KitchenAid® Pro 600 Stand Mixer, 6 qt.

I traded my head-tilt kitchenaid for this bowl-lift kitchenaid. I love the more powerful motor, which accommodates bread doughs that my old one could not. The kneading hook in this model also works better - it's shaped like a little curly worm instead of a C shape, and it kneads the bread dough, whereas the C hook just makes the dough ride up without kneading.

I think it's worth it to get this model over any of the less powerful head tilt ones. For the price increase, you gain a huge increase in functionality, and it doesn't take up that much more kitchen space

I love this mixer. It is so easy to use, and easy to clean. It mixes everything just the way I want it to. The accessories are great.
It is on the heavy side, but what can you expect from a heavyduty mixer like this

Purchased my Nickel Pearl edition (can't find it on the site any longer, so picked the stainless one to review). No issues at all with the finish or the hardware. I did find aftermarket spades that have bowl scraper "wings" on the sides, think I paid around $20 for the plastic version and $30 for the metal one. Still going strong and expect it to keep going for at least another 10. Very solid and worth the money... although, that 6500 with the bigger bowl *is tempting* ;-)

I should have purchased a mixer a long time ago when I had a young family to raise but I decided it was never too late to add a mixer to my collection. So far I have made cookies and banana bread and it was so easy and easy to clean. My only negative comment is that as a retired person the mixer is really heavy to carry from one place to another. But other than that the mixer is easy to use and does a fantastic job.

I really like this mixer. I had a smaller model for years and have really enjoyed it. I wanted the larger motor to make homemade soaps. My only concern is with the delay of the motor starting after I turn it on, but the service department says this is normal. This fact should be added to the instruction booklet.

I had the smaller mixer but opted to take that one to our place up north because I would use it less there. I bought the black 6 qt. model for home because I like to make double batches of some recipes. WOW! This made a lot of difference when mixing double batches…I used to have to keep stopping and push ingredients down into the bowl with my smaller kitchenaid, not with the 6 qt. This is everything I had dreamed of and then some, what a beautiful addition to my kitchen!

Wish I hadn't given away my first Kitchen Aid. I returned this mixer for many reasons: I could not adjust the bowl height anymore than able to; whip attachment would not stay on and there were metal shards when removing bowl after first attempt to use. I have purchased the 5 Qt Artisan awaiting it's arrival after many, many hours of going over reviews.

KitchenAid is my very favorite mixer- I have a pink Artisan in my pink & white kitchen, having the pink Pro USA dream. It always works well and is simply the best!

Bought this to replace my old mixer. Should have done more research before purchasing. Beater leaves a gray residue in ingredients at times. Plastic bowl guard does not stay in place and makes it difficult to add additional ingredients when mixing. Difficult to remove bowl with beater in place, even though it drops down with lever. Beater also difficult to remove with bowl in place. I am very unhappy with this one and did not realize it did not tilt when I purchased it. Also did not realize how awkward it would be to use. Should have purchased a tilt head mixer. Wish I had taken the time and made the effort to return, but I needed a mixer desperately when I purchased this one and didn't think things through well enough.

I've wanted a Kitchenaid mixer for years. My husband surprised me this Christmas with one and it's awesome. Will have many opportunities to use the mixer and the slicer attachment he also bought. We plan to buy the meat grinder as well.

I bought this one because I knew that I'd be using it for both pasta and bread doughs which can kill a smaller mixer. I will also use it for batters and such but I wanted something that would hold up over time. Only time will tell for sure but it's a dream to use and love the ease of adding ingredients while still mixing. Granted, I got this on a great sale and would not pay full price for it but I would certainly buy it again.

Great product, I would recommend this mixer to any serious baker.

The only reason I'm not giving my wonderful new KitchenAid Pro 600 Stand Mixer five stars: It's really hard to remove the bowl after usage. The release mechanism on my unit is excruciatingly tight. Any tips on how to solve that problem would be welcome.

Given as a gift because it was requested. We also have one and use it all the time.

I am delighted in how well it mixes heavy ingredients like brioche dough and that it has a signal if the motor is too hot.
I don't like the sound of the motor as it mixes; it sounds like it is straining...I hope not!