Take away my stove, I'll cook on an open fire,  take away all the gadgets including the food processor and I'll get by.  Take away my Kitchenaid and I'll pursue you to the ends of the earth.  This is the BEST appliance I ever got.  I use it ALL the time.  Great for bread that I bake every week,  meringues are a breeze,  I have the grinder and use it for meatloaf and the sausage stuffer makes the best Italian sausage you can't buy anywhere.  All this and it looks so COOL!  I can't remember what I did without it.  Buy this baby, you'll never regret it.  Heavy duty, mixes the heaviest batters,  does all but the last 5 minutes of bread kneading.  Skip the pouring shield, it's more trouble than it's worth.  Tie a broomstick on the cat and mop up the flour.  Anyway in our house you can always eat off the floor...
Take away my stove, I'll cook on an open fire,  take away all the gadgets including the food processor and I'll get by. Take away my Kitchenaid and I'll pursue you to the ends of the earth. This is the BEST appliance I ever got. I use it ALL the time. Great for bread that I bake every week,  meringues are a breeze,  I have the grinder and use it for meatloaf and the sausage stuffer makes the best Italian sausage you can't buy anywhere. All this and it looks so COOL! I can't remember what I did without it. Buy this baby, you'll never regret it. Heavy duty, mixes the heaviest batters,  does all but the last 5 minutes of bread kneading. Skip the pouring shield, it's more trouble than it's worth. Tie a broomstick on the cat and mop up the flour. Anyway in our house you can always eat off the floor...