The cookie mixes take patience, I have to stop and scrape, stop and scrape, and repeating... it take ages. Trying the dough hook, if it was musical at least would keep dancing around together! What a disappointment and a waste of money. The attachments neither reach the sides nor the bottom of the bowl leaving the ingredients poorly mixed if at all.
The looks
Attachments do not reach sides or bottom of the bowl resulting in ingredients poorly mixed.

I received this as a christmas present and have only used it 4 times and am really disappointed with this product. On occassions, I have had to resort back to my mum's Sunbeam Mix Master that she has had for 20 years. I can't afford to buy another one so stuck with cakes that don't rise properly :-(. Very Very disappointed. I expected better from Kenwood.
Looks great
Overheats
Beater doesn't reach the bottom of the bowl
The top speed is not fast enough and doesn't mix enough.

I find this to be an excellent mixer. I mainly use the beater attachment and it mixes cakes and biscuits perfectly. I do find that I only use speeds 10 to 12 though, any lower speed makes things a bit tedious. I like how it looks on my benchtop and it is certainly very sturdy and strong! I also find that it is fairly quiet. Overall I am very happy with it.
Reliable, sturdy

Sooooo unhappy with this mixer. Had a Kenwood Chef for 25years - Fantastic. But this is a very poor relation. Doesn't mix to the bottom of the bowl & overheats at the drop of a hat. I find the lower speeds are useless. To mix anything I have to use the highest setting and even then there's no guarantee I won't have to finish mixing by hand. Do yourself a favour...DON'T BUY IT.
LOOKS GREAT!
DOESN'T MIX TO THE BOTTOM. OVERHEATS EASILY. LOWER SPEEDS USELESS.

My husband got this mixer for us and I do love it! Its very stylish ( I have the red one), considerably affordable compared to the high end ones and it does its job beautifully. Mine creams the butter and sugar just fine. Would definetly buy it again.
Very reliable, attachments come off easily, very VERY quite, and easy to clean.
IF you are trying to whisk just 1 or 2 egg whites, you might have to stop midway, give it a stir and carry on. If you whisk 3 or more it does fine from beggining to end.

I never thought I would ever enjoy a kitchen appliance so much! No longer do you have to scrape the sides of the bowl to make sure it's all mixed.. and the noise it makes is just so much more relaxing than a standard mixer. A must have for any one! It's a sturdy machine.. maybe a little on the heavy side, but it is nothing but quality. A definate hand me down for my daughter. Oh, I haven't made pasty in yet - but I am looking forward to it doing that very soon!
It purrs like a cat!
Nothing yet

I purchased this mixer few months ago thinking it was going to be the high standard of Kenwood..... boy was I wrong! My $15 dollar hand mixer does a better job....

The beaters don't reach the bottom of the bowl, this thing is so slow that it took around 20 min to whip cream. It is no good to make bread the machine got so hot that I thought it was going to catch on fire....

What a disappointment Kenwood!!!!!!! this machine is Rubbish

Apart from looking good, there is nothing good about this mixer

Purchased 1yr ago, used at least twice a week for the family baking and has never missed a beat. The kids love getting in the kitchen and using it too!
Reliable

I bought this mixer 3 years ago and between my daughter and I, it cops a workout. It has been a great machine, I have noticed some of the enamel coating on the mixer blade is coming off, I think it shouldn't have gone the dishwasher but oh well.
It is reliable and a very good purchase. I am very pleased with it.
Reliable and good for the price.
Coating is coming off blades.

Absolute waste of money. Doesn't do what it says it will. Could have done the same with a 1/4 of the price buying a hand mixer. Shame.
The colours.
I tried to whisk 6 eggs with lever on low and as i understand it is supposed to increase in speed on it's own, well when that happened the eggs ended up on my kitchen walls and floor. Uncontrollable speed means i can't control it and tried it a second time with 600ml of cream this also ended up on my walls and floors, maybe pro-hart would like it, but as a kitchen tool that is supposed to make cooking easier, this is an absolute waste of money.

I am so upset with this purchase. I had wanted a really good mixer for years and when I finally am able to afford one it is the biggest let down. It first was uneven when mixing and beaters hit the sides, then the whisk has fallen apart and know the coating on the K beater is falling off and I have had bits in my cakes!! I am so upset with this as I can't afford to buy a good mixer again.

For the price it is very disapointing and replacement parts are too expensive.

After 10 years of wishing I had a self mixing machine I finally got one. Only to be extremely disappointed when after I'd place all the ingredients in the bowl I switched the machine on and it wouldn't run. The Motor is defective. I'm so disappointed in this machine that I'm going to stick to my Old cheap hand held. I'm Furious!!!
Nil, I have no positive feedback at all
I didn't work, period!

Totally disappointed in this Kenwood, I cannot believe they can sell something so bad to us and get away with it. It would not pull the skin of a rice pudding. I wanted a kitchenaid but thought they were too expensive, false economy because now I have something I paid $300 for and will end up in the bin and now I will have to spend over $600 to get something decent. Never again will I buy a Kenwood, had the same experience with one of their food processors, total waste of money. They need to wake up to the rubbish they are selling.

Everything. Wont whisk egg whites, wont cream butter and sugar and not as good as the old Kenwood I had for over 30 years.

i have been wanting a stand alone mixer for years and i love this machine, it makes baking so easy, just throw all the ingredients in the bowl turn it on and walk away. i haven't tried the kneeding attachment yet but i am inpressed with the quality so far.
super easy to use, quiet, attachments come off easy

Very disappointed. Wish I'd read these reviews first. I wanted a stand alone mixer for making cakes but I should have stuck to my hand held beater.
Very little- pleasing to the eye. Attchments go on and come off easy.
Only one large size bowl which is no good when you have a small quantity. The attachments dont reach the bottom of the bowl leaving ingredients unmixed. Useless if you want to cream butter and sugar. Very slow.

Mixer paddle doesn't go to the bottom of the bowl, so ingredients don't get mixed properly. Also a big disappointment in the power deparment. Overall was very sorry I bought this mixer.

doesn't mix properly, not powerful enough

Its very stylish (I have the red one), considerably affordable compared to the high end ones and it does its job beautifully. Mine creams the butter and sugar just fine. Would definetly buy it again. I got mine for $250 at the Good Guys (and it came with a free crockpot).
i have been wanting a stand alone mixer for years and i love this machine, it makes baking so easy, just throw all the ingredients in the bowl turn it on and walk away.
I love that it is red and pops out in my white kitchen. Its works well for what I want it to do.Very reliable, attachments come off easily, very VERY quiet, and easy to clean.
I sometimes have to stir the bottom of the bowl into the mixture before proceeding as it doesnt always do that well enough for me.