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 - Works great with stiff cookie doughsGrowing up, my mom & grandmother would have to toss out electric hand mixers because the motors would burn out when mixing a big batch of stiff cookie dough. I purchased this Kitchenaid 9-speed mixer because I didn't want that to happen to me. It's been over a year, and the motor has worked perfectly, even though I make a cake or bake cookies at least once a week (usually twice a week). I'm very happy with it. I did have one problem within the first couple months of use. You know the standard metal mixer attachments, like the ones shown in the stock photo, that actually get put into the dough? The mixer bit came off from the stem of the mixer attachment while mixing a stiff cookie dough! Hard to explain, but I ended up with a part of the mixer attachment in my dough, and no way of knowing if any little metal bits had gotten into my dough, unseen. Had to throw the cookie dough out, just in case. Contacted Kitchenaid via email asking for replacement mixer attachments, and they responded within the day. Per their polite request, I emailed them a copy of my receipt. Within the week they shipped a pair of the mixer attachments to me, no hassle. (In case you're wondering, I didn't have to pay anything for these replacements, either.) I'm quite happy with their response. Rating: - KitchenAid prrofessional mixerI bought this as part of a wedding present. I find KitchenAid products as one of the best and I am sure they will enjoy this product. Rating:  - kitchen aid hand mixersorry but am not crazy about this mixer, throws food more than I think it should, prefer push button controls they are easier to use Rating: - 9 speed, whizLightweight - yet powerful! Great for those jobs you need a mixer but don't want to bring the stand mixer out! Digital speed control - wonderful! Rating: - Mix it up a little!I have an enormous KitchenAid stand mixer, which is great for kneading dough, whipping large volumes of egg whites, and other "heavy lifting" type jobs. But, I frequently need something in between a hand whisk and the huge mixer. For smaller quantities, in particular, a hand mixer is a necessity. I had been using an old Black and Decker model I bought out of college, but one day one of the beaters stopped turning, and it was time to take another look around. Luckily, I found this one. It isn't perfect, by any means. As usual, there are design tradeoffs here. It is lightweight, but that means the case is plastic, not stainless, which I would prefer at this price point. It is very slim, but doesn't feel very stable when set down (resting). On the other hand, I expected the digital control to be fidgety and annoying, and it actually works very smoothly and doesn't get in my way or collect food. The beaters don't hold lots of batter like the traditional type on my old mixer. I like that, and will gladly trade some strength to get it. I like this, and would buy it again. Sean P. Logue, 2008
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