Customer Reviews for KitchenAid - Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer, KSM150PS - Medallion Silver
Customer Rating
5
Bucket list!
on April 28, 2014
Posted by: Anonymous
from Temecula, CA, United States
I know it might sound weired but owning a kitchen aid was on my bucket list. Thanks to my wonderful fiancé I can now cross that off my list. I love my kitchen aid, I use it almost everyday.
My husband got it for me for my birthday. I have wanted one for as long as I can remember. Well, I thought, at my age(69) the amount of use I would get was very small. Was I ever wrong, use it all the time and it is wonderful. Saves me time and makes soooo many things easier. I love my husband most, but then comes my Kitchen Aid.
Bought the Artisan Series 5 Qt mixer after my old hand held mixer died while trying to mix a batch of stiff buttercream icing for cake class. The Kitchenaid mixer powers through stiff buttercream even in double batches. It also frees me up to do other tasks while ingredients mix. I bought the side scraping paddle for mine and use it all the time. Would recommend getting one. I also bought the veggie slicer/ cheese shredder attachment, not a huge fan of the slicer. It would probably be ok for cheese shredding or cole slaw but it doesn't give a very even slice of potatoe (we like homemade chips). Using the slicer attachment I end up with everything from hash brown to chips to left over chunks. A mandolin is better suited for even veggie slices. I'd skip the slicer/shredder if you want evenly sliced, neat looking veggies. Otherwise the stand mixer itself is a beast and well worth the money, and the extra paddle with side scrapers is very useful.
My husband bought me a kitchen aid mixer for valentine's day this year and I was shocked! I have wanted one forever, and finally have one! I must say, all the fuss is worth it!!! My batters are so much silkier and well incorporated than when I mix with my hand mixer. I am also freed up with my hands, so I can tend to things while the kitchen-aid, mixes my doughs! It's awesome and so pretty! We got the watermelon color and it really adds the perfect pop of color to my kitchen. I can't wait to add the ice cream and pasta attachments! The dough attachment that is included is particularly great! I make homemade pizza all the time and this makes it soooo much easier! I can't say this for any kitchen aid appliance (we were able to kill our blender in under a month), but this one is definitely an aid to our kitchen:)
My children bought this for me as a birthday gift---I love it. This my first kitchenaid small appliance, I have since brought several of the attachments I have not tried all of them but the ones I have tried are awesome. I the ease of the operation of the machine--I made my Easter lamb cake using my machine and it was best cake I ever made. It is so easy to clean and store
It is a very attractive mixer but it is not practical in the sense that it is very heavy plus the functionality of the mixer is not good. Often, when I mix a cake, I have to use the spatula because it doesn't mix completely in the bottom and on the side. Frankly for the cost, it is quite disappointing and wish I wouldn't have bought it.
I love this stand mixer! As one who bakes bread frequently, I love that the dough hook takes most of the work out of bread making for me. Mixing is a breeze with this mixer and it's fun, too. It's the best on the market, and well worth the price!