KitchenAid Kitchenaid Artisan 5-Quart Reviews

I had wanted a Kitchenaid mixer/blender for several years when I finally saw a good sale at Amazon.com on the Artisan version (5-quart bowl) and bought one.  I've loved it for the past 4 years and it has made baking/cooking so much easier and less time-consuming.  I love to bake and this has just been the extra set of hands I needed.  It's not loud; just about what you would expect of a counter-top mixer.  I got rid of my breadmaker, thinking this would work just as well, but the bread mixer attachment doesn't do the equivalent job of kneading so don't bank on that.  The whisk and regular...