tilt head or not? Which is better? to have the tilt head back to get the bowl out or just life the bowl to release it? This will be my first kitchenaid mixer. I have always had handheld and want to make sure it will be a good fit. tilt head or not? Which is better? to have the tilt head back to get the bowl out or just life the bowl to release it? This will be my first kitchenaid mixer. I have always had handheld and want... » Read More tilt head or not? Which is better? to have the tilt head back to get the bowl out or just life the bowl to release it? This will be my first kitchenaid mixer. I have always had handheld and want to make sure it will be a good fit. « Show Less
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I grew up using the Kitchen Aid mixers in my mom's & grandma's kitchens, both of which had the tilt head. When I got my own as a wedding gift (I didn't pick it out), it has the bowl lift rather than the tilt head. My husband likes it well enough, I guess, but I am not a huge fan of it. I much prefer being able to tilt the head back and reach in to scrape the bowl, because it seems like with the bowl lift I have to not only lower the bowl, but basically take it all the way off the stand in order to really be able to get in there and scrape the sides.
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Pro series is all "bowl lift" style and the Classic, Classic Plus and Artisan are all tilt head.
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I vote the tilt head. I have had mine for many years and have used the fixed head model at others' houses and was frankly surprised how little I liked it. I found placing the bowl very difficult on the fixed model and I also don't like having to remove the mixer element to remove the bowl and get access to the bowl for scraping.
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If it is on the counter under the cabinets, it is convenient not to try to tilt the head back. lower the bowl, remove the attachment and you are free to lift off the bowl, without moving the whole mixer to clear your cabinets.
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I am not entirely sure, all that I know for certain is my wife loves it, her & I both use it all the time, it works very well, seems pretty heavy duty(as far as hand mixers go you know) & we've experienced no problems w/ it. She's had it for close to a year. & I had also bought one for my mother 4-6 months before I got ours & my mom hasn't experienced any problems either. A little advice, if you do get one, when I got the one for my mom I had found two different packages on Amazon. The one only came w/ the chopper head & the other one came with a whisker, a chopper head & an emulsifier head that holds about a pint capacity. I told my mom of the options before I purchased it for her(the prices were the same or the one w/ 3 heads was only a few dollars more), anyway mom wanted the one that only had the chopper, but when my wife decided she wanted one after she saw my mom's, she requested the package w/ 3 heads & I definitely recommend that one also: so smooth mashed potatoes & a little easy to handle emulsifier like that is just great. Hope I was helpful.
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Kithcen aid makes two versions and you have noticed someone snuck in a picture of the suspended bowl version. This mixer is the tilt-head version and the bowl sits flat on the mixer base, the head tilts to aloow changing tools. The othe version raises and lowers the bowl with a lever on the unshown side in the picture. Either way, a great mixer at a good price.
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You know, I have never used the pan and tilt at the same time. First off I am using this head with a DSLR and not a video camera. Having said that, I usually set the tilt and then just pan as I am shoot. I know this head seems to be real smooth as long as I don't snug it down too tight. I may try to put some graphite on it and just see as smooth it will make it operate. I do know you have to be careful using graphite as it will get all over EVERYTHING! Sorry I could not have been more help to you.
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The lift stand mixers have a much better motor in them. making the head heavier, causing the design difference. The tilt head mixers don't compare to the lift models. I wouldn't trade my lift stand for a tilt model ever. The lift stands are just built so much better there isn't really a comparison.
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To all those who are concerned about the gearbox issue - some clarification: The problem in some earlier models of K'Aid mixers was not realted to the gears themselves, so the statement on the box that the mixer has all metal gears is beside the point. The all metal gears on the mixer remain meshed thanks to the GEARBOX COVER or housing. For a while, K'Aid had moved to a plastic gearbox cover to hold their METAL gears together. What then happened was when the mixer was used for tasks that generated some heat (kneading doughs, mixing heavy cookie dough), the heat within the gearbox caused the plastic gearbox cover to soften and distort. This caused the metal gears to become disengaged and actually grind each other up. So, this issue at hand is not whether your mixer has all metal gears, but what the gearbox COVER is made out of. KitchenAid tried to take a shortcut, and then found that they received few complaints from users who whipped up a cake or two, but users who tasked the mixer with heavier use (for which it is advertised) ended up with non-functional machines. K'Aid first denied the problem, but then decided to bite the bullet, and go back to a metal gear housing. They have been trying to recover their valuable reputation by offering very cooperative customer service and a website forum where KitchenAid mixer users can dialogue and bond with the K'Aid reps. In short, they made a boo-boo and have now fixed it. The question is, did you get one of their boo-boo machines, or not? If you're one of those people who believes that you'll be passing down your mixer to your children, I think it would be prudent to ensure that you have a metal gearbox cover on board. After all, you may task the mixer with only Angel Food cake batter, but your "heirs" may actually try to make bread and find that the machine is not up to it. Bob
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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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it does not tilt back. it raises and lowers. this way it eliminates a weak spot especially when kneading dough you don't want the head bouncing up and down. you need something strong and steady. The bowl sits on two spikes and has a slip over spring clip that is on the machine frame. very strong spring clip. nothing about these units are weak. built like a tank.
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Chris, the unit is designed so that the s-blade stays attached to the bowl. This is so you don't lose the blade when you pour out the contents into another container. I found this very useful when making multiple batches, the blade is easily detached just by pulling up while holding the bowl down. When you place the bowl back onto the drive unit it will require that you give the blade a turn to get the drive flats lined up and the and the bowl to slide down. You also have to make sure that the locking tangs on the motor line up with the slots on the bowl, if they don't then you can get the bowl to lock in. I hope this helps with any issues that you are experiencing.
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This is for the tilt head mixers. They do make two others for the bowl lift mixers. I do love this blade. I hope one of the others will fit your mixer!
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Read the description. This is a bowl-lift model. The mixer DOES NOT tilt back.
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because of so many reviews of the kitchenaid version being cheap plastic. i ended up wanting to make wheatgrass and had to buy the kitchenaid food grinder anyway to do so with my mixer, big mistake. there are shavings of metal with my wheatgrass. i wish i never bought the kitchenaid food grinder/juicer attachment. I do love and cannot live without my mixer but these attachments are garbage. the ravioli attachment is also garbage. it only stuffs a very small amount of stuffing inside. hope this helps!
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Veggiechiliqueen, please read the posts at http://www.amazon.com/anybody-models-shipped-gearboxs-plastic/forum/Fx1UONYPEXDDH0B/TxORR918EEI18Q/1/ref=cm_cd_ef_tft_tp?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin;=B0006LKLTS for you question. My mixer's serial number begins with WW05 and the packing box printed 'Direct Drive - All-Steel Gear Transmission'.I got my mixer 4 hours ago. I started the mixer but noticed some rattling noise - like some gears hiting the casting. I called KitchenAid. The representative was very nice and told me the Pro 600 Series mixer is a bit noiser than other mixer. She assured me that if the noise of the mixer is getting louder, she will ship a new one for me.Have you gotten your rebate form? http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/00/00/01/52/29/63/152296350._V10117256_.pdf Veggiechiliqueen, please read the posts at http://www.amazon.com/anybody-models-shipped-gearboxs-plastic/forum/Fx1UONYPEXDDH0B/TxORR918EEI18Q/1/ref=cm_cd_ef_tft_tp?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin;=B0006LKLTS for you question. My mixer's serial number begins with WW05 and the packing box printed 'Direct Drive - All-Steel Gear Transmission'.I got my mixer 4 hours ago. I started the mixer but noticed some rattling noise - like... » Read More Veggiechiliqueen, please read the posts at http://www.amazon.com/anybody-models-shipped-gearboxs-plastic/forum/Fx1UONYPEXDDH0B/TxORR918EEI18Q/1/ref=cm_cd_ef_tft_tp?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin;=B0006LKLTS for you question. My mixer's serial number begins with WW05 and the packing box printed 'Direct Drive - All-Steel Gear Transmission'.I got my mixer 4 hours ago. I started the mixer but noticed some rattling noise - like some gears hiting the casting. I called KitchenAid. The representative was very nice and told me the Pro 600 Series mixer is a bit noiser than other mixer. She assured me that if the noise of the mixer is getting louder, she will ship a new one for me.Have you gotten your rebate form? http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/00/00/01/52/29/63/152296350._V10117256_.pdf « Show Less
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It is somewhat difficult to turn the speed dial. The wand is also a little bit hard to handle. It is large. You might be better off with the Braun Multimix. It is a hand-held mixer with the stick blender attachment and the chopper. It also has dough hooks, but I never used them. I had one for years, but shortly after I got it, it would only work on one speed - high! I actually think that chopper worked better than the Kitchenaid.
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$14.99K45DHrating images 0 reviews KitchenAid® Tilt-Head. Coated C-Dough Hook KitchenAid® Tilt-Head. Coated C-Dough HookDough Hook | Stand Mixer Accessory
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Carla, My mixer is the "Artisan" tilt back head mixer. Unless you have the large professional mixer with the arms that hold the bowl then the cover should fit yours. Mine came with the standard stainless steel bowl and I bought a glass 5 quart bowl also. I love this cover, it has a zipper that makes it easy to put on and fits like a glove.
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I have the tilt head and bought my sister a lift one without realizing it. After baking at her house, I regret it. The bowl is VERY DIFFICULT to attach and detatch, and you need to detatch it in order to get to the stuff in the bowl since you can't tilt the head out of the way. The tilt head has a simple twist to get off the bowl. The lift head doesn't lift enough for you to mix the ingredients that went up on the sides back in or really do anything. I hear the lift is more powerful. If you're just making meringues and cookies, I'd definitely stick with the tilt head.