This mixer replaced a Kenwood. It worked for 10 years, cost half the price and had a bigger bowl. I used the Kitchenaid only a handful of times and the gears broke during dough mixing on setting 4. Returned to store for a new one, but Kitchenaid wanted to fix it. Clearly a dud as it broke so quickly. Just got it back after nearly 2 months of shenanigans and it broke again first use on setting 4. The great thing is I got it on video because it was making a terrible sound on setting 1. The repairer told me this happens a lot. There is a sacrificial plastic gear that breaks to prevent damage to the motor. He said you should mix you dough a little at a time and let the mixer cool after them minutes of use to stop it breaking. Funny they don't put that in the instruction manual. Anyway, it only lasted 5 minutes this time. Interestingly, the repairer had about 10 kitchenmaid stand mixers behind the counter all waiting for repair. Sounds like a QA or engineering problem. I've asked for a replacement or a refund, but that doesn't take into account all the time I've wasted trying to fix this problem and driving all over the city to pick-up and drop-off this precious little mixer.
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