KitchenAid MIXER TILT-HEAD 4.3L - CLASSIC - WHITE 5K45SSBWH

Received my KitchenAid within 48 hours of ordering and spent a whole day cooking. I am a great fan of Ina Garten and regularly make her divine recipes so was looking forward to using my new and expensive toy. It is a substantial piece of equipment and you wouldn't want to keep moving it about so it needs a permanent place on the worktop where you can access both sides. Within a few moments I could see that the Pouring Shield (which is an extra) would be a good thing to have as when you add flour to the bowl, even at a slow speed,it tends to puff out over the sides but that is a minor quibble with what is a fantastic addition to the kitchen. I made my usual bread recipe and instead of kneading it myself I just popped it all in the bowl with the dough hook and went off and did something else. The dough that emerged was smooth and silky and it made a perfect loaf. Because it beats so well you have to be careful that you don't overmix sponges (yes, I made one of those as well! I purchased the white one because having read the reviews I thought another £150 for the red was probably not justified. All in all I am so pleased with it and would advise anyone thinking of buying one but balking at the price to just go for it!! I would like to add a comment to this review! Have been using the mixer nearly every day (for bread) but I must say that removing the bowl after mixing is really frustrating. It is almost impossible to rotate anti-clockwise to remove it and I had to spray WD40 on the base and it took two of us to remove it from the stand. I can now see why the other models have a handle on the bowl!!

I have been wanting one of these for a LONG time but could never justify the cost. Big mistake! Over the last 2 years I've worked my way through 4 cheap models (3 hand held mixers & 1 stand mixer) and the combined cost of those would virtually have paid for this one. So happy with it I wish I'd just done it sooner and saved a lot of money, time and frustration. Very sturdy, mixes wonderfully, great for pastry (makes the whole process even quicker). I use it at least 5 times a week for something or other. It's easy to clean and looks great. Part of the family now and will probably last forever. Only slight down is that I had really wanted the gorgeous deep blue colour but definitely could not justify spending the extra £100+ just for the colour, shame. Not sure why a different colour should increase the cost by so much. If you're wavering about purchasing this mixer because of the price I feel that it is a false economy to buy cheap, save a little longer and go for this one! Happy cooking...

I purchased this mixer over 4 years ago during the 2011 Black Friday and got it at an absolutely brilliant price. Since then I have gone on to train professionally as a Baker/Patisserie chef and this mixer saw me through all of my training and beyond. Over the last 4 years I have used this mixer to make pastry, cookies, breads, cakes, ice creams, custards, even things such as mashed potatoes and burgers. It is exceptionally versatile and it has survived almost daily use without any repercussions - I will say that I have looked after this machine and followed the guidelines of maximum capacities and I believe that this is why my machine (along with the high build quality of KitchenAid) has lasted me for such a long time. I would recommend the Classic mixer over the Artisan any day as the differences between the two in the real world are not worth the additional cost in my professional opinion (I have used both). There are a few things about the classic that I don't like but these are trivial - the bowl doesn't have a handle and the whisk attachment isn't dishwasher safe, apart from that this is a brilliant machine. I recently upgraded to the larger 6.9L bowl-lift mixer due to needing something with more capacity and therefore I gave this mixer on to someone else. I cannot recommend this mixer enough it has been brilliant and I would recommend it to anyone who wants something that will last.

I was lucky enough to buy this when Amazon had 50% off, so not only was it a great item but a great price too. Since it arrived we now eat wonderful home baked bread instead of bought in rubbish, as it does all the kneading for me. A real labour saving device, i am sure it can do more than i use it for, so would like to buy a good book for mixer recipes, any ideas anyone?? I think this is an excellent quality item with iconic looks so it is great standing out on the work top, no need to put it away !!

I bought this a few weeks ago when it was reduced to £179.99, as an upgrade from having a Kenwood Chef Classic. The kenwood chef was ok at mixing and kneading but this maching is amazing. So far since I have got this machine I have made: 100 cupcakes 2 10" xmas cakes 2 8" xmas cakes 2 6" xmas cakes 3 birthday cakes Pizza Bases Beef Burgers mountains of buttercream scones The mixer handles everything i throw at it with no problems. a 10" xmas cake is a lot of mix, 500g sugar, 500g butter, 9 eggs, 2 KG of fruit, 500g flour. The mixer quite happily coped with the butter, sugar and eggs, half the flour and 1/3 of the fruit before the bowl was full, but i believe it would have happily kept going without any problem. This is the ideal addition to your kitchen, and will take the hard work out of baking and cooking as it is so versitile. And a snap now that is has been reduced further to £149.99

I inherited a 20 year old kitchenaid which worked perfectly until i sadly had to leave it behind when I moved to the UK. Subsequently ‘treated’ myself to a brand new Kitchenaid (see order receipt above) from Amazon. 2-3 months after purchase it broke down. Corresponded with Kitchenaid UK and gave them all the relevant info as requested but since December they have not replied to my repeated requests for help. Please can you help?

I love my new mixer, it is a vast improvement over my old food processor and I have been making fresh bread and cakes endlessly since I got this last week. The unit is very heavy, being cast out of metal, and as such it never moves on the worktop at all even when I am mixing 600g of dough in it. The motor seems very strong and capable and the accessories and components are all made to last and are of good quality. It is a lot quieter than other mixers I have used and the planetary action of the beater works really well to mix everything in record time. I miss the beater attachment having a moulded splash-guard rim at the top like my Mum's old Kenwood chef K-Beater did - it means that when you are trying to scrape the inside of the bowl mid-way through mixing a cake mix, you get very sticky fingers because it really requires the beater to be removed to allow access to the bowl and there is no way to detatch it without touching sticky cake mix. However, it is very aesthetically pleasing, I love the retro look and it takes up hardly any more space on my worktop that the old food processor did. The only slight issue I have with this is that it has no liquidiser attachement which is a pain. My Mum's old Kenwood Chef had a great liquidiser goblet that attached straight to the top of her unit, but I have had to order a separate hand blender to make my soups and smoothies. I think this is because of the way the motor is mounted. I am going to the US next year and will bring back as many of the extra attachments as I can, they are all massively overpriced in the UK as is the mixer itself. This feels like KitchenAid are cashing in on being the 'brand of the moment'. Sort it out KitchenAid, don't rip us off please! Other than that, I love it and can't wait to see what else it can do. 4 stars.

This is by far and away the best kitchen product I have ever bought. It is so versatile and useful. It's solid and tough. I use it a lot for bread making and it never gives up, however tough the assigment. Equally it makes great meringues - light and fluffy. I thought the Artisan range was too poncey and overpriced before I bought this and now I know it is. If you're a good cook and you fancy a work-horse that won't let you down and don't need a fancy colour and bowl with a handle, then get this Classic Mixer... I have also since bought some attachments for pasta making for this and they are great too. It's so much more than a mixer!