KitchenAid - KitchenAid® Pro 5™ Plus 5 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer - Ink Blue

I bought this as a gift for my sister on a whim when it was a 60% off deal of the day. I figured it was high quality as its part of their professional series. Once I pulled the trigger, I began researching customer reviews and identified more than a few negative ratings and experiences. Most centered around the mixer's motors burning out within 18 to 24 months of use. I started to feel a sense of buyer's remorse, thinking I may have selected a defective or poor quality mixer. I warned my sister and she looked into it. Her research showed that the negative reviews were a result of user error and misuse, where most of the owners put dense ingredients into the bowl and immediately kicked the mixer into its highest gear. She told me that not doing that would be common sense for anyone familiar with the appliance, and that perhaps those people were not well informed, and didn't read or follow the instructions and recommendations from Kitchen Aid. I gave her the mixer last week and she was able to run a few test drives, which was a treat for me. Her feedback was extremely positive! She loves the mixer, views it as high quality, and is confident it will stand up to the test of time. For background, she's a moderate to casual user. She uses the mixer to cook and bake for others as well as herself, and also uses the mixer heavily for regular, weekly meal prep. I'm extremely happy with the mixer for its high quality as an appliance and gift for my little sister.

Make dough for 3 16" pizza's every week. The motor handles the 5qts of dough mix with ease. Quality is top-notch, makes me happy when I am using it. Pizza dough comes out super soft and smooth something that I was not ever able to achieve kneading with my hands only.

My wife has wanted one for 10+ years and I finally folded like a lawn chair when it was $199 on Black Friday sale. She’s used it to make a couple cakes, whipped/mashed potatoes, and also an apple pie and it all turned out great. Today I used the metal metal grinder accessory for the first time and it worked well out you could tell the machine struggled a bit on hard fat from a brisket. After the 5 minutes or so you could definitely smell something funky and it was warm to the touch. Wish it was more powerful.

I bout this for my girlfriend for Christmas. She bakes often and has been wanting one for a few years now. I finally grabbed one for a great price on BestBuy.com, I have never been so happy myself. With this new mixer she makes so many tasty things. The versatility of this mixer with attachments you can buy is unrivaled. Overall very happy with this purchase.

I bought this mixer for my wife as a pre-Christmas present for when she makes cookies for the holidays. Her friend has one that she was always talking about so I felt it was a worthwhile purchase at the sales price. My wife could not say enough good things about it after the first round of baking, she loves it.

Sturdy & works great for kneading my bread. Made batches of cookies too. Such a handy helper. If you like baking, this is worth the purchase. It may take sometime for placing in and removing the bowl but you’ll get the hang of it. It came with three attachments: paddle, whisk and dough hook. The paddle doesn’t really reach the sides well on the bowl so you’ll have to manually do it or buy the scrape attachment.

I’ve wanted this for many years. I’m so happy I finally got it. The color is gorgeous and I’ve used it once!! Thank you Best Buy for the fabulous deal.

Love it! The color is amazing too. I've never owned a mixer before and this thing does the job so well, it makes me feel a little lazy! I've made cookies, cake, frosting and they came out great. Super easy to use