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4.0 out of 5 stars
Soft Nylon Gears!, August 9, 2001
I have this refurbished model in the Imperial Gray. It is a nice-looking addition to my countertop. For most projects, it does an excellent job! HOWEVER, the manual was excessively optimistic in its claims that this mixer can knead two loaves of wheat bread dough! Be aware that the gears are all NYLON, and the motor is plenty strong enough to strip the gears when it lugs down on stiff wheat dough. I have done so THREE TIMES now. Kitchenaid is now marketing a 6-quart "professional" model with all steel gears and a circuit breaker ... If you are going to buy a Kitchenaid mixer for real bread, go the extra mile for the tougher model. ...
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93 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe a great mixer, but not the factory reconditioned., September 30, 2002
Our "factory reconditioned" KitchenAid mixer came not in a very good condition out of the box. The white color body got a good number of dings and dents covered by refinish paint dots. There were also patches of machine oil around various parts of the motor housing. Alas, the problems were not only cosmetic. Our first use of it found strange noises developed from the motor or certain internal mechanism. The second time, the motor outright refused to run. We had no other choice but to return it.
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109 of 117 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sheep in Wolf's Clothing!, October 27, 2001
I owned the 5-quart K'Aid for roughly three years. Like many Americans, I'd grown up thinking these were the best mixers available. So, when the time came to move up from my little Sunbeam I went for the 5-quart. I grind my own grain and quickly discovered this machine is weak in the knees when it comes to bread dough. Not only is it limited in the amount it can do, but it also got so hot kneading that the head would get truly hot to the touch. I contacted K'aid at the time and they told me that was normal, just to be sure and let the mixer cool between batches. While I wanted to make more loaves, it was a strain on the machine to get through two loaves at a time. It did, however, make beautifully smooth mixes and batters. I resolved to replace it when I could affort it. (...) Look around before rushing out and buying KitchenAid--there are other choices!
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