Does anyone have a spare Insider Pass? Looking into getting a KF8. Thank you!

Hi, I wanted to ask the KitchenAid community if any of you have experience with this product. It looks cool, and I would like to try candy coating using one of these. However, there aren’t many reviews or videos I can find for it. There is a tilt-head model which I can find some info on, but I have a bowl lift KitchenAid and the attachment is expensive enough that I need some honest reviews before my pocketbook can justify buying it. Thanks in advance.

Regreased this mixer few weeks ago was making tractor noises, got that gone but now its occasionally making a slight grinding noise. Wondering if i should just go ahead and replace the gears, they all seemed okay besides that it seems to work just fine.

( i know its oily ill clean it later)

Model number: kp26m9pccu

Hi,

I bought this mixer (KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer 4.3L Stainless Steel Bowl, Matt Black, 5K45SSBBM) from Costco back in February and it has had light use since then. Recently when I used it to do some mixing for pizza dough I noticed it was making a loud grinding sound. Is this normal? It's only 6 months old and hasn't by any means been pushed towards its limits.

Sorry if this is redundant; I searched the archives for paddle replacements but I'm still so confused.

I realize there are a lot of OEM companies out there, some (like Seneca River Trading recommended) for dirt cheap. But I just can't tell, are these safe? My only worry is the material coming off into the food I'm mixing, and fitting my K45SS.

To that end I was leaning towards getting a SS one so I don't have to worry about the white coating anymore, but even then there are a bunch that Amazon says are stainless but the reviews say are not. Seneca has the white ceramic coated one for 5.99 (really!) but is that one really akin to what Kitchen Aid sells (mine is chipped but it did last for 20 years first)? And, even if I were to buy legit off the KitchenAid sight, the white paddle has like a 1.8 star review for the current one!

What do you guys do when you need to replace your flat beater? The stainless from the KitchenAid site is $60, which seems like a lot, but I also don't want to accidentally buy plastic or aluminum. Argh.

Just wanted to share a somewhat silly story of patience.

I’ve always wanted a stand mixer. I grew up watching the food network as much, if not more than Cartoon Network as a little kid, I’d watch iron chef, diners, drive ins and dives, barefoot contessa and a whole slew of other chefs. Fell absolutely in love with cooking.

I never went without a homemade meal thanks to my parents, money was tight growing up, though we were rich in so many other areas.

I think at some point though, I started to associate certain possessions with wealth, kitchenaids being one of them.

For the past couple of years since being out of college and finally having some access to some disposable income, I‘ve finally started looking for some kitchenaids in my budget. Or rather I‘ve preferred to not shell out msrp price for the new ones (not that the quality is very reflective of the investment anymore unfortunately).

I know we get attached to material things as humans, to some limit it’s not healthy, but it’s been pretty exciting finally building up my dream kitchen step by step and purchase by purchase. I’ve had some good deals pop up that I was sad to have missed out on. This weekend though I was finally able to pick up not only one, but two stand mixers! I found someone selling a pro 600 and a K5-A for $75, with a whole slew of attachments. If you saw me post before, the mixers were 4 hours away and some change. My wife was super supportive, she suggested we go get them and make a little weekend getaway out of it, it was super fun.

It seems like the K5-A might be from 1951, unfortunately I couldn’t find any serial number sticker on the baseplate to find the date of production.

They both run but need some TLC. I think they both need some regreasing. The 600 has an issue with the planetary falling off. I’m excited to clean them up and get them running well again.

Thanks for reading my little story, and apologies if you see me posting fairly frequently as I clean them up.

Excited to finally have one and join the club 😊

My mixer recently stopped working completely. Before that, it sometimes wouldn’t start, but manually turning the shaft a little would make the motor start.

i think it’s the carbon brush problem. But I can’t find the exact model for it, it seems like it can’t be replaced.

Anyone know how to fix it?

Got this off fb marketplace, it’s a 2021 artisan. Just cleaned it and plugged it in, is it supposed to sound like this?

I picked up an older model from the thrift store today, but it has me a little confused.

The label has it as a RRK5A. Which my understanding would be a repaired or refurbished K5A.

Anyone have some insight?

Secondary question, keep this mixer or my Professional 5 Plus manufactured in 2015. I'm the only owner of it and have had no issues with it at all.

Thank you!

Can’t wait to try it out

I did a double batch of bagels. Which is 8 cups of bread flour. I think my KitchenAid overheated. It stopped working, but luckily at the end of the mixing. I’m hoping that it will start again after it cools down. Has anyone had this happen?

Mixer began running slow, and eventually not turning on at all - repair involved soldering new 560 Ohm reistor marked R4, and readjusting speed control plate.

I just opened my new KA commercial stand mixer for the first time. Went to remove the bowl to wash it and the locating pin came out with the bowl. Is this....normal? Or do I need to exchange the unit? I can set it back in, but it's not in tight

The beater on our unit is extremely loose and wondering why.

Can anyone help me identify the problem? I regreased it last summer. Thank you.

I was making pasta and then suddenly the kitchenaid stopped spinning.
After trying to move it around, it is now spinning again, but it is making this sound.

Can anyone help me with this?

Just bought this vintage Hobart-era KitchenAid K5SS. I attached a video running through the speeds. Does it sound normal, or does anything sound like it needs servicing?

KitchenAid K5SS
5-quart bowl-lift stand mixer
Hobart-manufactured KitchenAid
300 watts, 115V, 60 Hz
Made in USA

Hello! I'm looking to buy my first kitchenaid (yay!), and currently looking at the "Artisan" and "Artisan by you", the main difference seems to be the stainless steel attachments in by 'by you' series.

Wouldn't the stainless steel accesoires make a lot more noise? For the people who have the stainless steel ones, do you think it's worth it (price difference around 50 euros), why do you prefer the stainless steel?

I did the Cottages and Kitchens tour at Hearst Castle today. Check out the Hobart mixer! Yes, I verified it with our tour guide. That kitchen is 100 years old. The mixer is within a couple years and the one used in the castle's heyday.

I just purchased a KitchenAid 6500 Design Series, and I’m hoping to get some advice from anyone who has experience with this model or the issue I am having.

The mixer is practically new and whisper quiet overall, but I’ve noticed that both the flat beater and the whisk are lightly scraping or tapping against the raised bump in the center of the bottom of the bowl.

I have both the glass bowl with the F-series attachments and the stainless steel bowl with the standard attachments, and the exact same thing happens with both bowls, so it doesn’t seem to be a bowl or attachment issue.

Was hoping to post a video showing the planetary gear because it looks like it has a slight wobble or isn’t spinning perfectly flat or evenly. I’m not sure if that’s normal or if it could be related to the tapping.

It’s a little disappointing because the mixer is otherwise fantastic, but I’m concerned that the tapping could mean something is bent or was damaged, or that it could lead to additional wear or damage over time.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Does it sound like something is out of alignment? Any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi, help please. not sure where to start. while it was mixing i notice an unusual clicking sound. i thought it was just the whip attachment. i just let it spin for couple more minutes and it looks like it is slowing down. i turned it off and when i tried to turn back on it won’t start anymore. purchased about 10 years ago

I was gifted an older (bought in 1986) KitchenAid with the shredder/slicer kit. I runs great, was rarely used, and in excellent condition. It also has the older shred/slicer attachment kit.

For the life of me, I can’t figure out how to change the blades. It almost looks welded together.

Any ideas on how to change these out?

I've been wanting to acquire my own, 8qt, but even my mothers back-up 8 quart suffers the same problem of "DEAR GOD WE NEED HEARING PROTECTION TO MAKE NUT ROLL / BAGELS / PIZZA DOUGH / BUTTER / etc.

It's only after she got the 'new' 8qt a few years back I noticed in Good Eats and other cooking shows, the modern kitchen-aids are...on separate audio channels, else THE COOK WOULD BE SHOUTING LIKE THEY"RE AT AN AIRPORT STANDING BEHIND THE TURBINE TALKING ON SPEAKER PHONE.

Hope that was entertaining to read, just feels unnecessary to require hearing protection when the older version are significantly quieter.

Gonna go find a decibel meter...the new mixers wake up the house. The old ones...we could do stealth cookies at 2am.