KitchenAid KSM8990NP Silver 8 Qt. Bowl Lift Countertop Mixer with Standard Accessories - 120V, 1 3/10 hp

I absolutely hate this mixer. I have had a Kitchenaid for my home for over 30 years and love it, so I assumed this one would be as nice. Wrong. The bowl drops, but not far enough to get it off the stand without taking the beater loose as well. When you are working with a stiff batter, like biscuit, it won't twist off easily, so I have to take the dough out one handful at a time until enough of it is out to twist the beater loose, then I can remove the bowl. What a horrible way to design a mixer. Either the engineers didn't cook or they don't cook like I do.

I make cookies and cakes and this mixer is exactly what I need. The 8qt bowl can make enough buttercream icing for 2-3 8” 3 layer cakes and enough cookie dough for just about 100 of my cut out cookies. The machine itself is strong, the stainless steel attachments are dishwasher safe which is a huge plus and you can feel the quality of them. The machine is much quieter than my old classic plus kitchenaid, and for times I don’t need all the extra bowl space, you can get bowls down to the size of 5qt that can fit on. Great quality machine.

I've been using Kitchenaid mixers since Hobart made them, over 50 years. It's still a great product though not made by Hobart since 1985. This 8 quart is heavy duty and works for an and all of my needs. I was thrilled to see the addition of a 5 quart bowl to use for slightly smaller amounts. I actually still have two KA stand mixers from the '70's along with an old Hobart 20 quart but this one fills the bill so nicely that I don't need the 5 quart ones now and the Ka45 attachments fit the 8 quart mixer. It is the perfect addition to the line.