Kenwood kMix Stand Mixer for Baking, Stylish Kitchen Mixer with K-beater, Dough Hook and Whisk, 5L Stainless Steel Bowl, Removable Splash Guard, 1000 W, Editions Blue

I bought this stand mixer to replace my previous K-Mix which had lasted twelve years. It came beautifully packed. Be aware the photograph on the box side doesn't necessarily show the box contents. I would have given this new mixer four and a half stars were that possible. The main paddle is very heavy, far heavier than the previous one and than the other paddles supplied. It's not detrimental but it feels clunky. The balloon whisk is fine, as is the soft-bladed beater. The dough hook has a different angle and I felt it didn't mix bread dough adequately. I was able to use the hook from my old machine, which fit and works without problems. The mincer attachment I had also fits this new model. The machine looks sleek and well made. It's not particularly quiet in use but it doesn't walk across the worktop so I'm okay with that. It's a first class machine for mixing biscuits, cakes, meringues, ice-cream, pastries and also handles minced meat for patties and sausage. It's good value for money, easy to use and to clean. I'm happy with it.

Perfect machine and does the job with ease and smoothly without so much hassle. Unexpected quit with sturdy frame and movements. Made bread, cake, biscuits and others with no problems. Looks really nice and classy. Totally recommend.

Good but can leave some ingredients unmixed at the bottom of the bowl. Not a great problem as this can be hand mixed-in if required. Very solid, well made, attactive mixer, but heavy - which makes it very stable but difficult to move. Bought with the metal bowl - Glass bowl would be even heavier. Overall - very happy.

Excellent mixer, great quality and value.

My old KMix that I purchased in 2010 has been slowly dying a death and I knew coming up to Christmas that my machine wouldn't keep up or last the Christmas festivities so I purchased a new one. Now it is a bit smaller than my old one, depth wise but that's fine because it takes up less table top space. The bowl is lighter than the old one too but the attachments seem heavier. I have to agree with a previous reviewer who said that the dough hook on this machine isn't as good as the old KMix. I totally agree. So much so that I use my old dough hook with the new machine which, thankfully fits the new machine. It does lose a star for this reason though. I wasn't one bit happy with the new dough hook at all and when you make bread every week, you need good attachments. I may swap out the balloon whisk too with my old one. It whipped the cream perfectly but seemed to take longer than my old one. I'm happy with how the machine functions and it's much quieter than my old machine. It's just a shame that the attachments aren't as good as my previous machines attachments. But thankfully the old ones fit the new machine just fine. However, the old KMix bowl won't fit the new model. It's a very robust and sturdy machine and has some weight to it. It's very easy to clean and works really well. I also adore the colour too. This was great value too considering my old KMix cost over twice as much as this one. I paid £233 for this new model. Great machine.