Customer Reviews for KitchenAid - 2024 Color of the Year Stand Mixer, KSM195PSOAZZBASE - Blue Salt
Customer Rating
5
Makes my life easier
on May 16, 2025
Posted by: T. Kincaid
from Clarksville, TN
I received this as a gift for Mother's Day a year ago (2024), and I absolutely love it! I'm a self taught baker and I love to cook, so needless to say having this mixer is a life changer. There's so many different attachments so I can make anything from fresh pasta, too homemade breads, cakes, cookies, and muffins. Plus, there's attachments that can be used for juicing and grinding, which is super helpful during canning season.
I love everything about my mixer. Tons of flexibility, easy to use attachments, many that come in very nice storage boxes. Easy to find replacements if needed.
While I love the color and that it came out just as my 25 year old white mixer broke, I admit I was immediately disappointed with the way the machine works and pieces come together. The silver Kitchenaid band around the top is loose and moves - something the last one did not have. It's a decorative piece that is a poor fit and cheapens the appearance and feel of this expensive machine. I noticed it taking it out of the box - so this was not due to use. The control on the left side for speed is very clunky and awkward. My 25 year old kitchenmaid mixer from day 1 had a control that moved easily and accurately between speeds. From day 1, I find this new machine's control takes effort to move between speeds - sometimes resulting in bypassing the desired speed because I am pushing it hard to change speeds. The motor is great and does the job, but the odd fitting decorative feature and the awkward clunky control mechanism leave me wondering if Kitchenaid has changed the secret sauce, quality of products or just quality control.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is my third Kitchenaid mixer. I love this mixer with the additional attachments and extra bowl. The Blue Salt color goes great in my kitchen.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] When my 20-year-old Artisan mixed its final bowl in December, without debate I knew I wanted another Artisan.