Help a newbie! Is this the same as the Artisan 5qt? Hi! Would like to buy this for the missus (and myself ha), but just wondered if it is the same functionality wise as the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixer? Lovely looking bit of kit, but at $100 more than the Artisan just wondered if it is better to go for the 600 series instead which costs only $20 more than this limited edition model? Feedback much appreciated :) Thanks all!! Help a newbie! Is this the same as the Artisan 5qt? Hi! Would like to buy this for the missus (and myself ha), but just wondered if it is the same functionality wise as the KitchenAid Artisan... » Read More Help a newbie! Is this the same as the Artisan 5qt? Hi! Would like to buy this for the missus (and myself ha), but just wondered if it is the same functionality wise as the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixer? Lovely looking bit of kit, but at $100 more than the Artisan just wondered if it is better to go for the 600 series instead which costs only $20 more than this limited edition model? Feedback much appreciated :) Thanks all!! « Show Less
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Dont know if you already bought this but Overstock.com has the KitchenAid 90th Anniversary Stand Mixer with Glass Bowl for a better price.1. Overstock Price : $265.992. During Checkout, click on "Use Promo" and enter code 146003 to get $15 off3. Rebate Price : -$30.00 ( Exp : 03/27/10 )Final Price : $220.99 After Rebate + Ship($2.95).I'm not sure how long the promo codes last. Hope this was helpful. In making your purchase.
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The Overstock.com price is back up to $350. Williams Sonoma has it for $250 through 11:59pm (PST) Saturday, February 13 or while supplies last.I saw it at my brother's house and it was gorgeous. I have a KA stand mixer (white) but it's so beautiful...I am sorely tempted.
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Thank you so much for the Overstock info. Your kindness made it possible for me to order this mixer, which I've been eyeing for 2 months. I am 60 and this will be my first stand mixer. Look out world!
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It's a great deal. I was going to purchase one myself and came here to compare prices when I saw this post. I ended up not buying it only because I have an 18 month and 4 years old at home and the truth is I don't have time to bake like I would like to. Hopefully I'll buy one in a few years when they are older. Hope you get many years of enjoyment out of it.
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Folks, Let me put everyones mind at ease about this metal or plastic transmission housing issue in the pro 600 mixers. First, let me start by telling you that I have 3 kitchenaid mixers, a 275 watt, a 300 watt, and I have a pro 600 comming monday. All of these mixers I bought for less than $100.00 each because they needed to be repaired, the first one I repaired in about 5 min at no cost, the second one was tougher, It took about twenty minutes to fix that one at a whopping $6.00 plus shipping, It's a black 300 watt that's only two years old and looks like new, it's running strong. My point is, these kitchenaids are so easy to fix that anyone, can repair any problem, from 250 watt up to the 575 watt mixers in about 20 min., if you only take one 10 min. coffee break. Now, let me get to the point, If you have a pro 600 with a plastic transmission cover, dont frett, were going to fix it. Get online and go to: buy-it-nowstore.com and purchase the metal transmission housing from them for $12.99 + shipping. When I recieve my pro 600 monday, I will take it apart and write a step by step procedure to replace the plastic housing with the metal housing, then I will write it here on this descussion page for anyone to follow. I will not be responsable for any damage to your mixer, or injury you may incur to yourself. You may follow my instruction, at your own risk. If you feel like it is within your mechanical ability to complete the task, go for it, if your not sure if you can do it, take your mixer to a repair shop and let them install your new metal housing. "Problem solved". I will be back here next week to write the procedure, It's very simple.
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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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Not sure. 750 is the artisan series only sold by higher end kitchen stores. Has better book by the actual chef and the biggest 2.2 HP motor as well as 40% quieter than older versions.
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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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The DM0600 is made by Jarden Consumer Solutions--New Sources of Growth according to the product details. It also comes with a "no-brainer" mixing tool aka a piece of plastic with measuring incriments on it that attaches to the top of the blender jar which the DM0500 does not have. I own the DM0500 and at the time I purchased it the DM0600 wasn't available for a cheaper price. It's a difference of about $25 and if I had to order again I would purchase the legitimately advertised margaritaville brand DM0500 however, all the reviews are in the 5 and 4 star range so it is possible the the DM0600 is a quality unit. Good luck with your purchase
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be careful I have bought two of these mixers in the past five months. I think all are remanufactured. Go to Wal-Mart and the same mixer is ten dollars cheaper, at least in my home town. Hope this helps.
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If you are going to be making bread, go with the 600 lift-up bowl model, my Artisan can't really handle bread dough gracefully - it really struggles and makes such terrible noises it makes me anxious that it is going to die!
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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...
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Yes, ma'am, it will. Kitchen Aid gives different model numbers for things like the accessories that came with the mixer, the color, and whether it's been refurbished. so don't worry about that. Don't even worry whether it's made for Classic Plus or Ultra Power. The CP had 275 watts, the UP had 300 watts, and your Artisan has 325 watts of power, but they all use the same attachments and accessories.They redesigned the dough hook at one point, and this one kneads faster, but I think they ere shipping this model of dough hook before the Artisan came out. Kneading dough too much strengthens the gluten too much, and keeps the dough from rising. Yes, ma'am, it will. Kitchen Aid gives different model numbers for things like the accessories that came with the mixer, the color, and whether it's been refurbished. so don't worry about that. Don't even worry whether it's made for Classic Plus or Ultra Power. The CP had 275 watts, the UP had 300 watts, and your Artisan has 325 watts of power, but they all use the same attachments and accessories.They redesigned the dough hook at one point, and this one kneads faster, but I think they ere shipping this model of dough hook before the Artisan came out. Kneading dough too much... » Read More Yes, ma'am, it will. Kitchen Aid gives different model numbers for things like the accessories that came with the mixer, the color, and whether it's been refurbished. so don't worry about that. Don't even worry whether it's made for Classic Plus or Ultra Power. The CP had 275 watts, the UP had 300 watts, and your Artisan has 325 watts of power, but they all use the same attachments and accessories.They redesigned the dough hook at one point, and this one kneads faster, but I think they ere shipping this model of dough hook before the Artisan came out. Kneading dough too much strengthens the gluten too much, and keeps the dough from rising. « Show Less
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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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The DM0600 is made by Jarden Consumer Solutions--New Sources of Growth according to the product details. It also comes with a "no-brainer" mixing tool aka a piece of plastic with measuring incriments on it that attaches to the top of the blender jar which the DM0500 does not have. I own the DM0500 and at the time I purchased it the DM0600 wasn't available for a cheaper price. It's a difference of about $25 and if I had to order again I would purchase the legitimately advertised margaritaville brand DM0500 however, all the reviews are in the 5 and 4 star range so it is possible the the DM0600 is a quality unit. Good luck with your purchase The DM0600 is made by Jarden Consumer Solutions--New Sources of Growth according to the product details. It also comes with a "no-brainer" mixing tool aka a piece of plastic with measuring incriments on it that attaches to the top of the blender jar which the DM0500 does not have. I own the DM0500 and at the time I purchased it the DM0600 wasn't available for a cheaper price. It's a difference of about $25 and if I had to order again I would purchase the legitimately advertised margaritaville brand DM0500 however, all the reviews are in the 5 and 4 star range so it is possible the... » Read More The DM0600 is made by Jarden Consumer Solutions--New Sources of Growth according to the product details. It also comes with a "no-brainer" mixing tool aka a piece of plastic with measuring incriments on it that attaches to the top of the blender jar which the DM0500 does not have. I own the DM0500 and at the time I purchased it the DM0600 wasn't available for a cheaper price. It's a difference of about $25 and if I had to order again I would purchase the legitimately advertised margaritaville brand DM0500 however, all the reviews are in the 5 and 4 star range so it is possible the the DM0600 is a quality unit. Good luck with your purchase « Show Less
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When did you buy the mixer and where? I just ordered the Pro 600 from Amazon today and would love to get my hands on that kind of extended warranty.
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Comments are confusing. I have a 6qt kitchen aid and the bowl I ordered was just like the bowl that came with the mixer. Hope that helps.
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I owned a Sunbeam Mixmaster for over 40 years before it finally died and thought I wanted a KitchenAid. I purchased a KitchenAid and just was never satisfied. It never whipped frostings as well as my Sunbeam did and this may have been because of the 2 bowl size and beater position adjustment. I always had to scrape the bottom of the KitchenAid no matter how I tried to adjust. I would suggest stepping up to a slightly more expensive model of Sunbeam as the base on this model is plastic and not a sturdy as I would prefer but I absolutely love everything else . . . and whipped potatoes are also creamy and fluffy once again. I owned a Sunbeam Mixmaster for over 40 years before it finally died and thought I wanted a KitchenAid. I purchased a KitchenAid and just was never satisfied. It never whipped frostings as well as my Sunbeam did and this may have been because of the 2 bowl size and beater position adjustment. I always had to scrape the bottom of the KitchenAid no matter how I tried to adjust. I would suggest stepping up to a slightly more expensive model of Sunbeam as the base on this model is plastic and not a sturdy as I would prefer but I absolutely love everything else . . . and whipped potatoes are... » Read More I owned a Sunbeam Mixmaster for over 40 years before it finally died and thought I wanted a KitchenAid. I purchased a KitchenAid and just was never satisfied. It never whipped frostings as well as my Sunbeam did and this may have been because of the 2 bowl size and beater position adjustment. I always had to scrape the bottom of the KitchenAid no matter how I tried to adjust. I would suggest stepping up to a slightly more expensive model of Sunbeam as the base on this model is plastic and not a sturdy as I would prefer but I absolutely love everything else . . . and whipped potatoes are also creamy and fluffy once again. « Show Less
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I've been watching the ice color for about a month and a half. It's been fluctuating between 279$ and 299$ Today I found it for 239$ from Amazon, the rebate ends in 3 days, but they send you 40$ back and a free book and also a mag subscription. I opted for the free shipping, and Amazon has an offer thru the 30th of Sept if you use their Amazon shop card. So I got the mixer in the color I've been wanting [hopefully it's cool} for 199$,[after rebate] free shipping, no tax and 6 months to pay it off, with no interest if you pay it within the 6 months. Yowsa I'm happy!
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No. One I looked at in the store and considered in the same price range is the Hamilton Beach 64650 Classic Stand/Hand Mixer. The same identical mixer alone sells for half the price($19.00 - $23.00). I didn't want to deal with storing it and the mixer had deal breaking poor reviews regarding "...no real slow speed." The Hamilton Beach stand was really nice though and not the monster the Classic Kitchen Aid was that I had and hardly used.