NutriMill Artiste Kitchen Stand Mixer 6 Quart Black Trim

I've had this mixer since 2021. That's also the last year I bought bread from a store (outside of sourdough, but finally figured that out last year...). It makes making bread go so much faster (I did it by hand before). And it can handle heavy dough. I make a honey wheat dough that is heavy! (Makes 2 loaves and 6 dinner rolls) Mixer gets it through about 95% of the process. I have to pull it out and kind of knead for a minute after because it tries to climb out of the bowl at that point. To speed up the process between batches (I usually do several doughs in one day) I bought an extra bowl and crank drive. Anyway, I love this mixer. I want to address the common issues in the bad reviews. -SLIDING DOUGH/STICKING TO HOOK- there is a learning curve when it comes to order of operations. The FIRST time I used it, I had the sliding problem since I added the dry ingredients first and then added wet to them. Seems to work best by putting in the wet ingredients first and then the dry (half a cup at a time). And then speeding up the paddle as the dough gets thicker to kind of 'fling' it off the hook for kneading. If it's going too slow, it will just spin on the hook. Additionally, if there is too much flour, it will slide because there is no friction. I've been able to adjust by adding a few drops of water. -COOKIES - yeah, I don't really use it for cookies that often. But it would be best to use the dough hook for cookie dough. The cookie paddles can't handle it. Maybe if they were metal instead of plastic and just smaller versions of the dough hooks...but alas.... -SMALL BATCHES - it doesn't do well with small batches (like one loaf of bread). This isn't a problem for me since I'm not going to pull out a mixer and make one loaf of bread. For loose mix like cake, batters, pie filling, the bowl scraper attachment is genius. -OVERHEATING - Have NOT had this issue. Even with my heaviest dough. I run it about 15-20min during the process. It might just be the luck of the draw on that one. -PARTS THAT BREAK - I haven't had any breaking parts. But that's because I read the bad reviews before I bought it. The whip drive I have is metal, not the plastic one. I don't use the cookie paddles at all. The whisk paddles should be used with whisking things (cream, eggs, butter...). No issues with the cake paddles. I have a back up crank drive since I've seen that those break, but the original one is still going strong. CLEANING - as this was my first mixer, the cleaning process seems fine to me. But I hear the KA mixer is easier. Hot water, soap, a straw brush (The ridges in the bow) and it's clean for me.

Love this machine . It’s easy to use. Easy to clean. Not heavy to move around. I used it to knead 5 cups of flour and the dough came out nice. I recommend this product.

I will never own another mixer after getting this one. It does the job quickly and very well. I'm so pleased with my purchase and highly recommend it.

What a nice mixer!! So easy to use. Easy to add ingredients, does a great job mixing and kneading the dough! To top it off, it's lightweight so easy to move from place to place! I've only made bread dough a couple of times in it so far and looking forward to using it for cakes and cookies. The only negative thing I have to say is it's difficult to get the dough out of the bowl! Could be the recipe perhaps. Investing in a bowl scraper so maybe that will help! Way easier to use than my older kitchen aid Heavy mixer!

THE BEST MIXER Not complicated, easy to use, easy to clean. Can handle lots of dough or not. I make a lot of bread. I love this much better than any stand mixer. Great for small space too. I keep on counter since I bake each week. Works perfectly. Highly recommend!