Totally agree with Adamshoe, I have had same experience. There is a Pasta extruding attachment that is a total waste of cash, avoid it. As far as the Ravioli roller goes I have heard it is a bit difficult to control. Probably... (5 replies, last updated by Fritter February 26, 2009)

I recieved a beautiful stand mixer for Christmas, and I really want to put it to good use. I made an awesome carrot cake- http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/585879 -that Rubee found and corrected it for me. Otherwise I am not sure... (1 reply, last updated by soniabegonia January 29, 2009)

Thought I would pass this on. Amazon now has two stand mixers that seem worthy and are well priced. The description is a little off at their site, but both the RKG25HOXWH (475 Watt “HD” model) and RKV25GOXWW (450 Watt... (2 replies, last updated by LBQT March 23, 2006)

Hi All, I’m baking my brother a cake for thanksgiving — its his birthday and he LOVES chocolate. I was going to make the cook’s illustrated chocolate sour cream bundt cake, but it calls for the flat beater and I... (9 replies, last updated by Cherylptw November 24, 2009)

I have both the KA attachment and two ice cream makers, a Deni and a Cuisinart. The KA makes 2 quarts which is twice the capacity of the other units. It also has a much more powerful motor. In both cases you have to freeze the... (2 replies, last updated by cheryl_h October 31, 2006)

least a KitchenAid stand mixer) is that you can add attachments like a pasta roller, a meat grinder, an ice cream maker, a citrus juicer, etc. (19 replies, last updated by karmalaw January 9, 2009)

Hi guys - My wonderful friends just got me the Kitchenaid Pro 600 stand mixer for my birthday and a gift certificate for any of the attachments taht come with it. For those of you who have this wonderful tool, what attachements do... (24 replies, last updated by daily_unadventures April 11, 2007)

hv just recvd a new stand mixer as a birthday present. aside from baking my own birthday cake, what are some great uses for it? so far, i’ve only whipped cream. looking for some savory ideas, in particular, since i’m... (12 replies, last updated by Guy April 30, 2004)

find standing there holding a hand-held electric beaters to be a bit tedious. I don’t have any attachments. I don’t want the mixer to die and take all the attachments with it. I am a bit of a cynic. (29 replies, last updated by WildSwede December 5, 2007)

Within the last month or two, I had a very good experience with KA. I received a refurbished Stand Mixer about 2.5 years ago, and while using the ice cream maker attachment and a regular whisk attachment (two separate occasions),... (45 replies, last updated by Beckyleach September 14, 2009)

I caught the latest episode of Good Eats on chiffon cupcakes, and noticed that AB was using a beefy new stand mixer. I guess the kitchenaid with the flame decals was put to rest. (7 replies, last updated by jtpeters May 6, 2008)

bake a lot. this mixer helping me a lot. I’m not interesting about attachment so much. but It’s good to know I can get lot of deferent attachment If I want. I’m sure both works great & makes your life easier. I... (47 replies, last updated by aletnes January 15, 2008)

I never invested in a good stand mixer, since I don’t do much baking (understatement!), and also have no room to store it, or put it on my counter. Can anyone share recipes for your favorite simple to make, but yummy baked... (17 replies, last updated by ChiliDude March 9, 2007)

Heartily second this post – I love The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Berenbaum. Great book and a great way to use the mixer. I also use it for pasta dough and brownies. Also check out the attachments - the food grinder is great... (16 replies, last updated by mochi mochi April 2, 2007)

. My long time dream is to find one of the industrial 8 qt. Hobart mixers. My old 1950’s, hand me down from grandma, free standing Oster electric meat grinder just died so I bought the Kitchenade Food Grinder last week with... (14 replies, last updated by Jibe September 4, 2008)