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kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

Pooky1 — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 23:26:19 GMT

i have a 6 quart bowl lift mixer. i had the glass bowl but i broke it and ordered the 6 quart metal 6 quart mixer bowl. but it seems different because when making froasting i noticed flex edge beater doesnt even touch side of bowl. has anyone noticed this?

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

Sooner — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 00:24:18 GMT

@Pooky1 I have had the same problem with my stainless bowl for my six quart.

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aroc3435 — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 00:44:32 GMT

@Pooky1 Just a couple of thoughts. Is your replacement steel bowl wider than the glass one that broke? And is it a KA bowl? I know for bowls not every KA bowl fits every KA mixer.

In the booklet that came with the mixer is there a section that deals with adjustments-- naybe for the tension setting in which you insert the different utensils? I don't have my booklet handy right now to look it up since I seldom need to consult the booklet.

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

froggy — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 00:41:54 GMT

Just a thought...go to a kitchen store where you can see a designated flex edge beater that is made for the 6 qt bowl. Take your beater with you and compare it in size. It could be that because you bought the mixer with the glass bowl, which no doubt had a thicker wall, the flex edge that came with it may have been made for the glass bowl.

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

aroc3435 — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 00:48:45 GMT

@Pooky1 I found my KA manual. For beater to bowl clearance on the bowl lift model there is a screw that you can adjust.

You put the handle in the down position after unplugging the mixer. There is a screw that you turn slightly to the left or slightly to the right so that the beater will clear the bottom and/or not strike the side.

My manual has instructions for both lift and tilt head and it had a picture of where the screw to adjust is on each type.

Hope this helps.

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

ptagirl — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 00:47:06 GMT

@aroc3435 wrote:
@Pooky1 I found my KA manual. For beater to bowl clearance on the bow lift model there is a screw that you can adjust. You put the handle in the down position after unplugging the mixer. There is a screw that you turn slightly to the left or slightly to the right so that the beater will clear the bottom and/or not strike the side.

My manual has instructions for both lift and tilt head and it had a picture of where the screw to adjust is on each type.

Hope this helps.

You can also google this and find videos on You-Tube... shows you how to adjust the screw on either a tilt or bowl lift Kitchenaid mixer.... pretty simple...

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

karenjack — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:38:23 GMT

If you purchased your pro 600 with the glass bowl, it came with the F series mixer attachments. If you replaced the glass bowl with the standard metal bowl, you need to purchase the standard attachments which fit the metal bowl. I went the other way. My Pro 600 came with the metal bowl. I like the glass bowl so I bought the glass bowl and the F series attachments to go with it.

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

karenjack — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:47:29 GMT

One more thing, no amount of adjusting the mixer will allow you to use the metal bowl with the F series attachments (flat paddle, dough hook, whisk or flex head beater paddle) that came with your glass bowl. It is not a problem with the mixer. It is simply getting the correct attachments for the metal bowl.

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

Sooner — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 15:21:15 GMT

The attachments for my stainless bowl work fine, including the flat beater. It does not need adjusted. BUT the flex edge authentic KA beater I bought at a good kitchen store (not sure which exact one) does NOT scrape the edges of the metal bowl.

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

Massimo727 — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:59:17 GMT

Where did y'all find the metal bowls at?

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SharkE — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:28:08 GMT

why I don't like kitchen aid. Not enough research has gone into their products. It's up to the owner to have to do this and that to adjust, then when you buy something for it you have to research the model you have, for compatibility, on and on like that.

I took a chance on the KA mini and thank the Lord didn't have to adjust the beaters, bowls, etc.

Keeping the big Cuisinart for the major jobs. No guesswork and extra spend outs

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aroc3435 — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:39:39 GMT

@Massimo727 I got an extra one for baking at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Ordered online a few years back and it came perfectly packed.

Just be sure that you order the right one compatible for your particular KA mixer to avoid the hassle of return/exchange scenario.

Model number is on your mixer and KA lists which items, including bowls, will match.

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

Pooky1 — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:11:15 GMT

i ordered the metal 6 quart bowl from qvc for 50 bucks but i called kitchen aid and told them that the glass bowl broke so there sending us a whole new mixer and i need to send this mixer back and there sending a postage and shipping label so we dont have to pay shipping it back. ka does a good job keeping people happy and standing by there products.

Re: kitchen aid 6 quart bowl lift mixer

Mothertrucker — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 05:04:20 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
why I don't like kitchen aid. Not enough research has gone into their products. It's up to the owner to have to do this and that to adjust, then when you buy something for it you have to research the model you have, for compatibility, on and on like that.
I took a chance on the KA mini and thank the Lord didn't have to adjust the beaters, bowls, etc.

Keeping the big Cuisinart for the major jobs. No guesswork and extra spend outs

Gee, its almost as much bother as choosing the right size tires for your car! and keeping them filled to the proper psi..Oh the humanity!