I just adore my purple kitchenaid artisan stand mixer.  My kitchen is decorated with grapes and wine and my kitchenaid is the first thing that people comment on.  They love the look of it and I guess the purple is a little outgoing kinda like me!  I use this thing for everything from meatloaf to christmas cookies.  We even process our own deer in the winter and I make my own deer burger with the grinder attachment.  I love it because I know exactly where my meat has been and that it is clean and sanitary.  You hear horror stories about the meat counter, but I know my meat is perfectly fine. ...