KitchenAid Professional 6qt Bowl Lift Stand Mixer Review

Oh, I do love my KitchenAid stand mixer!  Need to double a cookie recipe?  You won't have dough falling out over the sides of your mixing bowl with a 6 quart bowl.  Tired of hearing (and smelling) the motor bogging down while mixing stiff doughs?  Won't happen.  Already killed your old mixer?  Replace it with this one.

My grandma had a 4-1/2 quart KitchenAid mixer - my 30-yr old daughter is still using it.  Seriously, these things are one of the few remaining high-quality American-manufactured appliances.

I had a 5-qt mixer but I passed that along to my son who loves to cook after receiving this as a Christmas gift from my husband.  I know some women take offense at receiving cooking-related gifts, but I'm certainly not one of them!

One of the things I use it for a LOT is mixing meatloaf.  I really hate doing it by hand - the meat is cold and hurts my joints, and I have to remove my jewelry so I don't have crusty dried meatwads in it.  I use the dough hook - meatloaf is a BREEZE and I can make enough to fill two loaf pans without either spilling over the side or overloading the mixer.