topic Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer in Kitchen

New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

NanaLinda — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:59:20 GMT

Have been seeing the ads for this new mixer and am interested because my kitchen is small. THEN I saw the price and changed my mind...pricier than the regular size one! Hopefully, the price will drop a bit when the newness wears off. Anyone have it? If so, do you like it?

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

Tigriss — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 19:21:47 GMT

Consider the open top mixer on Evine if it comes back in stock. I'm watching it to check when it does cuz I might just order it! Item number 462-654. So far the reviews are good by people that seem to have baking/mixing skills that don't overload the bowl or use the wrong beater attachment for the density of the dough.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

SharkE — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:58:22 GMT

Looks like be good for pizza dough, about it

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

Lacey1 — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:04:12 GMT

Check YouTube for, "amy learns to cook' channel. She does a review on this mini mixer. Not so good!

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

jaxs mom — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:54:06 GMT

I honestly don't see the appeal of it, it's only 20% smaller. It's really not going to save much space.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

ANewHue — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 23:03:34 GMT

I saw if for the first time in a Bm store and showed it to my DH. I was laughing and was like "why" I couldn't even mix batter for one cookie in there. Then when I heard it explained it was for smaller kitchens and folks who make smaller dishes. But why wouldn't you just use a hand Mixer? I don't know about this.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

Kachina624 — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 23:31:02 GMT

My kitchen is small and I have always used a hand mixer. I've never found anything it wouldn't handle including double batches of cookie dough. I think the need for big, expensive stand mixers is exaggerated. (By Kitchenaid)

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

Tigriss — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:37:31 GMT

On the one on Evine, there is a video review on Youtube by Hands that Cook.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

CelticCrafter — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:24:25 GMT

@jaxs mom wrote:
I honestly don't see the appeal of it, it's only 20% smaller. It's really not going to save much space.

Actually, it does save space and it's much lighter.

I gave my original to my daughter when she went out on her own, it was too big to leave out on the counter taking up valuable real estate and because of the weight of it when I wanted to use it.

I love my mini!

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

wagirl — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:12:26 GMT

I have the most basic and smallest KA stand mixer they make. Spent $169 from Tar*get 20 years ago. It does me just fine. I store it on a rack next to my kitchen. Not a whole lot bigger than the mini.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

violann — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 11:55:40 GMT

Late last night, there was an ad for the mini on our local station. Truthfully, it looked to me as though it would do what I needed it to do, and fact is, it is VERY cute looking.

If I were to be sure it was functional for its size I'd still move forward, if the color were right.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

SharkE — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:27:34 GMT

Wish I had never bought mine from Q. Just today I got up late and had to make his **** waffles wanted to beat egg whites in the small bowl of the KA and it kept clanging the side of the bowl , so, I had to stop and try to adjust the screw with a screw driver . everytime you change bowls or beaters U have to mess with that screw. My Cuisinart was mixing the batter and I needed the KA to do the whites. Finally just had to use a hand mixer.

Disappointed in the KA stand mixer

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

Tigriss — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:36:12 GMT

@SharkE....How many bowls came with your mixer? I just use the one bowl that came with mine.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

SharkE — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:36:48 GMT

I got 2 and 2 or 3 beaters forget how many.

I'm gonna call CS and see how much of my money I can get back if I return to them or Kitchen Aid.

I don't want to have to adjust that screw bolt everytime I change beaters or bowls. Not gonna work for me.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

SharkE — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:57:13 GMT

Well, that's good news called CS and they said send it back and they would refund to my credit card, minus, the 10.95 shp. cost. Bought it back in May, so, hasn't been a yr. yet.

Don't know what I'll buy next , but, won't be a KA. Shame, they're so pretty just no quality any more.

anyway, hats off to the Q ! Thanks !

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

jaxs mom — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:10:15 GMT

Check out the Ankarsrum mixer, made in Sweden and it's been around since 1940 and has a ton of attachments. I love mine.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

Kachina624 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:25:21 GMT

When I was growing up, my mom had a Sunbeam stand mixer. It was a workhorse, and it was made so you could remove the mixer from the stand and use it as a hand mixer. I guess they don't make them anymore? Everything now is those big, heavy Kitchenaids.

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

Kachina624 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:52:41 GMT

To answer my own question above, yes they do still make a Sunbeam stand mixer. There are many different models on Amazon. One 325 watt for $62. That considerably cheaper than the much touted Kitchenaid. That would be my choice for a mixer @SharkE.

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TX-starlight — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:29 GMT

Glad to see this thread. I had been seeing the ad on TV (not on Q) for the smaller mixer. I was considering it, due to my limited cabinet space. I don't use any mixer a lot, but when mixing some really thick batter, my hand mixer wears me out. I sure don't want to have to mess with screws & such!!

Re: New KitchenAid Mini Stand Mixer

SharkE — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 01:08:46 GMT

My first kitchen aid never had a bit of a problem with it. I made the mistake of selling it for 100, then got me a Cuisinart at Bd and bath with the 20% off coupon forget what I paid for it 250 at least I think, then, Q came out with the pretty colors and I was wanting a small bowl just for egg white beating and mashed potatoes for 2 and liked the flex edge beater theory, So , I shelled out another 320 for the pink one.

first one I sent back to KA it was defective/damaged beyond reason.

Then, they sent me a new one, I never could get the bowls to work with each different beater. Have to take on and off the beaters all the time, change the bowls, adjust the screw to how they tell you in the book to do.

Go left or right depending if it's to low in the bowl or to high. I don't have time to sit down with my screw driver and adjust and fiddle with that every time I wanted to have mashed potatoes, so, today I decided to see if Q would stand behind it, they did, so now I'm looking around for a little stand mixer with small bowl just for the 2 jobs I mainly want it for. Wish Cuisinart made a small one. Not a bit of trouble with that Co.

Amazon, has a ton of different ones, I just want to go into town and come back with one that will work for no more then I require it to do.

My mother in law had a Sunbeam that she used for a long time, but, I read online where people are saying the beaters just sit there in one spot while the bowl is flying around. I really don't know what to buy !

KA pretty well rules the market place around here don't feel up to getting a 3rd one.