Is the lowest speed on this mixer actually slow? Or, will it send flour everywhere?
1552275
Let's say it's "slow-er". With very dry powdery ingredients (like dream whip) I add the flour in 2 parts and then it's no problem.
1552276
I don't know. I bought this for a Christmas gift. I have an older model and it kicks up a bit of flour but not to bad. I do wish my low speed was a bit slower though.
1552277
I have a deep enough bowl, that on low the flour didn't going flying everywhere.
1552278
It's not slow , but I put my ingredients in a bigger bowl. It gets the job done fast and I'm not mixing with a fork or whisk any more.
1552279
It is actually not really slow. All the speeds are pretty fast, unfortunately.
1552280
It will throw flour everywhere. I gave mine away and bought another one. Spend a few more dollars. This thing suck unless your mixing morter.
474943
Mine has several speeds. They go from slow to fast. I've never seen any other mixer with any other sort of controls. Have you ever used a hand controlled mixer before? This works just like any other. It just seems much tougher and harder working. I never look at the digital display in actuality. I just "shift gears" and keep on trucking.
628487
No better or worse than any other mixer. It is the nature of the process. Have had a Kitchen Aid in the house for 30 years, great appliance. Accept the process, you have to break a few eggs when you bake a cake!
1240551
I have one it just vibrates. It sifts flour good but that is all anything else is slow :(
941771
This mixer does not have a fast speed, even at the highest setting. It appears durable.
1455539
I had the same initial problem. Try your recipe with 1/8-1/4 cup less flour. Worked for me.
1309364
My first two attempts with my BBCCX20 were awful. I started reading comments on the internet assuming so many people couldn't be getting a good result. It had to be me. So here are some things I changed. (I am not an experienced bread maker) I now spoon my flour into the measuring cup after fluffying it up with a spoon in the sack. I use much less flour this way I've found. Second, I have noticed I always have a messed up loaf when I use the plain active dried yeast. I have started using the rapid rise Fleishchmann's in the jar that is made especially for bread machines. Then I either use the quick, quick wheat, or cake cycle if it has eggs in it. I also now test my liquid with a thermometer to make sure it is about 100 degrees and I warm my nuts slightly since I keep them in the freezer. Eggs I leave on the counter until they don't feel cold anymore. It takes some advanced thought to make a loaf of bread I find. But I am now very happy with my machine. I was a little bit panicy to begin with though.
678957
Lowest speed on this one too strong too. Sorry I bought it, and there was no paperwork in the box showing where to return it. I would not recommend it to anyone who bakes a lot. This one will go out in annual garage sale.
1209391
It is a bit slow but does the trick. I've made a very large quantity of potatoes without issue. Hope this helps.
929083
Try adjusting the amount of flour....reduce by 1/4 cup max. It could be your oven temperature and/or the amount of time your cake bakes. I doubt very much if is due to the mixer..and possibly an adjustment in the amount f liquid/flour will solve the problem. I assume you are speaking of cakes you make from scratch. If so, try a 'box' cake mix and see if you have the same problem. Interesting dilemma !
1744894
Low is high speed. There is no real low speed. Fast to fsaster. It will whip it up real fast so i would not recomend this mixer to anyonme because of no lower speeds.
1019134
I use it all the time for breadmaking. One loaf at a time, that is three cups of flour and I use the metal chopper, adding water and butter slowly while it is going until I have the right amount of water. I let it run about a minute to knead it.I do eight loaves per batch. I have two machines. one at the cottage. Cleaning is a pain; use a toothbrush. I used to use two mixers but they just aren,t able to take the abuse
466617
Mine does the same thing, small load, clicking noise. I have only done very small loads like you, 3 1/4 cups flour for 1 loaf of bread, & it clicks every time. Very annoying when I have read reviews that some lucky customers have mixers that don't click. Kitchenaid Customer service says "normal under heavy load", so in my opinion, it's NOT normal under a light/small load. Still working with customer service to try to get a unit that doesn't click, the replacement they sent me was worse than the original. Very frustrating.
863206
No. It doesn't crank very smoothly at all. And flour tends to fly everywhere. I went back to using a sieve. I am 68 with some arthritis myself.
695576
Not especially. In fact, when you first turn it on, while already in the bowl with the ingredients, it seemed to give a sudden burst, instead of starting up slowly as I was led to believe it would. But, at it's Slow speed, it did NOT have very much power at all, which led me to crank up the speed in order to get anything mixed (usually cookie dough or cake batters).I was quite surprised and disappointed with this mixer in general. I thought a super-duper "powerful" Cuisinart hand mixer would be great, but I guess I was wrong, and have since purchased another Kitchenaid hand mixer, which is what I had, and was happy with, for lots and lots of years before I switched. Not especially. In fact, when you first turn it on, while already in the bowl with the ingredients, it seemed to give a sudden burst, instead of starting up slowly as I was led to believe it would. But, at it's Slow speed, it did NOT have very much power at all, which led me to crank up the speed in order to get anything mixed (usually cookie dough or cake batters).I was quite surprised and disappointed with this mixer in general. I thought a super-duper "powerful" Cuisinart hand mixer would be great, but I guess I was wrong, and have since purchased another Kitchenaid hand... » Read More Not especially. In fact, when you first turn it on, while already in the bowl with the ingredients, it seemed to give a sudden burst, instead of starting up slowly as I was led to believe it would. But, at it's Slow speed, it did NOT have very much power at all, which led me to crank up the speed in order to get anything mixed (usually cookie dough or cake batters).I was quite surprised and disappointed with this mixer in general. I thought a super-duper "powerful" Cuisinart hand mixer would be great, but I guess I was wrong, and have since purchased another Kitchenaid hand mixer, which is what I had, and was happy with, for lots and lots of years before I switched. « Show Less
1107865
I have mixed all sorts of doughs and have not noticed any movement on mine. Hope this helps you.
1844349
I needed to send this one back. The first time I used it it didn't work. It ran at first and quit shortly after I began mixing. Since I used it with the outlet near the sink I did a test and no change. I tried it in different outlets but that didn't make a difference. Not sure of the speed, sorry.