- 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 Powerkneadâ„¢ Spiral Dough Hook
- Coated Flat Beater
- Coated Flex Edge Beater
- Professional Style Wire Whip
- Pouring Shield
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.webcolla
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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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.
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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I have the 5 quart and bought another 5 quart for my mother.
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I have the 5 quart and bought another 5 quart for my mother.
We ended up buying a beater blade that could scrape the sides of the bowl. We started with this version: https://www.amazon.com/Original-B...B0015TMI28 and it broke after a few years after trying to use it on some really thick batter.
We then bought this version: https://www.amazon.com/Original-Restaurant-KitchenAid-KA-6L-PRO/dp/B002KAPN9Q [amazon.com] because it said "Pro Food Service and Restaurant Use" and it lasted a few years until it broke so we bought it again.
We never use the metal beater and only use the beater blade from Amazon, and they work really well. Just keep in mind they won't last forever because they are made from plastic. If you're going to buy one just make sure to buy one that fits your KA mixer model, as the ones I linked to are only for the 6qt model, but Amazon sells ones that work with the 5qt model.
I see that Costco includes a version of the beater blade but it only has a plastic scraper on 1 side, so I would imagine it doesn't work as well as the ones I linked to.
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We ended up buying a beater blade that could scrape the sides of the bowl. We started with this version: https://www.amazon.com/Original-B...B0015TMI28 and it broke after a few years after trying to use it on some really thick batter.
We then bought this version: https://www.amazon.com/Original-Restaurant-KitchenAid-KA-6L-PRO/dp/B002KAPN9Q [amazon.com] because it said "Pro Food Service and Restaurant Use" and it lasted a few years until it broke so we bought it again.
We never use the metal beater and only use the beater blade from Amazon, and they work really well. Just keep in mind they won't last forever because they are made from plastic. If you're going to buy one just make sure to buy one that fits your KA mixer model, as the ones I linked to are only for the 6qt model, but Amazon sells ones that work with the 5qt model.
I see that Costco includes a version of the beater blade but it only has a plastic scraper on 1 side, so I would imagine it doesn't work as well as the ones I linked to.
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