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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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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.

Not to mention that now a days only 1% of people actually seat down and read the manual. Most of those 2 and 1 stars reviews are stuff that are covered in the manual and they are just using the mixer wrong.
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ontech
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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.
i have the bosch one and its powerful, but i kinda like the kitchenaid style. maybe you need a DC motor kitchenaid??
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Cerberus83
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My primary reason for buying a mixer like this is because I want to make pizza dough. Yeah, I know, overkill and I'm lazy - I get it.
Quote from StephenS8418 :
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.
That's actually what I was considering: NutriMill, Bosch or Ankarsrum. Based on my research, KA is not longer viewed as highly. In my case, I never made pizza dough from scratch (planning to start making pizzas next year using Ooni Koda 16), and while any of the aforementioned mixers might be overkill, I figured if I end up throwing a pizza party for the fam, I don't want to spend time kneading dough. I don't bake and I don't plan to, so the primary purpose would be kneading dough. So while NutriMill is a contender, I'm willing to gamble on KA for a few $ more.
Quote from ontech :
i have the bosch one and its powerful, but i kinda like the kitchenaid style. maybe you need a DC motor kitchenaid??
That would be put me in Ankarsrum's price range at which point I would rather buy Ank than KA.
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JiamianJ
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Costco business has it for $244.99
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DontTaxBeer
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got the refurb of this version for $180 directly from kitchenaid. this thing is a beast. easily makes 2 loaves of bread, grinds meat with the grinder addon like a champ. very good quality machine.
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Quote from TrailerParkRicky :
Maybe look at the kenwood 7qt at costco for $470. It's what I preferred over kitchenaid but it exceeds the budget.
KitchenAid dominates the American mixer market but in Europe Kenwood has been the dominant brand there for decades. They have a stellar reputation for durability and the Europeans hand them down from one generation to the next in their families.

I've been watching multiple retailers for a price drop on the 5 quart Kenwood Chef model because 7 quarts is too big for my needs. They don't get discounted like the KitchenAids very often, though.
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QFT
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I think Newegg is selling this for $200 during their black friday sale, FYI.

Edit: Best Buy, 5qt. [bestbuy.com]
Last edited by QFT November 21, 2020 at 09:45 PM.
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georgeamirmichael
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I know its dumb question but please help , what is the difference between this one and the one from Sam's club beside this Is 6qt and Sam's is 5qt? Thank you all
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Elehem17
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Quote from QFT :
I think Newegg is selling this for $200 during their black friday sale, FYI.
Link?
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jjsmomma
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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 can confirm this does large batches and is best for larger families. The mixer does NOT come close to the bowl which means you need to shut the unit off, use a spatula then turn back on - repeatedly.

I bought this Pro model when we were Scout Den parents & to make school treats. Now that our son is older the Pro collects dust, but it did it's job perfectly and I highly recommend.
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Quote from jjsmomma :
I can confirm this does large batches and is best for larger families. The mixer does NOT come close to the bowl which means you need to shut the unit off, use a spatula then turn back on - repeatedly.

I bought this Pro model when we were Scout Den parents & to make school treats. Now that our son is older the Pro collects dust, but it did it's job perfectly and I highly recommend.
Anything to dislike? Looking to get any input as it would help me make a informed decision
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Spaceman6969
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Also, I tried making bread a couple of times by hand where I need to use my wrist to spin(?) the dough until it soft(?) That part I don't really like cuz it is time consuming already in addition to put the ingredients together to make dough.

Now after the dough is ready to be baked, I put it into the small bread loaf pan and that took a long time as 2 hours (I think).

After that I'll let it rised and cool and finally done. Sadly that bread loaf wasn't enough as my family and I eat it in just 2 days.

Overall I want to make bread but I need something to get the job quickly and produce large quantity.

That being said, is this deal what I'm looking for? I'm trying to be efficient here. Making bread by hand is no fun nor practical for large family
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Quote from jjsmomma :
I can confirm this does large batches and is best for larger families. The mixer does NOT come close to the bowl which means you need to shut the unit off, use a spatula then turn back on - repeatedly.

I bought this Pro model when we were Scout Den parents & to make school treats. Now that our son is older the Pro collects dust, but it did it's job perfectly and I highly recommend.
I own this too and have had no problems with small batches. Have you tried doing this:

https://youtu.be/ghxPyjv1RLQ
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Quote from SpaceMan6969 :
Anything to dislike? Looking to get any input as it would help me make a informed decision
This helped me decide when I bought it :

https://youtu.be/ghxPyjv1RLQ

Also, if you plan to have it all the time on your kitchen counter, keep in mind that these are big. If you don't have too much space available it might be good to consider a 5qt version. You definitely go a take a look at the model they have as displayed as a demo and compared to the smaller ones that Sam's or Target have.

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Quote from wbs3333 :
This helped me decide when I bought it :

https://youtu.be/ghxPyjv1RLQ

Also, if you plan to have it all the time on your kitchen counter, keep in mind that these are big. If you don't have too much space available it might be good to consider a 5qt version. You definitely go a take a look at the model they have as displayed as a demo and compared to the smaller ones that Sam's or Target have.
Enough to feed frugal family of 4 who eat breads almost everyday? Buying organic breads all the time is getting financially annoying. Looking for other way to make end meet. hopefully this machine would be a life saver

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