Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt Head Stand Mixer with Pouring Shield KSM150PS, Milkshake

Bought this KitchenAid mixer for my daughter, and she absolutely loves it especially the color! The Porcelain finish is beautiful and looks great on her counter. It works perfectly and is exactly the quality you expect from KitchenAid. A wonderful gift and well worth it!

I bought this mixer as a gift for my wife. She wanted to start baking bread and I read that not all mixers are powerful enough for this because of the density of the dough. The Artisan is perfect for this task. It doesn’t slow down, heat up, stall out, and is very versatile. So far she has made focaccia, sourdough, pizza dough, cheesecake, and carrot cake. I will warn you though, you will end up having a ton of delicious baked goods in the house and probably end up gaining a few pounds.

This KitchenAid cake mixer is absolutely worth it. It’s powerful, reliable, and makes baking so much easier and more enjoyable. The mixing is smooth and consistent, whether I’m making cake batter, frosting, or dough. It feels incredibly well-made and sturdy, and it saves me so much time and effort in the kitchen. If you love baking, this mixer is a must-have and a true kitchen staple. Super easy to use!

I just bought as a wedding gift for my young friend. She and her new husband are comingling their kitchens and this is the must have item to bring the new kitchen up to chef's standards. I have owned an Artisan since 2003. It gets regular use, for everything from whipped cream to semolina pasta dough (very stiff dough). It has never misbehaved and never let me down. The finish is still as shiny and unmarred as the day I bought it. The bowl and beaters are still solid, although the spatula beater and dough hook are a little dull. Here are some of my observations after using my stand mixer for 14 years. 1.The head will move a little bit with stiff dough. If it jumps a lot read the owners manual and make the necessary adjustments (to make sure the beater is at the correct level in the bowl). Very stiff dough will cause a little movement. That's why there is a lock on the head. 2.The only issue I have had with the mixer moving slightly with very stiff dough is the entire mixer slowly walking across my counter. This was worse on my previous porcelain tile counters but it does not move as much on my granite slab counters, maybe an inch over several minutes. In any case, if you are running the mixer for 10 minutes on a stiff bread dough, keep an eye on it. 3.The motor head will heat up with hard dough, high speed, or a long running time. This has never posed a problem. 4. The mixing bowl, when new, will need a good scrubbing to remove the factory polish material. Other posters here suggest salt or baking soda. I don't remember using anything other than dish soap and a scrubby pad and I have never had grey dough. 5. I have a few of the attachments. They are pricey and may or may not be worth the money (especially the roto cheese grater). I use the meat grinder the most. It grinds partially frozen cuts just fine. I ground up about 30 lbs of turkey very easily last winter, it just took a little time.The sausage stuffer is useful, especially since you can adjust the speed to your comfort level. The pasta extruder is pretty nifty. I can't think of a stand-alone appliance that is better for that (I used to have an stand-alone machine that mixed and extruded pasta but it took up a lot of counter acreage and it broke after about 10 uses). However, I don't think I would replace my crank pasta roller/cutter with the attachment, since it is so expensive and the manual crank one is easy to use.

I have always wanted a KitchenAid stand mixer and this year I finally to get myself one for Christmas because I bake a lot of Christmas cookies. The unit is beautiful and heavy duty. I washed the SS bowl well before I used it but I still got a black film on the first batch of cookie dough I made in the mixer. You cannot see the black film in the new bowl so it must be imbedded in the surface of the bowl which has a slight grain to it. The raw dough acts like a sponge to pull the black film off the surface of the bowl. I washed it again and had no problems after that. I have only used the mixer a hand full of times and it functions as expected. But I was surprised at how little space there is between the beater and the side of the bowl making it awkward to add new ingredients. I did use the pour shield that came with the mixer, but it does not fit tight on the bowl and it was also a bit awkward to use. In my opinion, the mixer is best for mixing stiff doughs saving the operator from strenuous stirring or mixing. I think it will be great for mixing bread dough. But for everyday small mixing jobs, I find it is more convenient to use my portable hand mixer. In addition, when baking some of the Italian cookies, sometimes I will use the "old time" method of making a well of flour (and dry ingredients) on a board and adding the wet ingredients into the well. Then you literally mix all the ingredients by hand. This "hands on" method really gives you feel for the dough (too wet or dry) you don't get when used an electric mixer. There is something very rewarding and pleasing about really getting your hands on the dough with this method. So in my opinion, electric mixers have their place, but there is something magical and satisfying about going back to the old fashion way of baking that gives you a "feel" for the dough and the love is transmitted into the dough with your hands. The artisan mixer is beautiful and functional, but in my kitchen it will not be the only tool I use for mixing.

The best purchase I have ever made in my life!!! This KitchenAid is the most perfect color, so durable, very easy to use, and not noisy at all. It’s a great investment and well worth the money spent on it. If you’re ever contemplating this purchase, just do it!! It’s a time saver in the kitchen!

This mixer is one of those items for a baking enthusiast where if you don't have one, it doesn't seem like such a big deal but when you do get one, you can't imagine life without it. I've had my mixer for about 9 months now and I absolutely can't imagine my life without it. It makes any task that involves any form of mixing significantly easier, and mixes the contents to perfection. I got the mixer in the "Ice Blue" shade and it is so beyond gorgeous. It is a beautiful addition to my countertop and I constantly have people remarking on the gorgeous shade, reminding them of an old fashioned milk shake maker. I know the colour doesn't really affect the performance but if you're going to spend this much money on a mixer, at least get one as sexy as this one!! I've included a photo in my kitchen in natural daylight for a more true to life representation of what the colour looks like. Anyways about the machine... the machine itself is deceptively heavy and very sturdy. Its can whip or beat ingredients for long periods of time without getting overheated. I've never had the machine poop out on me. You really feel like you're getting a solid product with this mixer. The capacity is perfect for I'd imagine most things a baker would be doing in their own home- small batches of muffins or cookies, cakes, icing, bread, mashed potatoes etc. The mixer comes with 5 different attachments- the wire whip, dough hook, flat beater, stainless steel bowl, and spray guard. This is where my review takes a bit of a turn-- in my box, the wire whip came with a metallic coating, and the dough hook and flat beater came coated in paint so they are white. While I have had zero issues with my dough hook to date, the metallic coating on the wire whip constantly rubs off and finds itself in the food, and the paint on the flat beater has experienced significant chipping- oddly, on areas where the beater makes no contact with the bowl or attachment location. I absolutely never throw these pieces in the dishwasher and my mixer height is adjusted as per the directions so the only thing really left to blame is poor quality of the attachments. As well, the stainless steel bowl that came with the mixer locks into the mixer with grooves on the base which have been almost completely stripped like a screw in the 9 months of using the mixer and no longer locks into position, which is pretty disappointing given the product is less than a year old! Cheers to KitchenAid though as I contacted them a few weeks ago about these issues and they sent new replacements for all the damaged pieces, free of charge to me. Hooray for fantastic customer service. Mistakes can happen in production but when the company takes responsibility as KitchenAid did, you have a satisfied customer in me! Generally speaking, I think the quality of this product is absolutely fantastic. The machine itself is amazingly powerful and accomplishes everything I could expect and more. I think where people will notice the biggest differences in their cooking is when it comes to making doughs or breads. For Christmas my family always makes perogies from scratch and this year, I used the mixer for the dough instead and it was completely different. The dough hook was able to knead the dough enough to make it so smooth and light. I was floored at the difference from previous years when the dough was hand mixed and the dough had always seemed dense and lumpy no matter how much manual kneading you did. As for the new attachments, only time will tell how they hold up but so far I haven't experienced any chipping on the flat beater or smudging on the wire whip which happened immediately after receiving the original attachments. I absolutely recommend this item, especially coupled with the fantastic service you can expect from KitchenAid in the case of any issues!!

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Cannot say enough about this mixer. I bought one for myself and have had it for over 6 years, and bought this for my sister for her wedding. Easy to clean, long-lasting and works great. Has turned my sister into a baker, when she barely could manage Kraft Dinner before. Highly recommend buying a second bowl and spatula, as it is easier to make large quantities, or even make cupcakes and frosting in a quick bowl replacement.

If you do any baking at all, this mixer will make your life easier. I've used mine to mix everything from muffins, mashed potatoes, bread, cookies, whipping egg whites, etc. It works fast and efficiently.

Have had it about 8 months, use it frequently, no trouble with it at all and it makes baking an absolute breeze! I used to wish I was one of those mums who bakes great stuff with her kids, and now I am! I have not used any additional accessories , so I cannot comment on those, but for the mixer itself and the components it comes with, its wonderful! tip: go ahead and just put all the ingredients in your mixer, you dont need separate bowls or different steps! Just add the ingredients in the same order listed in the recipe (cream the butter and sugar before adding the rest) and your cakes and cookies will turn out great.