KitchenAid Professional 600 KP26M1X

Pros: Lasts a lifetime, comes in many colors, and you can make anything.

Cons: It's rather expensive. You can get a different brand for probably half the price.

The Bottom Line: It's beautiful, easy to use and lasts forever. Buy one today!

Review: This is the best of the best.
This mixer is so awesome. If you buy some of the attachments, you can make anything from bread dough to stuffing your own sausages.
If you haven't looked into all the different attachments, what are you...

Pros: Good construction, good design, easy to use, relatively quiet, good selection of accessories,

Cons: Motor not powerful enough, expensive

The Bottom Line: For serious bakers, the mixer is not recommended as the motor is not powerful enough to handle bread dough.

Review: KitchenAid has cornered the market on stand mixers but while they look well made, I have now had 3 motors burn out on me and I use the mixer less than 20 times a year. My first mixer was the Artisan that is fine for cakes, cookies and batters, but...

Pros: Thorough, sturdy, versatile, easy to clean

Cons: Accessories can be expensive

The Bottom Line: I highly recommend this model to serious home bakers. Smaller models will suffice those who don't bake extensively.

Review: I received my 600 as a gift, having struggled with a cheap hand mixer through graduate school. This KitchenAid model is great for baking! I've challenged it with doughs ranging from soft roll to tough bagel and it's done a stellar job. I don't use...

Pros: Heavy-duty motor makes light work of just about everything!

Cons: Heavy mixer takes up lots of room on the countertop.

The Bottom Line: This is the last mixer I'll probably buy. It has all the features I needed, and it's designed to last.

Review: I LOVE to make and eat cookies and as a result have burned out MANY mixer motors. From vintage Osters to brand new name brands, this KitchenAid is the only one that CANNOT BE KILLED! (And I've tried!) It is also the best mixer I have used for easy...

Pros: Powerful Large Capacity Durable (at least so far)

Cons: Doesn't do small volumes well at all without the KN3CW accessory.

The Bottom Line: I certainly don't regret this purchase. I was planning on including list price as a con, but I think you get what you pay for, even at full list price.

Review: The mixer is a beast. The 575W motor has breezed through everything I have thrown at it, including many batches of rather stiff bread dough. The soft-start is nice, but I am not sure how useful it truly is. Even with the soft-start, the speed ramps...

Pros: The bonus of having different attachments for different jobs. Cheaper machines only give you beaters.

Cons: This thing is LOUD!!! The pros definitely outweigh the cons.

The Bottom Line: If you can stand the noise, and you do any kind of volume baking, you need this machine. In my opinion, you need the different attachments for different jobs.

Review: I purchased my KA Pro 600 only because of the price...a steal at only $260...and that's with $20 shipping. It came to me yesterday and I was so excited I couldn't wait to use it. I do have a small baking business, and that's why I opted for the 6...

Pros: Great craftsmanship, works beautifully, looks fantastic

Cons: Noisy, shakes a bit

The Bottom Line: I'm recommending this product to anyone who loves to bake. I just know that you'll love it!

Review: Oh wow, I'm actually excited to write this review. I purchased this mixer just before Christmas and I've had the opportunity to use it several times. It is fantastic! I absolutely love it. I had wanted one for years but I was skeptical at first,...

Pros: Variety of useful attachments

Cons: The bowl is very deep making it necessary to scrape often.

The Bottom Line: Durable and easy to use. A necessity in the kitchen!

Review: It's so easy to write a review on the Kitchen Aid Mixer...I purchased my first Kitchen Aid about two years ago because of the integrity of the company and the rave reviews from the many people I knew who already owned the product. I was told that...

Pros: power, power, power!!! large bowl, great mixer for the price

Cons: none

Review: I used to be a professional baker so I love the power this mixer has. It allows me to make bigger batches of bread and cookies than my old kitchen aid at one time, thus giving me more time to do other things...

Pros: Great accessories, handles large volumes of dough, etc. Easy to attach, remove accessories, pouring shield.

Cons: Failed sooner than it should have. I'd prefer stainless attachments.

The Bottom Line: Get one of these machines. In spite of having had trouble with my first machine and now my second (4 yr old) machine, I'd still buy another Kitchenaid Pro 600.

Review: I bought a 5 qt. stand mixer a couple of years before I bought my Professional 600. The 5 qt. died almost immediately and I had to revert to my old Sunbeam for Thanksgiving. However, Kitchen Aid replaced the machine as soon as I called and I used...