is the bowl difficult to clean and do the beaters get to all the sides of the bowl?
879624
This has been a great little mixer, especially for the great price. The bowl is stainless steel and very easy to clean. I don't think you would find a mixer whose beaters would go all the way to the sides, you would have a lot of scraping and stress on both the bowl and the beaters. However, this does a good job though you will still need to stop and scrap the bowl now and then, depending on what you are mixing. I love this little machine, saving my hands a lot.
879625
No, It is not difficult to clean it. I think it's as easy as clean another recipient!
879626
The bowl is stainless and very easy to clean. It's dishwasher safe, but has a double bottom, maybe to prevent friction warming or something ? Anyway, there are holes that drain the water out of the bottom, so if you stick it in the dishwasher, make sure you drain it well. I'm sure it won't rust, but i usually hand wash , because i run out of room in the washer anyway. You still need to scrape the sides, no more than a Kitchen Aid. I love this mixer, thrilled with the purchase.
879627
The bowl is cleaned easily and I have found the beaters get all of the mixture since the beater arm moves around the bowl instead of being stationary and beating only in the middle
879628
The bowl is stainless & removable. Could be put in a dishwasher if you wanted. It reaches the sides of the bowl as well as my Kitchen Aid.
31416
My daughter in law has the 6 quart professional mixer and she was not happy with the beater blade she had as it did not clean the sides of the bowl well I sent her a sideswipe beater and she loves it, no poblems at all
374909
I use my unit mainly for bread dough and there is no way to get it completely clean no matter how quickly I wash it. The manual tells you to move the gasket up and down but it's not really helpful. There is flour residue in the handle as well.The older models were better as they had no gasket or small crevices to clean.It's a design flaw in my opinion. Otherwise, it works well, but I would not buy another one. It's probably go with a Kitchenaid.
99089
It does! I use mine for this all the time. I like that the beaters are are of good quality, and sturdy! Hope this helps you!
1569338
Yes, it is easy to clean. I've had mine for over a year now and I still love it!
1657763
It fairly easy to clean, but its also fairly easy to get messy. I own two of them and love them.
769401
I usually don't get a bumping sound when my batter is thin. If I'm working with a stiff batter the machine doesn't bump and bang. My flex beater doesn't reach to the very bottomof the bowl and someone told me that I can adjust the depth of the beaters on themixer. I haven't attempted to do that but maybe your beater is reaching to far down into the bowl. If you use the regulare beater does that bump too?
866453
Yes, it is easy to clean. I haven't had any issues with dirt buildup yet, but a can of compressed air would easily clean out the fan areas. So far all I've needed to do is wipe down the outside for the little bit of dust that has gotten on it, and I've had it for several months and use it on a constant basis.
1408649
Hi. When you remove the bowls, there are holes. I like that because it makes things very easy to clean.
1569781
This item when I purchased it was a three piece set. It has a small scraper, a side scraper and a center or standard scraper. It did not do the best job of cleanly scraping the sides of mixing bowls but a few swipes will get you to where you need to be. I m personally getting the yellow wilton scraper for heavy batters or larger volume mixing when I need a clean sweep.
1246765
do not clean to often, I clean the bowl after each use, otherwise the rest I only wipe down every couple of uses. Its not like an oven which you need to keep spotless but more like a bar b que pit where the sidewalls and floor only need to be scraped or wiped occasionally .
2027198
I didn't find it hard to clean at all. The scraper makes it easy to get it out of the jar. I just put some dishwashing liquid and a little water and pulse.
1525740
To your first question. Nope. You could remove both bowls and just feed in the plastic formed cups if you want, but it's easier to just clean the metal bowls. To your second question, nope. Super easy to remove the top portion. It just snuggly sits on the bottom half.
1049397
In my opinion, yes - very easy to clean. When in prep mode, I've often just rinsed the bowl and blade(s) and moved on to the next thing to chop/slice. I've washed everything in the top rack of my dishwasher and the bowl doesn't come out clouded or spotty. The unit itself is easy to wipe down with a damp cloth to remove splatter etc. Believe me, I wouldn't use it as much as I do if it were a pain-in-the...to clean.
2047873
Yes. The bowl spins and the beaters come off the stand for easy storage. The top part comes off so it's in two pieces.
1489872
I dont find them difficult to clean. I wipe mine out with Clorox wipes between changes if they scratch through the bags or something.
1852351
This pipe is kind of difficult to clean at times like the 3 air holes at the bottom of the bowl but if you use like a pipe cleaner or something like that its not too difficult.