Kenwood Chef XL Titanium KVL8300S Questions & Answers

Hi Elaine, Same thing happened to me, but the whole machine had damage to the "nose" and now I don't have a machine. Absolutely no help from the company. Their attitude is that you have to stand beside the mixer at all times, which, as you would know, is simply not reasonable. This is a serious design fault. If you watch the cooking shows they all use this machine, but theirs wobble too.
Anyway I'm sorry this happened to you Elaine, but at least you only have to replace the bowl. I would contact Kenwood to ask if you can get a replacement through one of their service centres which carry parts and accessories. Don't expect any compensation though. Customer service ends when the purchase is complete. It IS a good workhorse, but I am looking for another brand which is better designed. Good luck!

So many problems with this machine. First time the motor did some strange sound. We gave it back and waited for one month to repair. But the sound was again bad. Next the processor was broken and now we can't use it, cause kenwood can't take back this equipement. Now the motor stopped spinning suddenly and when it does i saw many metal shaving around the machine, dont know why.. And my guaranty has expired after2 years, cause i forgot to activate it within 60 days of purchase, and i throw away the receipt also. All went so wrong. I am not a rich guy and i was paying this machine for 2 years with by installment. Can someone from kenwood contact me pls? I live at Greece.

Hi Rosie,
I got mine from Appliances online last January for just under $1000. Be aware that there are some issues with this machine. One being it will wobble around the bench and end up on the floor broken if you don't watch it like a hawk. Mine is thus broken. second, the accessories don't all scrape from the whole bowl, so you will needto periodically stop the machine and scrape the bits that haven't been mixed.
Honestly, this is a very expensive machine and these issues shouldn't be occurring, but there's nothing on the market as powerful.

Hey Rosie, I bought mine on Appliances Online for just over $900. I love it. Haven't had any issues with it wobbling around on the bench or with it not mixing properly. It's definitely worth every cent. I love the size of the bowl, I can do small mixes and large. It sits on my bench and I use it at least three times a week. Good luck with your purchase!

I bought mine Dec 2018 from Appliances online for about $850. Haven't had the issues "countrygirl" has faced. I always make a double pizza dough in this machine which is about 2.2kg and it does this effortlessly. The scraper beater is provided so you don't have to continually scrape the bowl!

I've found that with the larger bowl on the Chef XL Titanium has been better with small amounts than with my old kenwood. The blades and whisks seem to pick up the ingredients better from the base of the larger bowl, but that's just my experience. I've been a kenwood user since childhood cooking with mum and now my grandkids love to see me get the kenwood out!

I've seen a few reviews for the Kenwood mixers with 6.7L bowls with people complaining that the bowl is just too big. On the Kenwood site it says a smaller bowl "is not necessary" because of the planetary action of the blade. Surely, after these negative reviews, they might change their mind and make a smaller bowl? Or an attachment that scrapes closer to the bowl (might be a cheaper option)? Kenwood might not see a sufficient number of negative reviews for this specific issue, so hence may not be motivated to change - but that's because people (like me) are reading these reviews, realising that they usually cook small batches (living alone is a global trend), and are deciding to buy a Kitchenaid - they don't end up leaving a negative review because they've bought a Kitchenaid! With the power of the Kenwood machines, compared to Kitchenaid, it really shouldn't be a contest, but if the blade doesn't reach the ingredients, that pretty much renders the entire machine useless, which is worse than a less powerful machine! I wonder how much market share Kenwood is losing because of this?

The Kenwood Titanium XL is XL for a reason for large batches 6.7L. If you need a smaller bowl buy the smaller Chef Sense (4.6L). Its not rocket science. Kitchenaid make a variety of mixers in different sizes just like Kenwood. Unlike the KA, Kenwood machine come standard with the flexi beater, and ALL of the mixing attachments have a bolt at the top that you can unscrew and adjust so the beater gets closer to the bowl. So much misinformation going around, people need to be reading their manuals!

I have just tried to whisk 7 eggs at speed 6 for my first banana cake using my new stand mixer. It is very stable during high power beating. It is also quieter than my previous Kenwood Premier Major KMM770 which was a discontinued model.

My Kenwood Chef XL Titanium KVL8300S is the current model with 6.7 litres stainless steel bowl with handles and mixing tools are also stainless steel. It has 10 years motor warranty. I have checked online and I am unable to find Titanium KVL8300. Maybe KVL8300 is powder coated and not stainless steel mixing tools?

My other under 4 years old Kenwood Premier Major KMM770 has powder coated mixing tools. The minimum speed was suddenly changed to max and noisy during just 1.2kg dough mixing and then stopped working. It costs $250 to replace the control module after I paid $55 for checking/quotation and I bought it brand new for only $430 discontinued item. I have checked reviews that this KMM770 model is not good as it stopped working again after repair. So I prefer to buy a new Kenwood with 10 years motor warranty and it should be more reliable according to the sales staff. I can also use my old Kenwood 6.7 litres bowl on my new Kenwood fyi.

Thank you i did buy it. KVL 8300S
As yet have not tried bread but can make a triple mix of our favourite carrot cake. Always did double with my old one.
Love the slow start and its a much quieter machine.
Tried shortcrust pastry but was not as successful as making it in my Kenwood food processor. It worked but the cutting blade works better and faster.
Little harder to clean because i suppose i an very fussy with my appliances. Everything packs away well in a plastic sistema container and the machine gets put away on a shelf lightly covered.
We later ordered the mincer/ sausage maker. Ive yet to try them.
Im very happy with this new mixer. regards Chris.