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Costco Members: KitchenAid Professional Series 6-Quart Bowl Lift Stand Mixer EXPIRED

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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: KitchenAid Professional Series 6-Quart Bowl Lift Stand Mixer w/ Flex Edge on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free. Thanks toddwz

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The 6-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer is perfect for heavy, dense mixtures. Burnished metal flat beater, PowerKnead spiral dough hook and professional-style wire whip will help you mix, knead and whip ingredients into culinary masterpieces quickly and easily. -slickdewmaster
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KitchenAid Professional Series 6 Quart Bowl Lift Stand Mixer with Flex Edge
Final price before tax: $249.99

$80 manufacturer's savings is valid 11/20/20 through 11/30/20.
Features:
6 Quarts
Stainless Steel Bowl with Comfort Grip Handle
590 Watt 10 Speed Motor

https://www.costco.com/kitchenaid...85356.html
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Last Edited by wbs3333 November 20, 2020 at 07:40 PM
Features:
  • 6 Quarts
  • Stainless Steel Bowl with Comfort Grip Handle
  • 590 Watt 10 Speed AC Motor
  • Includes:
  • Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer (KP26M9XC)
  • 6-Quart Dual-Finish Bowl
  • Coated Powerknead™ Spiral Dough Hook
  • Coated Flat Beater
  • Coated Flex Edge Beater
  • Professional Style Wire Whip
  • Pouring Shield
Colors:
Black
color from Costco is Matt Finish (Item #1303479)
Red color is shiny/gloss finish (Item #1303478)
Silver is matt finish (Item #1303477)See attachments below for colors:
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Model: KP26M9XC

Manual: https://smedia.webcollage.net/rwv...0Guide&a=d

In case someone was wondering, from KitchenAid's website:
  • Artisan 5 Qt (KSM150PSER): 325W (AC) motor
  • Pro 5 Qt (KV25G0XCU): 525W (AC) motor
  • Pro 6 Qt (KP26M1XER): 575W (AC) motor
  • Pro 6 Qt - Costco (KP26M9PCCU): 590W (AC) motor, according to their website.
  • Pro 6500 6 Qt (KSM6521XCA): ~750W (DC) motor


Video addressing some of the most frequent complaints about the 6qt 600 Pro from Costco. Shows how to calibrate (imporatant for small batches):Unboxing videos:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Nope, that hasn't been true for about 4-5 years now.

You are thinking of the old Costco model. That model was a Professional 6000HD (not to be confused with the similarly named Professional 600) and had a 1.0HP DC motor. The current Costco model is a disguised Professional 610 and has a 590W AC motor, making it the most powerful model (by 15W) in the Professional 600 lineup.

As for attachments, the Professional 6000HD (the old Costco model) used a modified 5QT bowl with flared sides to make it a 6qt bowl. As such, most 6qt bowl related attachments won't fit it but a few 5qt ones will. All other non-bowl related attachments are fully interchangeable with that model. The current one uses a standard 6qt bowl, so it can use any attachment any other Professional 600 models use.
I did some quick math to help alleviate this concern. As a disclaimer I have this mixer in red and it is amazing. If you add up all the 1,2 and 3 star reviews you get 418 reviews. Now add up the 4 and 5 star reviews and you get 4177. If you look at this as a percentage it is almost exactly 10%. It's safe to say that more than 10% of the general public are not good equipment reviewers or users for that matter. I meet people that honestly can't tell me how to get to their house, they have no idea what roads they take they just drive them. If 90% of the reviews are 4 and 5 star, that's a bet I'll take, I can promise you that. This is a solid mixer, it'll sell out at this price. I got it for $219 about 4 years ago and it's still running strong and 0 complaints here.
Despite the name, both of these models are targeted at home users. You don't really start seeing the true professional features and power until you hit the DC motor models, which (confusingly) start at the Professional 6000HD or 6500Design and up. For true professional use though , you are looking at the Commercial 8qt model which has all of the necessary commercial features, NSF approval, and a commercial warranty.



The difference in power is only notable when you are doing larger volumes or more difficult doughs like pasta or bagel dough. This Costco model is the most powerful of the AC motor models. To get something better from KA, you would need to step up to a DC motor model which though looking the same are entirely different beasts.



The plastic gearbox housings had a tendency to crack. Kitchenaid has stopped using those in all bowl-lift models other than certain ultra-budget models for things like BF specials. Additionally it was a single sacrificial plastic gear designed to shred itself if the motor is over taxed. This is IMHO a good thing, not a bad thing.

As for the removal of the microcontroller, I have seen that on more than just this Costco model. It likely means that motor overload protection is gone (unless they accomplished it with discrete components). Alternately, the microcontroller could be integrated into the hall effect sensor. I have seen a few uC's integrated into hall effect sensors.




It is not. Costco used to sell a DC motor model around five-ish years ago but no longer do.

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11-20-2020 at 06:25 AM.
Now $249 with Costco membership

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OP - put store and price in title please.
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11-20-2020 at 06:56 AM.
It is $249 as of today. Was it not $239 a couple months ago? 🤔

Wonder if it will go cheaper....
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11-20-2020 at 07:14 AM.
Looks like a solid deal, last time it was $239 but oos immediately after, kitchenaid sells the same model refurbished at $279
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I ended pulling the trigger. Same price as Costco Business Warehouse deal a few days ago, which was not available to everyone.

I'm not a baker nor am I into it, but (I think) I want a mixer to knead dough (for pizza). Based on my research, most KA appliances struggle with dough, which is why I wanted to buy Bosch or Ankarsrum, but at this price and the fact I can easily return it to Costco, I figured what the heck.. and decided to get it.

My only question is if it's worth the price difference between this and the 5 series? Per KA's website, 5 has a smaller motor, but I believe most people on SD said it's the same as 6. The 6 comes with steel gears where as (allegedly) 5 comes with plastic.
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11-20-2020 at 07:57 AM.
Does anyone know where I can find bowls for this model? I can see tons of options for the non pro models
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Quote from Cerberus83 :
I ended pulling the trigger. Same price as Costco Business Warehouse deal a few days ago, which was not available to everyone.

I'm not a baker nor am I into it, but (I think) I want a mixer to knead dough (for pizza). Based on my research, most KA appliances struggle with dough, which is why I wanted to buy Bosch or Ankarsrum, but at this price and the fact I can easily return it to Costco, I figured what the heck.. and decided to get it.

My only question is if it's worth the price difference between this and the 5 series? Per KA's website, 5 has a smaller motor, but I believe most people on SD said it's the same as 6. The 6 comes with steel gears where as (allegedly) 5 comes with plastic.
We use this for making pizza dough and other breads and it does it's job. This is a pro version which is better than the 5 qt versions that you are at BB and other stores
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11-20-2020 at 08:08 AM.
Has anyone seen this in-store?
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11-20-2020 at 08:11 AM.
199 one star reviews seems crazy, I read a few and seems to be issue with bowl height. Want to replace the one that was just taken when person moved out but think will skip this for now.
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199 one star reviews seems crazy, I read a few and seems to be issue with bowl height. Want to replace the one that was just taken when person moved out but think will skip this for now.
Costco is usually great with returns
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