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

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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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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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Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
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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PedroDaGr8
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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.
isuzudiesel
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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.
PedroDaGr8
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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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mitun733
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Quote from Icedragon316 :
Any one know if the silver or red come with the extra attachments that show up with the black?
I just picked a red one up from costco. It came with the flex edge beater and pouring shield in addition to the standard paddle, whisk, and dough hook.
Nov 20, 2020
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dealsgoodman
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Are there major differences between series 5 vs 6?
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zdoar
Nov 20, 2020
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Quote from JuJuCoCo :
Please note this is not Pro-600 series. It is similar but bit different construction.

"The gear housing is also the older style die-cast, not that plastic case the Pro 600 had for a while. Otherwise, the control board is different with fewer parts, the IC DIP package noticeably missing, and the hall effect sensor soldered to the board, instead of attached with a connector."

But this one has hight power of 590 compare to 575 of Pro-600. And Much cheaper.
What does that mean, for the non-electronic savvy in the house?
It sounds like harder maintenance (soldering vs. connector) but better gears. What dues it sum up to?
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aviator79
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Quote from isuzudiesel :
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.
Wow thanks, that does put it into perspective and gave me a laugh too.
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FairStraw557
Nov 20, 2020
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Quote from HonestPen4654 :
It is $249 as of today. Was it not $239 a couple months ago? 🤔

Wonder if it will go cheaper....
Yes it was 239 in July. Even now, it's for 239 at Costco business center, if you have one nearby.
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FairStraw557
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Quote from jigga619 :
Has anyone seen this in-store?
Available in store at Sunnyvale, CA & NE San Jose, CA
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JuJuCoCo
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Quote from dealsgoodman :
Are there major differences between series 5 vs 6?

Series 5 plus = 450 watt (525 on newer model), Series 6 = 575 watt (590 on Costco 6 model). 5 qt bowl vs 6 qt bowl. Both use AC motor (bit noisy compared to DC motor used on 7 & 8 models)
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AaronA7627
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Quote from mitun733 :
I see a common complaint with these is that it can't do small batches of stuff? Can anyone comment on this with reference to things like 3-4 batches of cookies, doughs (1-2 loaves of bread), etc?

Either way I'll probably just buy it and return if it doesn't fit my needs since Costco is great for this.
I find that to be the case with my 6qt model. I regret buying that size and (unless you definitely make large batches) suggest smaller.
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JuJuCoCo
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Quote from zdoar :
What does that mean, for the non-electronic savvy in the house?
It sounds like harder maintenance (soldering vs. connector) but better gears. What dues it sum up to?
I'm not tech savvy as well, but from what I know, Costco TVs and other electronics also has different hardware parts in them to make their own models cheaper.

I once bought Samsung TV and it died short after warranty, other Samsung TV still running after 7 yrs. It could've been my bad luck but since then, I try to avoid Costco version of electronics.
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sdmaddy
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Quote from Icedragon316 :
Any one know if the silver or red come with the extra attachments that show up with the black?
https://www.costco.com/kitchenaid...85356.html

log in to check, all three colors are available for same price
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rockjon
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Quote from Icedragon316 :
Any one know if the silver or red come with the extra attachments that show up with the black?
I'm not entirely sure but I think they just ended up using a different stock picture for the black one. The other mixers should come with the other attachments since those seem like the base attachments that come will almost all KitchenAid mixers which are the standard beater, a wire whisk, and a dough hook.
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StephenS8418
Nov 20, 2020
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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.
You should look at the Nutrimill Artiste. It's produced by Bosch's US distributor and apparently designed with Bosch. It's compatible with most Bosch accessories and as far as basic dough kneading it works the same as the Bosch, with a bit less power. But I've made 4-6 lb batches of pizza dough in the Nutrimill without issues. I also have a Bosch Universal and it's definitely better but not by much.
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mitun733
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Quote from jigga619 :
Has anyone seen this in-store?
My local Costco in 92782 had this available in silver, red, and black in the store.
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JuJuCoCo
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Quote from mitun733 :
I see a common complaint with these is that it can't do small batches of stuff? Can anyone comment on this with reference to things like 3-4 batches of cookies, doughs (1-2 loaves of bread), etc?

Either way I'll probably just buy it and return if it doesn't fit my needs since Costco is great for this.
I have Pro-7 (7 qt bowl) model. I contacted Kitchenaid and bought 5 qt bowl for ~$60. All attachments are compatible so you can check with them if this model can also take 5 qt bowl and use same attachements.
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sadface
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This is a great mixer. I got it direct from KitchenAid's eBay store for a bit less after taxes their prices fluctuate quite a bit. I didn't realize how much 6qt actually is. I could make enough for 6 pumpkin pies at a time without overflowing. I also got the meat grinder attachment. I've used it way more than I thought I would.

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