchenAid MIXER TILT-HEAD 4.3L - CLASSIC - WHITE 5K45SSBWH

Received my KitchenAid within 48 hours of ordering and spent a whole day cooking. I am a great fan of Ina Garten and regularly make her divine recipes so was looking forward to using my new and expensive toy. It is a substantial piece of equipment and you wouldn't want to keep moving it about so it needs a permanent place on the worktop where you can access both sides. Within a few moments I could see that the Pouring Shield (which is an extra) would be a good thing to have as when you add flour to the bowl, even at a slow speed,it tends to puff out over the sides but that is a minor quibble with what is a fantastic addition to the kitchen. I made my usual bread recipe and instead of kneading it myself I just popped it all in the bowl with the dough hook and went off and did something else. The dough that emerged was smooth and silky and it made a perfect loaf. Because it beats so well you have to be careful that you don't overmix sponges (yes, I made one of those as well! I purchased the white one because having read the reviews I thought another £150 for the red was probably not justified. All in all I am so pleased with it and would advise anyone thinking of buying one but balking at the price to just go for it!! I would like to add a comment to this review! Have been using the mixer nearly every day (for bread) but I must say that removing the bowl after mixing is really frustrating. It is almost impossible to rotate anti-clockwise to remove it and I had to spray WD40 on the base and it took two of us to remove it from the stand. I can now see why the other models have a handle on the bowl!!

I have been wanting one of these for a LONG time but could never justify the cost. Big mistake! Over the last 2 years I've worked my way through 4 cheap models (3 hand held mixers & 1 stand mixer) and the combined cost of those would virtually have paid for this one. So happy with it I wish I'd just done it sooner and saved a lot of money, time and frustration. Very sturdy, mixes wonderfully, great for pastry (makes the whole process even quicker). I use it at least 5 times a week for something or other. It's easy to clean and looks great. Part of the family now and will probably last forever. Only slight down is that I had really wanted the gorgeous deep blue colour but definitely could not justify spending the extra £100+ just for the colour, shame. Not sure why a different colour should increase the cost by so much. If you're wavering about purchasing this mixer because of the price I feel that it is a false economy to buy cheap, save a little longer and go for this one! Happy cooking...

I purchased this mixer over 4 years ago during the 2011 Black Friday and got it at an absolutely brilliant price. Since then I have gone on to train professionally as a Baker/Patisserie chef and this mixer saw me through all of my training and beyond. Over the last 4 years I have used this mixer to make pastry, cookies, breads, cakes, ice creams, custards, even things such as mashed potatoes and burgers. It is exceptionally versatile and it has survived almost daily use without any repercussions - I will say that I have looked after this machine and followed the guidelines of maximum capacities and I believe that this is why my machine (along with the high build quality of KitchenAid) has lasted me for such a long time. I would recommend the Classic mixer over the Artisan any day as the differences between the two in the real world are not worth the additional cost in my professional opinion (I have used both). There are a few things about the classic that I don't like but these are trivial - the bowl doesn't have a handle and the whisk attachment isn't dishwasher safe, apart from that this is a brilliant machine. I recently upgraded to the larger 6.9L bowl-lift mixer due to needing something with more capacity and therefore I gave this mixer on to someone else. I cannot recommend this mixer enough it has been brilliant and I would recommend it to anyone who wants something that will last.

I bought a KitchenAid Classic stand mixer last November, after a lot of research. I was originally looking at food processors to use to make fresh pasta but discovered that this stand mixer works just as well as a processor (the dough hook is perfect for the job). Since then I've used it to make countless cakes, pasta, bread dough and meringues. It's worth the money alone for the meringues! I couldn't be happier with the machine. It's solid, easy to use, easy to clean and even my husband was impressed with the build quality (he had to help me lift it out of the box, when it arrived). It's the daddy of kitchen gadgets and a must have for anyone who makes short crust pastry on a regular basis.

I bought this a few weeks ago when it was reduced to £179.99, as an upgrade from having a Kenwood Chef Classic. The kenwood chef was ok at mixing and kneading but this maching is amazing. So far since I have got this machine I have made: 100 cupcakes 2 10" xmas cakes 2 8" xmas cakes 2 6" xmas cakes 3 birthday cakes Pizza Bases Beef Burgers mountains of buttercream scones The mixer handles everything i throw at it with no problems. a 10" xmas cake is a lot of mix, 500g sugar, 500g butter, 9 eggs, 2 KG of fruit, 500g flour. The mixer quite happily coped with the butter, sugar and eggs, half the flour and 1/3 of the fruit before the bowl was full, but i believe it would have happily kept going without any problem. This is the ideal addition to your kitchen, and will take the hard work out of baking and cooking as it is so versitile. And a snap now that is has been reduced further to £149.99

Although in the question section says it's support 220V it's not. Now I'm stuck with this unit

La llegado de Amazon Prime a Mexico literalmente ha cambiando mi vida! Vivo en un pueblo de 10,000 y aqui no hay nada. De vez en cuando pedia cosas de Amazon, pero el envio era $$$. Cuando vi este producto - tania anos con ganas de comprarlo - en un precio muy acesible decidi coprarlo. Ya lo he usada varias veces y funciona perfecto. Nada que ver con batidora de pedestal mas economico. Lo hago pan 2 o 3 veces por semana y con esta maquina todo es mas facil. No es la version de lujo pero hace todo lo que tiene que ser! Estoy muy, muy contenta, no solo por el producto sino el precio y el excelente servicio que brinda Amazon!

Ya me habían recomendado comprar marca Kitchen Aid, ya que es muy resistente, y lo estoy comprobando. Ya sea que bata con pala, globo o gancho, mis masas quedan muy bien

Best on the market! Quiet.

I love this mixer. My original just died after 30 years. Great power and quality. I have the model where you raise the bowl as well, I prefer the tilt head though i love them both