After much consideration of whether or not to go with the tilt head stand mixer and my gorgeous new 7 Quart bowl lift stand mixer the bowl lift was the best choice for me due to having multiple physical health issues and this amazing bowl lift mixer is absolutely perfect for my needs and as a whole. I literally said to my new 7 Quart bowl lift, “where have you been all my life?” This has got to be the most incredible stand mixer ever and I am confident it will stand the test of time and be passed down generation to generation. Now for the big questions… Why do I like this particular model?•Absolutely stunning in every aspect of the design, quality, and performance!•Beautiful stainless steel attachments that come standard with this gorgeous bowl lift that are an ... MoreAfter much consideration of whether or not to go with the tilt head stand mixer and my gorgeous new 7 Quart bowl lift stand mixer the bowl lift was the best choice for me due to having multiple physical health issues and this amazing bowl lift mixer is absolutely perfect for my needs and as a whole. I literally said to my new 7 Quart bowl lift, “where have you been all my life?” This has got to be the most incredible stand mixer ever and I am confident it will stand the test of time and be passed down generation to generation. Now for the big questions… Why do I like this particular model?•Absolutely stunning in every aspect of the design, quality, and performance!•Beautiful stainless steel attachments that come standard with this gorgeous bowl lift that are an excellent weight and can easily tackle anything you want to make. The included pour shield is an added bonus and fits like a glove to prevent any of your mixtures from trying to fly out of the bowl.•The classic color of White which fits perfectly with any aesthetic that one might have and in my case, it truly does fit perfectly with all of my other KitchenAid products! Timeless color that will always stand the test of time.•The ease of putting the bowl onto the pegs AND extremely important to read the manual which instructs you to gently but firmly press down on the bowl to lock it into position BEFORE you use the lock handle and/or your bowl lift. If you miss or skip this step you will not be putting your bowl on correctly and you might think that it doesn’t fit properly; HOWEVER, you must read and follow the instruction manual to the letter so that you are attaching the bowl correctly and so you will save a lot of time in putting your bowl the right way. I have to say I have used the stand mixer with tilt head and still read the instruction manual religiously so that I make sure that I have it fitting properly and thus save a lot of time in doing so!•This particular bowl lift is so much easier to operate and create yummy food from favorite deserts to doughs and mixes that you have the right kitchen tool to breeze through without effort. I love every single piece of my new 7 Quart Bowl Lift stand mixer in Classic White.•The selection of speeds with the half speed option is also great to have with this mixer. It is great for mixing up lighter ingredients that don’t need a lot of power to make. I love that option so much! The lock handle is perfect as well!•The KitchenAid customer service team are amazing people and very knowledgeable about everything and anything you might have a question about!! The amazing ladies and gentlemen I have had the pleasure of talking with have been wonderful! They have been so great in assisting me with any questions I’ve had and are truly a bonus to owning KitchenAid products. Truly grateful to them all and that’s a huge bonus of owning your own products.There’s not one thing that is a con with this powerhouse! I’ve definitely made the best choice for kitchen appliances and I absolutely love my new bowl lift mixer!!!*One thing I thought about when reading other reviews was that a small silicone flower shaped accessory would be perfect to place where the bowl rests when not in use or when you need to change the bowl or remove it when you’re done using the bowl lift to act as an extra piece of protection against accidental damage in case the bowl slips or in case one hasn’t followed the manual about locking the bowl in place at the back before using the lock handle. I have a silicone flower hot pad that I use for just in case I were to accidentally lose my grip when I’m ready to remove my mixtures. It would make a great accessory in my opinion.Overall Conclusion - I absolutely LOVE my 7 Quart Bowl Lift stand mixer and wish I had discovered it sooner!! Hands down this is one tough mixer and the gold standard of all mixers!! If you’re thinking about it I promise you that you will love it too!! Buy it you will never regret it!!

Incredibly disappointed. My parents cooked and baked all week, every week - and a Kenwood Chef saw them through 25 years.A passionate chef myself, I decided to better them and go with a Kitchen Aid Heavy Duty stand mixer, because it was surely better , right?WRONG.It served me well UNTIL I got married, had a child and started making bread. Anything more than one 500 gm loaf (yes, ONE ) it began to heat up a lot, and I mean HOT. It struggled to mix it. As a parent I need to make two at a time, and they need kneading or don't work and rise properly. I queried the importer and repairier and both advised that KA only have 375 watt motors and - I kid thee not - "run for ten minutes, rest for fifteen".This utterly defeats the purpose of a mixer if the poor thing ... MoreIncredibly disappointed. My parents cooked and baked all week, every week - and a Kenwood Chef saw them through 25 years.A passionate chef myself, I decided to better them and go with a Kitchen Aid Heavy Duty stand mixer, because it was surely better , right?WRONG.It served me well UNTIL I got married, had a child and started making bread. Anything more than one 500 gm loaf (yes, ONE ) it began to heat up a lot, and I mean HOT. It struggled to mix it. As a parent I need to make two at a time, and they need kneading or don't work and rise properly. I queried the importer and repairier and both advised that KA only have 375 watt motors and - I kid thee not - "run for ten minutes, rest for fifteen".This utterly defeats the purpose of a mixer if the poor thing needs to rest from exhaustion just when the work gets heavy, and holds up everyone else in the kitchen. It was also in it's own words 'heavy duty'... except sorry, NO YOU AREN'T!KA died recently; gearbox was cracked and motor windings were coming apart. So I researched every option in great depth, including the Bernardi My Baker (too specialised but brilliant at bread only). Hands down, the Kenwood Chef Baker XL is the winner and it arrives tomorrow. And it's only slightly prcier than a replacement gearbox and motor for the KA which would have returned it to it's 'new/lazy = useless' state.The Kenwood is built like a tank. It has a 1200 W motor. No gearbox but belt drive so strain is taken by belt not cogs. Bowl within a bowl so you can keep working. In-built scales. Stainless steel tools go in dishwasher and don't perish and shed grey oxide like the KA alloy/aluminium ones. HALLELUJAH!AVOID KITCHEN AID if you are a serious baker. If you only whisk eggs and cream sugar and make liquid batters and small portions of anything go for it. If you need a reliable, powerful workhorse, saddle up a Kenwood and shoot the Kitchen Aid on your way out of the stable.

I got the seven quart kitchenaid mixer after decades of having the artisan. I like it but it definitely has its negative points. The biggest issue is putting on the bowl. I find it unwieldy and unnecessarily awkward to attach it to the mixer. It is also difficult to add ingredients to the bowl when it’s attached. The whisk has to be moved to certain positions in order to get the ingredients in without a mess. I have made mashed potatoes three times in it in a larger quantity and find it difficult to tell when I have the right consistency. Once I tried to remove the whole bowl to check the consistency and could not get it back on because it was so heavy and my potatoes were a disappointment because I ended up using my hand mixer to finish them. I also tried to whip ... MoreI got the seven quart kitchenaid mixer after decades of having the artisan. I like it but it definitely has its negative points. The biggest issue is putting on the bowl. I find it unwieldy and unnecessarily awkward to attach it to the mixer. It is also difficult to add ingredients to the bowl when it’s attached. The whisk has to be moved to certain positions in order to get the ingredients in without a mess. I have made mashed potatoes three times in it in a larger quantity and find it difficult to tell when I have the right consistency. Once I tried to remove the whole bowl to check the consistency and could not get it back on because it was so heavy and my potatoes were a disappointment because I ended up using my hand mixer to finish them. I also tried to whip about a cup of whipping cream and had to stop because it could not manage that small an amount. Switching paddles/whisks attachment is also a pain in the middle of a recipe, like going from whisk to dough hook for bread for example. I really do miss my artisan, because not everything I do is in large quantities. When my husband bought me this for my birthday, I really wanted the Ankarsrum, but I got the kitchenaid instead because of its attachment abilities. The true test will be when I am canning and whether it is able to use the vegetable attachment that I use for making sauce, because the information at the time of purchase does not tell you which attachments are compatible.