KitchenAid K45DH Dough Hook Replacement for KSM90 and K45 Stand Mixer

by KitchenAid

Product Features

• Replacement coated metal dough hook
• For use with KitchenAid KSM90 and K45 Stand Mixers
• Designed for mixing and kneading yeast doughs
• Handwash only
• One year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.7 x 4.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005LD48
• Item model number: K45DH
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,073 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #91 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliance Parts & Accessories

Product Description

This dough hook can replace an old one or stand in as you change bowls and ingredients for a multi-step recipe. This is the ideal attachment for mixing and kneading yeast doughs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay, April 6, 2008

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busy mom "busy mom" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: KitchenAid K45DH Dough Hook Replacement for KSM90 and K45 Stand Mixer (Kitchen)

I love, love, love our Kitchenaid mixer, but I'm not thrilled with the quality of the dough hooks - I'm about to order our 3rd in less than 12 months. The enamel cracks on the end of the hook, and I'm afraid that using it risks chips of enamel ending up in the finished dough. Granted - they're only $15 to replace, but I don't feel like I should need to replace it so frequently... I'd happily pay quite a bit for a stainless steel one.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great new design, but Kitchenaid's cheapened the material, July 14, 2007

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Nosewiper (Sterling Heights, MI United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: KitchenAid K45DH Dough Hook Replacement for KSM90 and K45 Stand Mixer (Kitchen)

I own two Kitchenaid KSM90 mixers and have used them heavily over twenty years. The newer dough hook design (one of my mixers dates to 1989, the other to around 1995) is MUCH improved over the old one--if you own an older machine, you may want to consider replacing the hook. I use my machines side by side and the newer hook takes about half as long as the old one to mix and knead the dough.

BUT (and this is a big, inexcusable but) somewhere along the line, Kitchenaid started using aluminum as the base metal in the hook, and if it's put through the dishwasher, it will eventually corrode, bubble up, crack the nylon coating, and make it impossible to slide onto the mixer shaft. I simply do not know why they'd have made such a decision, unless to save a few dollars and make more when we all have to buy replacement after replacement (who's going to bother handwashing, anymore?).

I really wish they'd offer these in stainless steel, as they do for the higher-end mixers.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quality has gone downhill, January 12, 2010

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M. H Shamp (Columbia Falls, MT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KitchenAid K45DH Dough Hook Replacement for KSM90 and K45 Stand Mixer (Kitchen)

The first dough hook I had from 20 years ago lasted like 15 years. The second one lasted 5 years. The third one lasted one month -- 3 uses, and it's shot. In each case, the plastic coating starting flaking off. Why, I might be feeding my family plastic! Ick! am now looking for a mixer with stainless steel hook.