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I am the proud owner of a KitchenAid Artisan stand mixer.  I am not saying that my stand mixer is perfect or there haven’t been things that went wrong with it, but overall it is a great little mixer.  I got my mixer 3 years ago and up until then I had been doing all of my baking work by hand.  Needless to say, I was very happy to get a stand mixer, it was like getting two more hands in the kitchen.  The mixer came with three beaters - the whisk, the paddle, and the dough hook.  I do use each of the beaters, but the paddle is the one I use the most.  After three years of baking my stand mixer is starting to show the signs of age.  The knob that holds on the Kitchen Aid logo is cracked and taped.  The bowl is looking beaten up and the motor is starting to make sounds of impending doom.  I will not be upset if my stand mixer doesn’t make it another year, I have really put this one to the test.

I have found this mixer to be a great tool for making doughs, cookies, pasta (with the pasta attachments), quick breads, etc.  The variable speed control is sensitive enough to work with all kinds of recipes.  I love the pasta attachments - very easy to use.  I like the flip top head and will miss it when I move up to the next size.  I could never go back to being stand mixer less, it’s one of the best tools I have in my kitchen.  You can check these mixers at amazon.com by clicking on the photo above.