Anyone have a stand mixer?

[starrlamia]

Kitchen Aid was bought out by another company and from what I have heard are not as good as they used to be.

[AndrewGeibel]

I bought an old school used Kitchen Aid off of my parents. Yes its old but it works just fine so no complaints there.

[aybe.sea]

you should get an old school 3 gear hobart now theres a machine! haha.

i don't have a preference between KA or cuisine art, i actually forgot the 2 were different aha. only thing i would look for is one that the top/mixer part swings up and out of the bowl, not one of the cheaper ones that you have to wrestle the attachment and the bowl off the bottom to get at.

[Holbeird]

Thats another thing about KA that I'm not as happy with. A lot of the newer ones lift straight up and you have to work to get the bowl out of the machine versus the old ones (and the cuisine art ones) where the machine lifts up and over out of the bowl. I just hate that the meat grinder attachment on the KA is 50 and the one for the Cuisine art is 130 :-\

[reixox]

I also have a KA one, I love it. However, if you really like the Cuisinart why not check ebay or other places online for a cheaper meat attatchment? Sometimes you can luck out.

[Holbeird]

I think I'm going to do that. I have found some for a little cheaper online. I'm still not 100% sure but I think I'm going to go with the cuisine art.

[Old_School]

Kitchen-Aid...hands down

[Blu Mongoose]

Kitchen Aid was bought out by another company and from what I have heard are not as good as they used to be.

We have a kitchen Aid from last year and it is the best I have ever had. Takes quite a beating here and no problems. It may not last as long, but only time will tell. I wouldn't have any other brand at this time. My sisters kitchen aid has to be 30 yrs old and still working its' heart out!

[Holbeird]

I'm heading to the store tomorrow to play around with both of them before I make up my mind but I really think I'm going with the cuisine art one. I'll let ya know which I go with and how happy I am with it.

I work at an antique mall and someone has a kitchen aid stand mixer from the seventies and I know they were better then and so I would bye it, except, its avocado green :-p If it was black or silver I'd probably go with that one as the lady will give it to me for 100 (65 less than what she has it priced in the store)

I know I could put it under the counter when I'm not using it but I really want a black or stainless steel one so that I can leave it on the counter and it'll match the rest of our kitchen appliances.