Saturday, January 11, 2014

KitchenAid 7 Qt. Commercial Stand Mixer



Professional Quality – At it’s Best!

As a professional chef I tend to overwork and run down many lesser quality home models of mixers. This is my 3rd KitchenAid Mixer. The first two were 5 qt models, one stand the other tilt. Both are still working, I just needed a more commercial version with more horsepower for larger recipes


Let me first go over the Pros of this item:


Heavy duty quality

Commercial cord, so it can be used in a commercial establishment

Easy to clean

Very quiet – quieter than the previous two models

Easy to raise and lower mixing bowl

7 qt bowl allows for larger batch items

Loads of power

Slow start to avoid powder messes in the kitchen

Professional feel

Fits on counter under cabinets

Attachments are dishwasher safe


Now for the Cons:


Does require a large foot print

Bowl does need extra force to lock into place

Working with dough needs a little finesse when first learning


Now, I rated the…

Maybe a little too much for a home kitchen.

Bought refurbished off kitchenaid website in Nov 2012 because it was much cheaper than Amazon but the warranty is only 6 Months instead of two years becuase it was refurbished.

We use it in home kitchen. Plenty big for a double batch of cookies or cake.

Plenty of power we only brought it up to half speed.

Need to start slow or it makes a mess in the kitchen.

Must take off the beater before removing the bowl.

Can not tip our two cup mesuring cup into so have to ladle out the flour.

Can tip the one cup into the bowl.

All the attachements for the other kithenaid stand mixers fit this one also.

The beater can be cleaned in dishwasher but it will discolor.

Easy to clean

have not found a splash guard or pouring ledge for this like the smaller bowls have.

Dont think I could use a smaller bowl with this because the bowl attaches to the stand on 3 sides.

Had I known then what I know now I would have gotten the 600 Professional tilt…

Love My KitchenAid


This is my third KitchenAid mixer. I’ve upgraded to the nex size each time. This commerical mixer kneads stiff bread dough with ease. However it seems to take longer to whip cream and egg whites. I’ll be using my 6 Qt. for those recipes.

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