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KitchenAid Pro 600 Stand Mixer
by KitchenAid
Bowl-lift stand mixer with a 575-watt direct-drive motor and an all-metal gearbox, assembled in Greenville, Ohio.
Why it's buy-it-for-life
The older bowl-lift models use a full metal gear train that home cooks rebuild with cheap replacement gears rather than scrapping. Redditors caution to seek out the metal-gear Pro line specifically, and share stories of hand-me-down mixers from the 1980s still kneading bread dough weekly.
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Reddit sources · 5 mentions
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“Buy the bowl-lift Pro with metal gears. Mine is from 1986, I replaced one $8 gear once, still runs perfectly.”
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“I love our kitchen aid stand mixer, my grandmother gave me a bunch of grating shredding attachments she’s had since the 70’s and they work perfectly.”
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“I would definitely get the PRO mixers from kitchenaid versus the artisan series. These artisan mixers have a really hard time mixing dough”
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“I can vouch for the mixer. I have the exact same one for several years now (in stainless steel) that my husband bought me and it is a BEAST!”
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“I’m also going on 12 years of near daily use on my kitchenaid stand mixer.”
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“I’ve got a similar set up. Kitchenaid stand mixer, cast iron pan, an oval Le Creuset Dutch oven (thrifted that one from an estate sale!), a vitamix.”
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“Kitchen aid??? Used to be great but not now”
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“Can't attest for the lifespan as mine is just one year old (using it for 2 to 3 breads a week), but the hooks are low quality. There is some kind of coating that will chip/get mixed with your dough over time.”
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“That kitchen aid USED to be bifl. The new models now have plastic parts and a warning to not knead bread dough too long.”