Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid Heavy-Duty Mixer

by KitchenAid

Product Features

• 5-quart bowl holds dough for two loaves of bread, mashed potatoes for six
• Includes flat beater, wire whip, and dough hook
• 325-watt motor; 10 mixing speeds; measures 16-1/2 inches high, weighs 25 pounds
• Bowl and attachments, except wire whip, are dishwasher-safe
• Reconditioned by the manufacturer to "like new" condition; includes 6-month warranty

Product Details

Product Manual [2.97mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 20 x 16 x 12 inches ; 29.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 29 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005OAZA
• Item model number: RRK5AAC
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,912 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Color: Almond

Amazon.com Review

KitchenAid's stand mixer is a substantial piece of equipment: 325 watts of mixing power creams butter, kneads dough, and whips cream easily. The kid in you will appreciate how quick and easy it is to mix up a batch of cookie dough; the 5-quart bowl (which locks tightly to the base) can hold a lot of flour, which translates into sweet treats for the whole family. This model comes with three attachments: a flat beater for making batter, meat loaf, and all textures in between; a wire whip for egg whites, mayonnaise, and more air-infused creations; and a hook for mixing and kneading yeast dough. All three are solid in construction and easily secured to the beater shaft with a simple twist. Untwisting them is a bit trickier because the attachment stems are short and can be hard to grasp, especially if they get the least bit greasy.

Standing 16-1/2 inches high, jutting out a foot, and weighing more than a grown woman's bowling ball (25 pounds), this stand mixer isn't the sort of appliance you'll wipe down and put away. Better to find a square foot of free counter space for easy access; besides, this machine is as pretty as it is rugged--you'll want to show it off. --Betsy Danheim

Editor's note: This is a reconditioned small appliance. Reconditioned generally means that the appliance has been returned to the manufacturer, which brings it back to like-new condition. Some appliances may contain cosmetic blemishes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

140 of 140 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Soft Nylon Gears!, August 9, 2001

By 

David A. Turner (Grand Forks, ND United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RRK5AWH 5-Quart Mixer, White (Kitchen)

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. ...

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

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Hing K. Law (Jersey City, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RRK5AWH 5-Quart Mixer, White (Kitchen)

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.

109 of 117 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sheep in Wolf's Clothing!, October 27, 2001

By 

J Keistler "[e-mail]" (Lake Jackson, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RRK5AWH 5-Quart Mixer, White (Kitchen)

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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