Kitchenaid mixer

That's for sure the direction I'm leaning, as long as I get positive feedback on ordinary day to day use and lighter loads.... It's not just extra watts, it's also bigger

Worth noting, I've also done big batches of homemade marshmallow that requires high speed whipping of very thick sticky slurry for 10 minutes. It does that without batting an eye. Pizza dough is also a breeze. Can't go wrong with the big dog.

quote:

---

Does the artisan struggle on heavy work?

---

No, and I make a lot of bread with it quite frequently. I have to cut my recipes in half, but not because of power, rather because of volume it can handle, but then I think there also comes a point where you have to ask how much can your residential oven handle as well. Get a larger mixer, like a free standing Hobart, then I need a place to put it, and need speed racks and a larger oven. Might as well get a steam oven and proofer, and so now where do I put that.

Also make pasta, grind meat, sauces, meringues, etc, etc, etc, and I have no issues. It's by far my most utilized appliance, second only to my coffee pot. I think for cooking at home, it will do whatever you need to pull off.

We have the smaller one and it takes anything I've thrown at it. The wife makes a royal mess of the kitchen every single time she bakes stuff, but I don't mind since the mild cleanup is worth whatever she decides to make.

quote:

---

Don't just think of it as a mixer, think of it as an engine

---

thats the thought process i was giving, although if people came on saying that the pro was WAAAAAY overkill for day to day use, i mightve gone smaller.

as is, with generally very positive feedback on it, ill probably be ordering sometime this week (unless the mood drastically and unexpectedly shifts in here).

quote:

---

pasta roller & cutters

---

Id guess those would be pretty high on my list of add ons.

I bake a lot of bread, my artisan strains sometimes. Actually I hope I burn it out so I can justify buying the big one.

Go Pro.

quote:

---

i actually sucked it up pulled the trigger on the pro. figure itll give time to ship and give me a weekend/week to get my bearings on it before starting to pull together holiday food.

went with a refurb and coupled with a coupon code did pretty darn well on price.

any further tips, tricks, or attachment feedback is always welcome.

---

I did the same thing on my unit. I got a refurb from Kitchenaid with a coupon code. It was cheaper than the big-box models and has been 100% reliable for about 5 years now. Congrats!

I use the meat grinder attachment several times a month and love it. I purchased the food mill when my wife was pregnant thinking it'd make good baby food. I used it once and hated it. It squeezed juice out one end and all the pulp shot out the front like a big turd.