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Originally Posted by Wormius
Hi Redforever, it looks like you are using a KitchenAid for you dough making. Is that one of the newer models? How has it faired? I got a flyer from Costco today that the Pro. Model is going on sale for $300 in a couple of weeks. Wondering if it would be worth it to take the plunge.
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I bought my Kitchen Aid stand mixer from someone on CP. They had built a new home and part of their package was a Kitchen Aid kitchen, but they already had a stand mixer so were selling it.
I think I have had mine for about 3 years? I use it for cookies and small batches of bread. It is the Artisan 5 quart series, tilt head, and it has been very good for the needs I specified.
If you are looking to buy a Kitchen Aid, I would for sure buy the model with a stainless steel bowl. Also, Home Outfitters has those 25% off any one item in the store sales and you can get a stand mixer at a very good price during such a sale. Otherwise, keep an eye on Cayne's Housewares (on line store). They have Kitchen Aid on sale about 4 times a year and usually during those promotions, they offer free shipping for items over $75 or maybe $100, something like that.
For larger batches of bread, if I double cookie recipes, basically when I use more than 5 cups of flour or ingredients, I always use my Bosch Universal Mixer. In my humble opinion, it is the best on the market.
Just within the last year, I gave my first Bosch to my daughter, as she has got into bread making and the like. It is about 25 years old and still purring like a kitten. I bought the new Plus model, which has a bit more powerful motor, I think 800 watt. It also has suction cups on the bottom so does not rock around on the counter. I just bought the basic model as I have all the accessories from my first one and they fit the new model.
And they are a great deal, not much more than a Kitchen Aid for ten times the machine.
