KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt Head Stand Mixer with Pouring Shield KSM150PS, Metallic Chrome

This stand mixer in the Bordeaux color is honestly one of my favorite kitchen items. The color is a rich deep maroon with purple wine undertones and it has these tiny specks scattered across the finish that look like subtle glitter. They catch the light in a pretty way when the sun hits the counter and make the whole thing feel special without being flashy. It looks really elegant sitting out and I actually enjoy seeing it there. I use it several times a week for all kinds of baking. The 5 quart bowl gives me plenty of room for cookie dough, cake batters, mashed potatoes, and even small batches of bread. The pouring shield is great because it keeps flour and sugar from making a mess on the counter while still letting me add ingredients easily. Everything mixes evenly and the different speeds give good control from gentle folding to heavier kneading. It has solid power for home use and the attachments work smoothly. I also like that it's compatible with so many other KitchenAid accessories if I ever want to expand. On the noise side it is pretty loud on the higher settings but it's not startling or anything. It's the kind of sound you expect from a powerful mixer. There was a faint new appliance odor the very first time I ran it but that disappeared after a couple uses. Cleanup is simple too since the bowl and beaters wash easily. For value for money I think it's worth it. The build quality feels sturdy and the performance is reliable. Combined with that beautiful color and the little glitter specks it just makes baking sessions more enjoyable. If you like having a nice looking appliance that actually delivers this one checks all the boxes for me.

I just bought as a wedding gift for my young friend. She and her new husband are comingling their kitchens and this is the must have item to bring the new kitchen up to chef's standards. I have owned an Artisan since 2003. It gets regular use, for everything from whipped cream to semolina pasta dough (very stiff dough). It has never misbehaved and never let me down. The finish is still as shiny and unmarred as the day I bought it. The bowl and beaters are still solid, although the spatula beater and dough hook are a little dull. Here are some of my observations after using my stand mixer for 14 years. 1.The head will move a little bit with stiff dough. If it jumps a lot read the owners manual and make the necessary adjustments (to make sure the beater is at the correct level in the bowl). Very stiff dough will cause a little movement. That's why there is a lock on the head. 2.The only issue I have had with the mixer moving slightly with very stiff dough is the entire mixer slowly walking across my counter. This was worse on my previous porcelain tile counters but it does not move as much on my granite slab counters, maybe an inch over several minutes. In any case, if you are running the mixer for 10 minutes on a stiff bread dough, keep an eye on it. 3.The motor head will heat up with hard dough, high speed, or a long running time. This has never posed a problem. 4. The mixing bowl, when new, will need a good scrubbing to remove the factory polish material. Other posters here suggest salt or baking soda. I don't remember using anything other than dish soap and a scrubby pad and I have never had grey dough. 5. I have a few of the attachments. They are pricey and may or may not be worth the money (especially the roto cheese grater). I use the meat grinder the most. It grinds partially frozen cuts just fine. I ground up about 30 lbs of turkey very easily last winter, it just took a little time.The sausage stuffer is useful, especially since you can adjust the speed to your comfort level. The pasta extruder is pretty nifty. I can't think of a stand-alone appliance that is better for that (I used to have an stand-alone machine that mixed and extruded pasta but it took up a lot of counter acreage and it broke after about 10 uses). However, I don't think I would replace my crank pasta roller/cutter with the attachment, since it is so expensive and the manual crank one is easy to use.

I grew up with a Kitchen Aid in my house and was very happy to purchase this one. I chose the slightly more expensive Artisan model (over the basic model) because of the handle on the bowl (super useful) that I was used to from my parent's model (which is still going strong after 25+ years) and because it came with the splatter shield (plastic piece on top). Unfortunately, the new splatter shield KitchenAid KPS2CL Pouring Shield for 4-1/2 and 5-Quart Stand Mixers , instead of making a full circle as my parents did, is horseshoe shaped and made out of lighter plastic. When you try to mix basically anything (even on the lowest speed), it sprays the flour out the back and up under the crack between the bowel and the rest of the plastic shield because it doesn't make the same close contact that the older models did. This is a serious design flaw and quite annoying since they had a version that worked much better before. In addition to having the splatter shield in place, I now either wrap a dishcloth tightly around the whole top of the kitchen aid, turn the low power on for less than a second to get the paddle to move but not to go to full speed (and repeat until the liquid/solids are mixed enough that they won't fly out), or I just turn it on and then clean up the mess off a 1-foot radius (that unfortunately includes the floor). Despite this drawback, I gave it 5-stars because having this stand mixer is so awesome for cooking and baking. I moved to the UK and just took my kitchenaid hand mixer (to use with an upconverter) and realized how inconvenient it is. The stand mixer allows me to be mixing while I am looking for other ingredients or preparing other steps. The different attachments (including the Flex Edge Beater) work much better than the single set of whisks for hand mixer. I use the Flex Edge Beater (has a spatula like edge that somewhat scrapes the bowl whilst it is mixing) for cookies, cakes, muffines, scones. I use the bread hook for bread (very fun not having to hand knead). And the whisk for whipping cream, cheesecake, frittatas. I find that I bake more and make more interesting foods because of the convenience of the mixer. My spouse and work colleagues appreciate it too. The best part is the US kitchen aid works just fine here in the UK with the upconverter too (make sure the converter is for the appropriate number of watts), and I can bring it back to the US when we return. I am expecting this KitchenAid to last as long as my parents' KitchenAid, which they have been using continuously. If one can divide the cost over 20-30 years, the mixer becomes very economical indeed. I have not tried any of the attachments for pasta making, etc.

First off, I gotta say... wow. The kitchenaid mixer really lives up to the hype. I'm a self-proclaimed semi-ametuer chef and baker, but I've only every worked with hand mixers. This thing is the real deal though. My cheesecakes in the past have been notoriously laborious, having to scrape the sides before adding the eggs and after adding the eggs to avoid unmixed cream cheese. That's a thing of the past now (I did buy a mixer head with a silicon side scraper, though the stock one works just as well). I can mix my filling ingredients whilst intricately levelling and perfecting the sides of my graham cracker crust, cutting 5-10 minutes off of prep time. When making regular cakes, I can throw the ingredients in, start the mixer, and forget about it as I oil and flour my pans, reducing prep time there as well. If you've never owned a kitchenaid stand mixer before, like me, you'll be surprised at how dang heavy it is! The entire structure is metal, and it's a hefty piece, at least 25 lbs. You're getting a solid piece of machinery. I've bought 2 attachment sets so far and I'm starting to realize just how much of an all in one small kitchen appliance this is. It's very easy to use, with one lever to lock/release the tilting head and another lever that clicks between the multiple speeds. I would definitely recommend the dime test though. The mixer heads are recommended to clear the bowl by 1/16th of an inch. A dime (10 cent American coin) is exactly 1/16th of an inch. Set your dime in the bottom of the bowl around the small point in the middle of the bottom of the bowl, and turn on the mixer with the standard whisk head attached. If the head moves the coin every time it spins around, you're good. If it doesn't, unlock and tilt the head back to reveal a flathead screw in the joint and turn that screw 180° clockwise. Rinse and repeate until your mixer head is touching and moving the dime with each gyration. This guarantees that your ingredients will be fully incorporated from bottom to.top, as the mixer head will touch every inch of the bowl. Kitchenaid says their mixers come properly calibrated, but mine took 4 turns to properly scrape the full bowl. It was a big purchase for me, but I couldn't recommend it more. If you enjoy baking as a hobby like I do, you gotta get yourself one of these artisan mixers. You'll feel like a pro and with the color options, it can accent any kitchen :)

I bought this mixer as a gift for my wife. She wanted to start baking bread and I read that not all mixers are powerful enough for this because of the density of the dough. The Artisan is perfect for this task. It doesn’t slow down, heat up, stall out, and is very versatile. So far she has made focaccia, sourdough, pizza dough, cheesecake, and carrot cake. I will warn you though, you will end up having a ton of delicious baked goods in the house and probably end up gaining a few pounds.

I ordered this late Thursday afternoon, Christmas Eve Day, and it arrived Sunday! SUNDAY PEOPLE! I was not expecting it to arrive so quickly since it was Christmas weekend! Even with my Prime account I never thought the good people working in shipping could get it loaded on a truck that fast with the volume they must deal with on Christmas! And even with receiving my standard "2 day guarantee" email, I still didn't expect it until Tuesday, Monday at the earliest...I mean seriously, it's Christmas after all! I couldn't have been more wrong! Not only did it arrive Sunday, it was here at 9 am! 9 AM PEOPLE! (Ok ok I'll stop with that) I'm just still so impressed, over a week later, with the shipping! Ok so on to the mixer. It's PERFECT! The box arrived without one squish mark, my beautiful Green Apple mixer, bowl, and attachments are all scratch and defect free. Since it is brand new I did take a wet paper towel and wiped off all the bare metal, and screws, of any small amounts of left over metal shavings or oil, that was there as others have commented but was genuinely minimal. The stainless bowl DOES need more than Dawn and a sponge for the first wash. I did the Dawn and sponge first, rinsed it out, then squeezed lemon juice all around the inside and sprinkled with baking soda (thanks for the tip other reviewers!) And then just rubbed it all around the inside, only using paper towels, til it wiped clean...Easy peasy! I did a double check with a clean towel to make sure it was truly clean and it was. I made cookies the same day, every speed setting worked smoothly and the locking latch also worked great (I totally lifted the machine...and maaaaybe shook it a bit...just to make sure...sorry warranty people) My cookies turned out perfect and when I washed the bowl after and there was no medal or gray color wiping off. Everything is GREAT! I've always wanted a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer and I couldn't be happier! It makes me smile every time I walk in the kitchen and see it!

I purchased my KitchenAid mixer on Thanksgiving Day - great price of $223 for black Friday. I had my eye on the Bordeaux color and when the mixer arrived there was an awesome surprise: not only is it that pretty burgundy color, but the paint has little metallic flecks - it is the sparkly type of paint. But...I know we don't buy high end appliances just to look great on the counter (although it is a very happy bonus). I have used the mixer at least once (often twice) each week and it is an excellent mixer. I always avoided buying a big stand mixer because I thought it would be a pain to use for small jobs - I was wrong. It is much easier to just dump ingredients in a big bowl that is already on my counter, attach the appropriate mixing head and let it go. A big time-saver. I've made a couple of items with dense dough and this mixer had no problem with it. I've seen some comments from users stating that you need the flex beater, but I so far have seen no need for it - I have not had excessive doughs or mixes sticking to the sides or bottom of the bowl. It is easy to use and clean - I wish I had made the purchase a long time ago.

I purchased the artisan mixer in "Cranberry" and it is a beautiful addition to my kitchen. It is well-made and seems to work well. However, there are some design improvements that could be made to make it much more user-friendly. 1) It's quite heavy and difficult to move, especially if it needs to be stored away. A handle on top or a carrying case would allow for easier portability. 2) The mixing attachments and bowl design are beautiful, but not as functional as I would have liked. Ex. When whisking pudding mix with the wire whip there was still mix left in the bottom of the mixing bowl that had not been blended. The mixing bowl does not have a flat bottom so the mix got stuck in the crevices. The pointed shape of the attachments is supposed to account for this, but the whip didn't do a complete job. Plus, if you're using the pouring shield during the mixing process, you can't easily scrape the bottom of the bowl to correct this. When using the flex edge beater (additional purchase) for whipping up a cream cheese filling, it did a great job of scraping the sides, but left a ridge of partially mixed ingredients toward the top of the bowl. So I still had to scrape the sides to get what was in the top of the bowl back into the mixture. Perhaps the attachment needs to be made taller to account for this. 3) The pouring shield is great for keeping powdery mixtures and liquidy ingredients from splattering all over the countertop. However, the shield does not cover the entire circumference of the bowl so ingredients still splatter onto the machine itself. It would have been a better design to have it to cover the entire bowl circumference to make cleaning the machine easier. It would also have allowed for users to place the pouring shield opening on either side of the bowl which would accommodate left-handed versus right-handed users. There are some other minor suggestions I could make, but overall it's a very solid piece of equipment and worth the $s.

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Cannot say enough about this mixer. I bought one for myself and have had it for over 6 years, and bought this for my sister for her wedding. Easy to clean, long-lasting and works great. Has turned my sister into a baker, when she barely could manage Kraft Dinner before. Highly recommend buying a second bowl and spatula, as it is easier to make large quantities, or even make cupcakes and frosting in a quick bowl replacement.

Have had it about 8 months, use it frequently, no trouble with it at all and it makes baking an absolute breeze! I used to wish I was one of those mums who bakes great stuff with her kids, and now I am! I have not used any additional accessories , so I cannot comment on those, but for the mixer itself and the components it comes with, its wonderful! tip: go ahead and just put all the ingredients in your mixer, you dont need separate bowls or different steps! Just add the ingredients in the same order listed in the recipe (cream the butter and sugar before adding the rest) and your cakes and cookies will turn out great.

I have had this for years. Finally getting around to writing a review (I ordered it through this seller on Amazon in 2014). The only complaint I have is actually against KitchenAid: the whisk mixer that comes standard is NOT fully stainless steel. The top of the whisk attachment is not dishwasher safe and will eventually oxidize and leave black marks everywhere. In the end, I eventually purchased the stainless steel version from Kitchenaid (it's about $50) and worth it if you're an avid baker. Now I can just throw it in the dishwasher. Otherwise the machine itself is excellent - never had an issue and all the parts are such high quality.

Luv the color and works perfect for my baking. Fast delivery and will recommend this for those that luv baking.