It's been four years and this mixer is still going strong. Knock on wood, I haven't had any issues. I've been baking a lot more since COVID started and my mixer has stood up to the test.

I have had this mixer for several years. I loved it when it worked. I guess I just use mine too much and they are not made the way they used to be made. I don’t recommend the glass bowl. There is mold on the bottom where it attaches to the stand mixer. I don’t recommend the beater with the scraper. Mine is now sticky and doesn’t clean because the material is breaking down. Finally, I have had to replace the gears in it twice already and am afraid to use it because it will break again. I sure do miss it. I would only recommend an industrial or nearly industrial model if you will use it a lot. Otherwise you will be fixing it or replacing it in a couple years.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It's the perfect size, not too heavy, and beautiful. I absolutely love that I can watch my ingredients as they mix.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this from someone else. Of course the name is known to all, and its utility is unquestioned. So me owning this is kinda like giving a 16-year old the keys to a 1955 Mercedes-Benz SL300 and saying, "Happy Birthday." It wisely fits underneath the overhang of my cabinets just enough without getting caught. Being a rote novice, I require a lot of counter space to splay out whatever I'm trying to make. So it is heavy and the rubber feet at the bottom work *really* well. I think the biggest benefactor of this has been my right arm. Bear in mind this is all after 3 items made with it. So I have a lot more to go. But it has extended my range of things to consider. My significant other, who uses machinery like this for profit, agrees in my assessment.

I am frustrated with the glass bowl, when I add dry ingredients, even on low; it spits those dry ingredients out on all sides. Low isn't that low.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] No idea how I went 42 years without a KitchenAid stand mixer! I love it!!!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I cannot believe how much this has improved my life. Baking times have greatly reduced and my baked goods are more consistent. Really happy with my product. My only complaints would be that the fitting around the top where it says kitchen aid is loose and the feet that stabilize it on the bottom are easily removed and therefore easily lost.

This was a gift to me about 20 years ago. It works very well. My homemade cakes, cookies and pies come out beautifully ever time. Therefore I will not purchase no other brand then a kitchen aid.