KitchenAid Stand Mixer Questions & Answers (page 6 of 6)

Hi Nanny, if your beater is raised too high, you may need to do the beater to bowl clearance adjustment in your user manual on page 3. If you require assistance with this please contact our Customer Service Team. Kind Regards, The KitchenAid Team.

Hi Bolacher, the models you have quoted are not models sold in Australia. We range the Artisan KSM150/160 and the KSM156 which is in the platinum range. Which country are you in and we can possibly provide you with a contact point to answer your query. Kind Regards, The KitchenAid Team.

Hi Josie, The KSM150 and KSM160 are both available in the Contour Silver colour, see here for image. https://kitchenaid.com.au/products/ksm150-artisan-stand-mixers-0
The Medallion Silver is a Platinum range colour, therefor is not available in the Artisan range. Hope this helps, The KitchenAid Team

Hi there, The Artisan Stand Mixer model 125 and 175 are not available in Australia, we only distribute the KSM150,160 and 156 tilt-head model Stand Mixers. The only difference between these machines is the accessories and the colour palette range. Hope this helps, Kind Regards, The KitchenAid Team.

The KSM150, KSM160 and KSM156 all have the same direct drive motor and wattage of these machines is 300 watts. The only difference between machines is the colour range and accessories included. The Candy Apple Red only comes in the Platinum range (KSM156) with the Glass Bowl. The difference between this colour and the Empire Red is slight, however the Candy Apple Red is a deeper red. Another difference regarding colour selection is that the platinum range feature a two-coat metallic finish that the KSM150 and 160 do not. The KitchenAid KSM150,160 and 156 have a direct drive motor and does not have any belts in the motor making the stand mixer more energy efficient and quieter. A belt drive motor will drop in wattage during use where the direct drive motor has constant wattage during use i.e. the direct drive motor will not fluctuate in wattage during use. A direct drive mechanism is one that takes the power coming from a motor without any reductions such as a gearbox for example. Some of the advantages of a direct drive motor are increased efficiency, reduced noise, longer life as having fewer parts also means it is less prone to failure, high torque at low rpm, faster and precise positioning and drive stiffness which means mechanical backlash, hysteresis and elasticity is removed avoiding use of gearbox or ball screw mechanisms. The maximum capacity for any bread doughs in these machines are 1.12kg combined weight. Hope this helps! Kind Regards, The KitchenAid Team.

Hi Big G, The KSM150, KSM160 and KSM156 all have the same direct drive motor and wattage of these machines is 300 watts. The only difference between machines is the colour range and accessories included. The KitchenAid direct drive motor used on all of our tilt head model mixers does not have any belts in the motor making the stand mixer more energy efficient and quieter. A belt drive motor will drop in wattage during use where the direct drive motor has constant wattage during use i.e. the direct drive motor will not fluctuate in wattage during use. A direct drive mechanism is one that takes the power coming from a motor without any reductions such as a gearbox for example. Some of the advantages of a direct drive motor are increased efficiency, reduced noise, longer life as having fewer parts also means it is less prone to failure, high torque at low rpm, faster and precise positioning and drive stiffness which means mechanical backlash, hysteresis and elasticity is removed avoiding use of gearbox or ball screw mechanisms. The maximum capacity for any bread doughs in these machines are 1.12kg combined weight. Hope this helps! Kind Regards, The KitchenAid Team.

Hi Summaiya, Thank you for your enquiry. The only difference between these 2 machines 5KSM150PSER AND 5KSM150PSBCA is the colour. A The 5KSM150, 5KSM160 and 5KSM156/155 are our domestic Artisan range of Stand Mixers. These models all have the same direct drive motor and wattage of these machines is 300 watts.
The KitchenAid direct drive motor does not have any belts in the motor making the stand mixer more energy efficient and quieter. A belt drive motor will drop in wattage during use where the direct drive motor has constant wattage during use i.e. the direct drive motor will not fluctuate in wattage during use. A direct drive mechanism is one that takes the power coming from a motor without any reductions such as a gearbox for example. Some of the advantages of a direct drive motor are increased efficiency, reduced noise, longer life as having fewer parts also means it is less prone to failure, high torque at low rpm, faster and precise positioning and drive stiffness which means mechanical backlash, hysteresis and elasticity is removed avoiding use of gearbox or ball screw mechanisms. The bowl size is 4.8L and the maximum capacity for any bread doughs in these machines are 1.12kg combined weight. To view comparisons of our stand mixers, including colour range, please see the below link: https://kitchenaid.com.au/products/stand-mixers
Hope this helps! Kind Regards, The KitchenAid Team.

Hi Marie, The KSM150 and 5KSM150 are the exact same machine. Any attachment (including the dough hook, wire whisk, flat beater and Flex edge beater) that fits the KSM150 (or 5KSM150) will also fit the 5KSM156/155 model (with glass bowl)
The 5KSM150,160 and 156/155 models all have the same direct drive 300W motor, speed, mixing capacity and capability and warranty period. Hoping this assists you! Kind Regards, The KitchenAid Team

Good Morning and thank you for your enquiry. The KSM156 Stand Mixer is also compatible with both the 4.8L Stainless Steel bowl and the 2.8L Stainless Steel bowl. The 2.8L size bowl is perfect for those smaller mixtures and for making icing. You can source one of these from any of our retailers on our website, see link here: https://kitchenaid.com.au/products/stainless-steel-28l-mixing-bowl-3-quart. Kind Regards, The KitchenAid Team.

Hi Efrat, the KSM15, KSM110, KSM103, KSM75, KN15 are not models sold in Australia therefore we cannot guarantee attachments for these models are compatible with the KSM150. Models and parts that are purchased overseas are also unfortunately not covered by warranty in Australia. The product code for a wire whisk for the KSM150 is K45WW and the RRP is $39.00. You can purchase a wire whisk for your machine here in Australia from any of our stockists/retailers (see link below) or by contacting KitchenAid directly on 1800 990 990 or 49026500.
https://kitchenaid.com.au/stockists-repairers/stockists-repairers-locator
Kind Regards, The KitchenAid Team

Hi Sean,

Thanks for your question. The difference between the two models is that the KSM160 comes with two bowls a 4.8L and a 2.8L and the KSM150 only comes with the 4.8L. Hope this helps.

Kind regards,
The KitchenAid Team

Hi Peta, Apologies for missing this. Yes you can. Here is the link to the KitchenAid website. https://kitchenaid.com.au/products/stainless-steel-28l-mixing-bowl-3-quart Hope this helps. Kind regards, The KitchenAid Team.