Professional 600 series - Does it have a clutch? Currently we have a KitchenAid Artisan 5 -Quart mixer. It works fine for most things we use it for. However, my partner comments on wanting a KitchenAid mixer with a clutch. Looks like a good deal on the Professional 600 series right now. I cannot find the information if it has a clutch or not. Does anyone know where I can find this information at? Professional 600 series - Does it have a clutch? Currently we have a KitchenAid Artisan 5 -Quart mixer. It works fine for most things we use it for. However, my partner comments on wanting a... » Read More Professional 600 series - Does it have a clutch? Currently we have a KitchenAid Artisan 5 -Quart mixer. It works fine for most things we use it for. However, my partner comments on wanting a KitchenAid mixer with a clutch. Looks like a good deal on the Professional 600 series right now. I cannot find the information if it has a clutch or not. Does anyone know where I can find this information at? « Show Less
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I would never recommend KA, clutch or not...cheap gearbox system that can't handle the motor power.
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We have the 600 and it has a snow cone attachment. I can make a mini ski slope in the kitchen, however no clutch, just snow a flying!
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I think the Hobart N50 has a clutch, or at least a 3 speed transmission. You choose the speed and then turn it on. That is the version of this mixer still made by Hobart for professional kitchens. It is very expensive though. A used one would cost more than a new Professional and a new one is about two thousand dollars. I'm not sure about the reliability though.
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I've had two KitchenAids. I love the one that is professional grade and 35 years old. They don't make them like they used to. I love my Breville. It's got power for the big jobs. Every Breville product I have gets used often. Used the expression maker everyday for 5 years. When it wore out, we bought another same model.
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I did find one, But Not On Amazon!!I think its the "KitchenAid® 7 Quart Flex Edge Beater (Fits models KSM7990 and KSM7581)". I found it on Kitcheaid.com. I am assuming that KSM7581 is a basic model number for the 7" Pro Line as well as other models. Let me know if anyone find anything else.
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I purchased the off brand Kitchenaid bowl and it works fine with the proline mixer. I have used it frequently when baking and have had no problems. It appears to be a little heavier stainless steel than the kitchenaid bowl that came with the mixer.
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A Kitchenaid Mixer (that would be the bowl and mixer unit or the "head" as you referred to that this attachment fits currently averages from $250 on a great sale to an more standardly average regular priced of $399. A standard 5 quart Kitchenaid mixer comes with a standard Flat Beater, Dough Hook, and Wire Whip attachments. Some include a pour shield too. They also include a bowl and depending on which one it would be stainless steel or glass. Although anything can be purchased separately and readily found. The mixer comes with everything you would need as a basic get by kit. However, what this listing is for is considered a upgraded mixing attachment that you would use on the few hundred dollar mixer you already have or buying along with this. This item fits the tilt top mixers. I hope this helped. I wish they only cost that much for the entire unit!
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Yes, the bowl works well with the Pro 600. The only problem for me is that the whip attachment is not the best when whipping small batches. For small batches, I prefer to use a hand mixer together with this bowl.
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This mixer does come with a dough hook and I have made bread several times. It does a great job with making dough. I truly love this mixer. I make everything in it, including buttercream for cake decorating, buttercream fondant turns out wonderfully. It works well for everything I have every used it for. My only complaint is that I have the 4 1/2 quart bowl and wish I had the 5 qt -- mine is just not quite big enough. But it works so well even after 26 years of constant use, I can't see getting rid of it for that reason
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its a very durable high quality hand mixer -great for general mixing -but if its a hook you require ( for stuff like pizza dough etc. )the more durable stand Kitchen aid mixer is what you should use !
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On September 7, 2009, I bought a black onyx Kitchen-Aid Artisan 5 quart stand mixer from Bed, Bath and Beyond in Dayton, Ohio, for $232.92 including tax, . Normally it would have been $299.99 but I used one of their 20% off coupons. (Apparently, Artisan mixer prices vary according to the colors as well as where one buys the product.)Amazon wanted $289.95 but the S & H was not included.Kohl's was having one of their "best prices of the season sale" and they wanted the full $349.99 that is Kitchen-Aid's asking price.
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Yes, I had no problems with it. I actually bought it as a 2nd mixer. I have a big Kitchen Aide and needed another because I bake so much. I used it quite often until I accidentally knocked the hand held part off the counter and it broke into about 3 pieces. :(
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I do not believe that this bowl will work with the KitchenAid K5SS, I think from looking at the K5SS that model is a tilt top mixer. This bowl works with the 5 qt. LIFT bowl model. KitchenAid had the lift bowl for years, where there is a lever to lift the bowl up to the beaters. If your model is a tilt top, where you can tilt the main unit and beaters up and out of the batter, this bowl will not work. Also that style has an extra piece of metal at the bottom that sits in the base. I can see why it would be confusing as some of those newer tilt tops now have the handle on the bowl. It used to be that only the lift style had a handle on the bowl. That makes it harder to tell the difference. I do not believe that this bowl will work with the KitchenAid K5SS, I think from looking at the K5SS that model is a tilt top mixer. This bowl works with the 5 qt. LIFT bowl model. KitchenAid had the lift bowl for years, where there is a lever to lift the bowl up to the beaters. If your model is a tilt top, where you can tilt the main unit and beaters up and out of the batter, this bowl will not work. Also that style has an extra piece of metal at the bottom that sits in the base. I can see why it would be confusing as some of those newer tilt tops now have the handle on the bowl. It used... » Read More I do not believe that this bowl will work with the KitchenAid K5SS, I think from looking at the K5SS that model is a tilt top mixer. This bowl works with the 5 qt. LIFT bowl model. KitchenAid had the lift bowl for years, where there is a lever to lift the bowl up to the beaters. If your model is a tilt top, where you can tilt the main unit and beaters up and out of the batter, this bowl will not work. Also that style has an extra piece of metal at the bottom that sits in the base. I can see why it would be confusing as some of those newer tilt tops now have the handle on the bowl. It used to be that only the lift style had a handle on the bowl. That makes it harder to tell the difference. « Show Less
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I have just bought the KitchenAid 5qt. It works great! I'm not familiar with the series you've mentioned.
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Did any of you see the Popular Mechanix video that tested blenders? Neither the blentec or the vitamix comes out looking very good. I've been using my Kitchenaid 5-speed, which won the competition, everyday for green smoothies and it does a great job at a fraction of the cost.
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I use it with a pro 600. It didn't match the curve of the bowl exactly but was close enough for a good wipe. There is an adjustment screw for lift height on the mixer that I had to loosen because the beater was very tight against the bowl bottom.
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The lift bowl design is more ridged than the tilt head; this allows for a stronger motor and in the case of the Pro 600 and 5+ the use of the spiral dough hook. You only spill batter taking out the bowl if you try to take it out with the beater, whip or hook still in place. If you release the attachment first, you can take out the bowl out with only a slight tilt back and nothing spills. If you lift the head on the tilt head mixer so you can spin off the stuff on the beater, you are asking to get hurt. You could of course do this on the lift bowl mixer by lowering the bowl part way with one hand and controlling the motor with the other, but again, I don't recommend that. Either style of mixer does a very good job. I think that long term, the bowl lift is better than the tilt head. I have both; I use the lift bowl more.
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I do not know if the drive mechanism is different in the artisan series. Chances are that the part will work for you but on the safe side, ask kitchenaid.
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I do believe that they are the same. 1.3 H.P. DC Motor which Is I understand it uses a gear drive mechanism. Believe it or not the next step up is a Hobart 5 Qt. mixer with a 1/3 H.P motor. I am not sure why the motors are rated like this. Last I knew the Hobart used bely drive and still has to be turned off to switch gears of which there are only three. It will however low through just about anything without complaint all day every day. Bagel dough is one of the hardest doughs on a mixer. I wouldn't recommend using this as the primary mixer in a Bagel Shop, but other than that the Hobart 5 Qt. is a classic beast of a machine and you will find that the 3 speeds are all you really knead:) The only issue is the cost. you can buy 3 Kitchen Aid mixers for the price of one Hobart 5-quart. So I guess it would all depend on what you do with the mixer and how often you do it. Hobart mixers go up in size to the point where you could fit a person in the mixing bowl. Even though the Kitchen Aid says it is "Commercial" it isn't really when put up against the same size of Hobart mixer (same manufacturer, Hobart Corp makes Kitchen Aid). So decide on how much money you want to spend and get the Hobart if you can do so without putting to much strain on your pocket, you will not be sorry. I have used them in Commercial Kitchens for 30+ years and they are the standard by which all other mixers are measured. Although other manufacturers make soma great mixers to be sure, it is my opinion that there is nothing like a Hobart mixer for function and day in and day out durability. Hobart's are also easy to get parts for and fix if some does ever go wrong. You can also look into used/refurbished Hobart's without much worry as to their ability as long as they are bought by a Certified Hobart Reseller or someone you trust and who knows the history of the machine. Best of luck and happy mixing...