My current KA mixer is the smaller of the two household models with the "screw" type of bowl, never had a problem with it.
I believe it is approaching 15 years in age, and up until our move, was in use almost daily. Only issues I have had with it are the pivot pin likes to work it's way out of the bore during exceptionally heavy tasks, like kneading bread dough, and having to do a little triage to the "on/off" switch after my oldest son knocked it over on the pantry shelf, which bent the lever an made it start whenever it was powered up. We also have the grinder/mill attachment, which needs to be replaced as the body is cracking with age. I want to buy the larger model with the bowls that use pins. I only regret that I won't be able to use the bowls from the smaller model. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Sep 9, 2011, at 10:39 AM, "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > On Friday, September 09, 2011 10:09 AM, "Dan Penoff" <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> It has been my recent experience that KitchenAid is making an attempt to >> appeal to the high end crowd with their appliances. >> >> When we were out shopping, their stuff seemed to be really pricey without >> offering anything significantly different than lower priced but good quality >> competitors. > > We got ours about 5 years ago. At the time it was a bit above average in > cost but not what I'd call "expensive". It may have been a closeout of a > model line though; I don't really recall. > > What I like about it is that it's quiet, and it only has a couple of cycle > options (who really ever uses all those options most dishwashers have), and > so far, reliable (knock on wood). > >> I do like their mixers, however. Best small kitchen appliance I ever bought. > > I have one where the bowl has a screw/twist mount on the bottom. That tended > to pull out when mixing dough, so I beefed up the threads on the bowl by > brazing on some additional metal. That fixed it, but if I were to get > another I'd get the one where the bowl hangs on pins on either side, that > looks a lot stronger to me. > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
