I purchased the lift bowl mixer wondering if I made the correct choice. I am happy to say I absolutely did. It has all of the power and function I had hoped for. I've already purchased several additional items, including the grater/food processor for it. Many cakes, breads, and cookies were made for Christmas this year, all amazing.
My mixer has been hard at work for the past few months. It handles doughs for bread, doughs for cookies, whips up egg whites. It is doing great and the refurbished machine doesn't faze me a bit due to the great warranty!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm a huge fan of this mixer. I like that it has so many different attachments that I can get for it. I think its all extremely over priced but it is what it is. I only gave it 4 stars due to the high price of everything kitchenaid. Also I'm not super impressed the the provided dough hook, it doesn't quite knead like I would like it to