KitchenAid Artisan Mini 3.5 Quart vs KitchenAid Pro 600 Series 6-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer

okay with a lift up stand Like so so this will, uh, raise and lower. Okay, so on the uh, Proline seven you're gonna put your bowl on like this and the...

Hot damn! That is a bowl-lift model. I am happy you ran into such a good deal. Excellent procurement.

The mini comes in at 400, so it's got the same power and the same capabilities as the art as the classic does mostly, but it's about 50 dollars more, ...

Unless you put more than a pound of flour in, there's not enough ingredients for the dough hook to actually knead the dough. Even with the tool adjustment set all the way down, there's still room enough for my whole hand between the hook and the bottom of the bowl. So instead of an amazingly powerful "professional" machine I will be pleased about putting on my counter once a week and proud when it can make dozens of cookies at once, I got something too big for everyday use and not really good enough for professional use. The only consolation is that the cheaper brands aren't really good enough for even home use, so I've got that going for me

It works very well. Extremely easy to operate. I wash bowl and attachments by hand, they are very quick to wash. What was most surprising to me was how much time it saves me

It is fairly easy to use, and it looks fine. It is easy to clean, and it continued to look like new after many uses. A number of other reviews state complaints about this mixers performance, largely of the nature: this is not built like my grandmother's Kitchenaid. I don't have my grandmother's mixer around to compare with this one

I was also impressed with the new paddle style and how it scrapes the sides of the mixer bowl while mixing. I do have one complaint though, thus the reason for 4 stars. I had a very hard time sliding the speed dial. I found it took me using both hands and most of my strength to move the speed slide at all

If I keep it, I will look for new gears to install in it.) The KitchenAid has a slow-start protocol built in, so that when you turn it on (by advancing the speed lever - there is no on/off switch) it doesn't sent a puff of flour in the air or splash liquid out (unless you go immediately to high). The Kenmore I had apparently was engineer with a fast-start; I resorted to starting the Kenmore with the beaters up and then lowering them into the bowl when the mixer had gone to it's appropriate speed. Still, if I had a lot of flour in the bowl of the KitchenAid, I'd start with the bowl lowered, and slowly ight the bowl to reduce splatter, etc

it's a decent size for small batches. Kitchen aid could improve the design by simply elongating the head, which would mean you could use a larger bowl.

The good: The overall appearance of the mixer is sleek and, for lack of a more appropriate word, professional. The flat beater does do a great job of mixing cookie and cupcake batters, with the occasional (expected) scrape with a rubber spatula. I have not utilized the dough hook, and therefore have no opinion but positive at this point.