Customer Reviews

New Metro Design Beater Blade for 5-Quart KitchenAid Bowl Lift Mixers, Pink

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I love my beater blade, so I'm giving this a 5. I agree with all of the great things that everyone says about this stand mixer attachment. HOWEVER--my stand mixer is a Professional 5 Plus, and though it is considered a 5 quart mixer, this blade DOES NOT fit. If you go to the BeaterBlade.com website, or to Amazon's webpage for the 6 quart KitchenAid BeaterBlade, you will find that the Pro5 line requires the BeaterBlade for the 6 quart KitchenAid models. I'm writing this review to prevent others from making the same mistake I did. DO buy the BeaterBlade attachment though--it is a wonder!

"I loved this beater when I first got it...used it for everything. But when making cookies (not a large batch, not a stiff dough) it cracked right up the middle seam! I had owned it too long to get a replacement or full refund, even though Amazon is very good about returns. So sad.

UPDATE: I called the company and they sent me a brand new one! There is no seam that runs up the middle anymore, so I have high hopes for this one's longevity."

UPDATE 2: I see now that not everyone saw my update to the initial review...Amazon does not allow more than one review per item.
I could not have asked for a better response from the manufacturer! I LOVE, LOVE this beater! A time and aggravation saver. And I bake a lot. Thank goodness I have a skinny husband to do most of the eating!

I absolutely love this product! But you do have to get the hang of it, and it is not for novice bakers. The original KA beater will work better for some things. But as others have said, for anything sticky, gooey, or prone to stick to the sides of the bowl, this beater makes for quick and easy work.

But take it slow at first - you have to watch both speed, and time, or you will have a very overmixed batter, and yes, flour can fly (but that happens with KA's beater too). My banana bread was faster and easier than ever in the 20 years I have been making it. Even the not soft enough butter creamed up in less than a minute. Absolutely no scraping needed, I went from step one to into the pan in literally 2 minutes. As for flour flying, just add dry ingredients a little at a time, with the machine on a low speed until they start to incorporate, then turn it up and let this baby work!

Bought this for my wife for her birthday. She thinks it is great. Saves her a lot of time. I was a little surprised that it is made out of clear plastic - probably Lexan as it is quite tough. She has used it mostly for cookie dough and hasn't had a problem. I am glad I got this for her. We have a KitchenAide K5SS mixer that is almost 23 years old. We have owned the New Metro Design beater blade almost a month.

Beater is excellent - makes using the Kitchenaid faster and easier - no stopping and scraping the sides. The beater blade does it for you.

You will NOT be dissapointed in this product. My blad broke as well (similar to what other people are saying on here), I emailed the company about it and had a response in 10 minutes. The head of the company called me the next day and apologized and they sent me a new blade for free in two days. They were well aware of the issue and have now fixed it to make the neck stronger so it will not break. I've been using my new one for months with nothing but happiness! I even bought another one so I have two when I'm making more than one product in a day. I cant say enough good things about the product and about the company! It's worth every penny...

it's great but, not sure if it is sturdy enough. It is made out of strong plastic. Also, I noticed that it can only handle 1 cookie recipe at a time. I normally like to double my recipes, but the mixture kept rise up to the top edge of the mixing bowl.

My wife complained about the coating breaking off her KitchenAid beater. Searching through Amazon I came across this product and ordered one for the wife and each of my daughters.
These were instant hits with all of the girls in my life and I have received rave reviews from each about the improvement this blade makes when they're cooking. My wife was thoroughly pleased and my daughters have abandoned the use of the original KitchenAid beaters in favor of the New Metro Design beater blades.

I can't believe I used my KitchenAid mixer for 20 years without this blade! It virtually scrapes the sides and bottom (including that little "bump") as it goes. The only problem I've found is that it squeeks when it first starts, but once the blade gets wet enough, it loosens a little and quits.

The Beater Blade takes the Kitchen Aid mixer to a new level of performance. No more stopping to scrape down the sides, immediate incorporation of the ingredients. The KA mixer has always been good, but this makes it even better.

The material used for scraping in flexible and looks as though it will last a long time. There is some contact with the bowl, so over years it may have to be replaced, but the increased in performance makes it worth while. The blade cleans easily too, by hand or in the dishwasher.