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KitchenAid 5 Quart Artisan Mixer
5 quart metallic chromeKitchenaid mixers are in another league of their own. Still made by hand in Ohio, these strong workhorses, including the Kitchenaid 5 Quart Artisan Mixer, have been satisfying the most demanding of cooks (and well renowned chefs) for the past 92 years.
But that’s what happens with products that started out life so long ago.
The ethos that goes into their design, manufacture, and quality control gets cast in stone from an era when things were made to last. Like the old saying goes, they don’t make things like they used to.
Not in the case of Kitchenaid mixers. They’ve jealously guarded their manufacturing ethic even to this very day. Tough, sturdy, and durable, these mixers are distinctive because they look like the mixer grandma and grandpa used all of those many years ago.
But that’s the beauty of a mixer. It only has to mix. And it’s got to do it well.
It’s not like a car which has to achieve greater speeds and faster acceleration year after year.
After all, why do so many good cooks and chefs approve. Because a good cook knows that it’s the old traditional ways and methodologies that gives the best cooking results.
And that’s what the Kitchenaid mixer does best. It knows what a good cook requires. It’s known it for 92 years.
It’s the reason Whirlpool snapped the company up in 1986, and it’s the reason Kitchenaid mixers continue to feature in the Good Housekeeping's top five mixers year after year.
Kitchenaid know that good cooks want something that is durable and which lasts. And they know they want a mixer that mixes all of their recipes well, regardless of what it is they’re preparing.
More than that, they know that cooks have a variety of requirements, so every Kitchenaid mixer is designed to satisfy a wide range of needs robustly.
In distinctive sharp colours, your Kitchenaid mixer stands out. Proudly so, and you will be proud too when your guests and other visitors pause to admire it.
Not only is it up in Good Housekeeping but good cooks know, all over the world, the prestige that goes with owning such a beast. It screams quality. And it quietly suggests that you are probably a very good cook too.
Although a number of alternative KitchenAid mixers are featured throughout this site, the mixer featured on this page is the KitchenAid KSM150PSMC Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, Metallic Chrome.
It comes with 10 speeds that means every one of your mixing needs are fully catered too, from a slow stir to a rapid whisk. And, it’s easy to adjust the speed on the gearstick on the mixer head.
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Jen (USA) says, “All those cooking shows made me buy this. I have always admired these kitchen-aid mixers... but never thought I'd get THAT much use out of them. I watched a cooking show... where they made chocolate mousse. That was the last straw. Now I can't say how glad I am that I got this! My cookie dough is done as fast as I can measure out the ingredients! I was too lazy to mix the dough well before... so I rarely made cookies. The first week this was home I made 3 batches of delicious cookies, an angel food cake, a meat loaf, mountains of whipped cream, and the chocolate mousse. Clean up is easy too. Plus this cool chrome-esque color looks awesome in my kitchen. Only now I'll have to join a gym.”
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It comes with a strong, highly polished, stainless steel bowl that is easy to clean. The bowl simply slots into the base where it locks to keep it in position.
An ergonomically designed handle fits your hand like a glove making lifting any weight easy to do and without fear of dropping the bowl carelessly.
The head on the mixer tilts back making it easy to insert and remove the bowl as well as insert and remove any attachment you are presently working with.
On the base of the mixer are some simple rubber feet which not only ensure your surface top doesn’t scratch but which keep the mixer firmly fixed in its location, minimising the risk of spills whilst you’re working, or of the mixer being knocked over accidentally.
It also keeps the mixer firm when in its operating mode.
There’s a handy 2 piece shield with large chute which can be temporarily attached to the side of the bowl to guide ingredients into the bowel when adding ingredients during your mix.
Not only does this make getting ingredients into the bowl easy, particularly whilst a mix is ongoing, but it prevents powdery type ingredients from dispersing all over your table top or floor making the task of cleaning up much easier afterwards.
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Redd (USA) says, “I can't believe I waited so long to purchase a KitchenAid mixer. After blowing up my latest hand mixer, I decided it was time. After hearing friends praise their KitchenAids, this was the one for me. Prior to purchasing it, I probably baked a couple of cakes per year, as it was just a pain to do with the wimpy hand mixer I had at my disposal. In the month that I've had the new mixer, I've made 6 cakes, kneaded pasta dough, and beaten eggs for ommelettes. No more standing and holding the mixer while beating for 5 minutes. I let it run while getting other things assembled or doing a few dishes. I'm very happy with the metallic chrome color also, and I tell everyone it's the most beautiful thing I ever owned. I have bored my friends, my clients, and my husband to tears with tales of what I've made, or will be making or just about how pretty it is! Next on the list are attachments. Then I can exhaust everyone with stories of meat grinding or ice cream making. Don't wait! Get one. Now. What are you waiting for?”
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Three sturdy attachments, of solid construction, come with the mixer. A hook to deal with the even the toughest of dough’s, a flat beater to deal with batter, meat loaf, or anything in-between, and a whisk to deal with creams, mayonnaise, soufflés, etc.
All attachments fit simply, and securely to the mixer shaft, being locked into place with a simple twist.
The mixer has a unique mixing action in which the beater spins clockwise, whilst the shaft spins in the opposite direction at the same time.
This causes the beater to touch sixty seven different points in the bowl which ensures you get a jolly good thorough mix.
The mixer body can be wiped down with a simple cloth and the attachments washed with standard household washing up liquid.
In addition, there are a range of optional attachments which deal with a variety of extra requirements from juicing fruits right through to stuffing sausages.
All in all, it’s one of the handiest devices you will have in your kitchen. And the whole thing is as solid as a rock.
Coming with a full Kitchenaid 1 year warranty, your mixer is shipped securely and directly to your door (when you order at the link above).
And, after your purchase, we provide our own unique personal follow up customer care, at this site, in addition to the follow up care you receive from Kitchenaid, should you need it (when you click on the contact link below).