7 years of being too poor to buy a KitchenAid stand mixer
Pros:
Very affordable alternative to a stand mixer
Cons:
Sometimes tough to insert second mixer into body
The Bottom Line:
Seven years and it is still working great as the only mixer for a person who loves to bake.
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Author's Review
In 1996, immediately after college and many years away from marriage, I needed to furnish my apartment with absolutely everything and I couldn't afford all that much.
Though I'm not much of a cook, I do love to bake. I wanted a KitchenAid mixer like Mom had-her original wedding gift lasted over 30 years!-but then she told me how much they cost. She suggested that I find a husband as I was sure to get one for a wedding gift, but that's another story.
I ended up buying a KitchenAid 5 speed hand mixer from a local specialty shop. I figured if I was going to settle for only a hand mixer, I should buy one of top quality. It was on sale for only 39.99, which is why I didn't go for the 7 speed.
Since 1996, that little mixer has helped me make thousands of cookies and hundreds of cakes. I use it about once a week and have never had to replace any part or seek any repair. I love old-fashioned pound cake with its heavy batter, and the mixer has never faltered.
The wire beaters are clearly indicated right and left. Occasionally, I have trouble getting the second one snug in its socket, but they do pop out easily with a press of a button. Perhaps if they didn't fit so tightly the mixer wouldn't hold together so well? I knead bread by hand, so I've only used the bread attachments (which also came standard with my mixer) one time as an experiment. I have no particular good or bad comments on those.
Although I married in 2001, I didn't get that KitchenAid stand mixer for which I registered. Lucky for me that I invested in that really good quality hand mixer seven years ago.
