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KitchenAid KSM45
saphireAdelaide
- 8 reviews
- Verified purchase
Extremely solidly built multi-purpose mixer for cheap
After having had my third Sunbeam MixMaster Compact Pro (none of which lasted more than a few years before emitting a burning smell and dying, despite my occasional use case), I decided to look for a better mixer with a planetary head so that butter didn't get trapped at the bottom corner of mixer when making cakes. I was curious if KitchenAid (a US favourite) or a Kenwood (a UK favourite) had any real weight to their brand popularity. After visiting my local Good Guys, I noticed there was a special discount on the KitchenAid Classic for $299. ...Read more
The Kenwood Chef was also going for that same price. I admit I'm not a fan of retro designs and was drawn to the Kenwood at first. But soon I noticed that in the mixer aisle, the Sunbeam and Breville models felt very plasticky and even less robust than the base-model Sunbeam I've been buying for years, so I struck them out from consideration. The Kenwood fared slightly better as it had a more solid feel when tapped but I soon realised a few fatal flaws. Firstly the dial rattled and didn't feel solid, then I went to tilt the head and the tilt release felt very clacky and again not even as robust as my old Sunbeam. Finally as the head tilted, the pivot point was well below the bowl which didn't seem very smart as flour and batter could easily drop into the mechanism. Then the fatal flaw came when i checked how the whisk attached to the motor head and it was by a flimsy twist mechanism. I noticed that the whole whisk could be flicked off with my little finger as there was no real locking mechanism and I can imagine this would be more likely with a heavy whisk dripping with batter and being pulled downward. So after all that I walked away to the KitchenAid section. The machines were astonishingly heavy and looked almost industrial. Despite the heavy head the Classic's head tilted smoothly and solidly. I was pleased after looking at how the L-shaped whisk locking mechanism had a sturdy locking pin and while it could easily be removed with one hand yet had a very secure locking mechanism. The only thing I didn't like was how the tilt-head locking pin was external and scraped against the body. The slider was heavy and clicky but I would've preferred a smooth slider. I also felt that for $299 it was so similar to the Artisan model, I couldn't see why I would want to pay double for minor differences. I eventually took it home and made an inaugural batch of cookies. It quickly combined the thick batter without breaking a sweat (didn't heat up at the top unlike my Sunbeam) and I was amazed finally not seeing a lump of unmixed butter under the beater head. The motor seemed powerful as it whisked around quickly. It is also so easy to remove batter from the paddle beater compared to the traditional metal quad beater on my old Sunbeam. I'm not a fan of how it sounds at low speeds or by the hard side mounted switches (I don't want my finger to slip and fall into the path of the mixer) but otherwise I've also used it for bun dough and it quickly forms a smooth ball, as well as quickly whisking a meringue. I'm very pleased by its solid construction and general value for money seeing what other mixers usually retails for $299 and I'm sure it will last me many years ahead.
Purchased in December 2021 at The Good Guys for $299.00.
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SmathsSydney
- 15 reviews
- Verified purchase
Perfect for the home kitchen
I really like this mixer. I haven't had a kitchen aid in quite some time and it was a pleasant surprise to return to such a good machine.
It isn't the most powerful model on the market, but excellent for baking at home and easy to whip up a cake or bread.
I like the larger style mixing bowl which means I don't spill things everywhere. I wasn't so sold on the white/cream colour at first and wanted the red - but couldn't justify the additional $100.
Came with a bonus meat mixer attachment. Had the choice of the pasta attachments, but they seemed pretty useless and over-sized for what they were doing.
Purchased in May 2021 at The Good Guys for $399.00.
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SueTownsville
- 3 reviews
Dud
First time I went to use it, it sparked, had white smoke come out the back and tripped the electricity in the house. Now having people over for dinner and having to use a $60 hand mixer. I thought Kitchenaid was the best you could get I was obviously wrong.
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MarySydney
- Verified purchase
Over-hyped
After having a brilliant Kenwood mixer that after many years of use finally died, I decided to try the KitchenAid mixer having often seen them featured on cooking shows. I bought online at David Jones (on sale). Very disappointed! Came with one bowl (stainless steel) so also bought a glass bowl (very expensive). The beater doesn't adequately reach the entire the bowl, with mixture needing to be scraped for better mixing. It does have a quite motor - after a noisy 30 year old machine, I'd expect this!
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TatianaMelbourne
- 6 reviews
- 5 likes
- Verified purchase
Really disappointed.
Before had a $49 Aldi Mixer. The only thing I didn’t like about it, was it didn’t reach the sides of the bowl properly when mixing.
Brought the KitchenAid. Was on sale, looked great, professional. Expecting great things. It’s exactly the same. Doesn’t reach the sides of the bowl either. For the price, totally disappointing. Would never recommend to buy. Looks good, but doesn’t perform any better than the cheapest mixer.
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