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KitchenAid KP26M1XER Professional 600 Series 6-Quart Stand
Mixer, Empire Red
From KitchenAid
List Price:$499.99
Price:$399.90
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Ships from and sold by Electronics Source 2012
38 new or used available from $255.00
Average customer review:
(1957 customer reviews)
Product Description
The Professional 600 TM has a powerful motor that is crafted
for commercial-style performance, the direct drive, all-steel gear transmission
delivers unyielding power for professional results. The Professional 600 Stand
Mixer can effectively mix up to 14 cups of all-purpose flour per recipe and
produce up to 8 pounds of mashed potatoes. The Soft Start mixing feature helps
minimize ingredient splatter and flour puff with gentle acceleration to
selected speed after start-up. Electronic Speed Sensor monitors operation to
maintain precise mixer speed. Commercial-style motor protection automatically
shuts off the mixer when overload is sensed to protect the motor. Durable
all-steel gears provide reliable service. The mixer includes a 6-quart-capacity
stainless-steel mixing bowl with a contoured handle, as well as a professional
wire whip, a burnished flat beater, a spiral dough hook, and a one piece
pouring shield. Its multipurpose attachment hub with a hinged hub cover flips
open to allow for easy installation of attachments. The Professional 600 Series
bowl-lift design raises the bowl into the mixing position, and its solid, truly
seamless one-piece motor head design is easy to clean and comes in a variety of
fashionable colors.
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #10421 in Kitchen & Housewares
Size: 6-qt.
Color: Empire Red
Brand: KitchenAid
Model: KP26M1XER
Released on: 2007-06-01
Dimensions: 17.00" h x 11.00" w x 15.00" l,
30.00 pounds
Features
All-metal 10-speed stand mixer with powerful 575-watt motor
6-quart stainless-steel mixing bowl; direct-drive
transmission
Electronic speed sensor; auto shut-off; Soft Start minimizes
splatter
Wire whip, burnished flat beater, spiral dough hook, and
pouring shield included
Measurements H: 16.5, W:11.3, D:14.6
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
2016 of 2078 people found the following review helpful.
A comparison to the Artisan Mixer
By ut158
I already own a 5 Qt mixer from the "Artisan
Series" but decided to upgrade to this model so that I could make larger
batches of bread dough. For my recipe, a single batch is 2 cups of bread flour.
I tried making a double batch (4 cups) in my new Pro 600, but after about 15
min. of kneading, the motor just turned off. I thought I had burned it out, but
after consulting the instruction manual, it seems this is normal. Normal?! Yes,
that's what it said--all I needed to do was wait for the motor to cool off
(it's also "normal" for it to get so hot it is uncomfortable to
touch) for 30 min. and then try again. I find it hard to believe that this
mixer could make bread with 14 cups of AP flour, as the box says. Having said
that, here are my thoughts on this mixer vs. the "Artisan Series"
mixer I already own:
1. The motor consumes over 50% more electricity (and is
certainly more noisy) in the pro 600, but how much of that is being converted
to extra torque, I'm not really sure. What I do know is that I can only do a
single batch of bread at a time in either mixer.
2. As has been mentioned in other reviews, the Artisan mixer
came with a "coated" paddle and dough hook, whereas the pro 600 has
"Brandished steel". This means the Artisan's implements are
dishwasher safe but the pro 600's are not. I had assumed those bright, shiny
implements that I saw in the store display were stainless steel, but I guess
not. If it weren't for this problem and the huge price tag, I would have given
this mixer 5 stars.
On the plus side...
3. I love the new spiral dough hook--it is much better than
the C shaped one in my Artisan
4. The soft start feature is a nice touch. Then again, it
would be even nicer if there was a speed lower than the lowest one provided.
5. The larger bowl is nice
6. There is more of a difference between speeds 7-10 than
the Artisan
Things I'd like to see changed in the next iteration:
--A gear box. I have a cordless drill that has a high and
low gear. As could be expected, low is for more power, high is for more speed.
Why don't these mixers use a simple gear selector like that? This would be a
HUGE improvement--it would not only provide more power, but the lower speed I
would like, as mentioned in point 4.
--Stainless steel implements as mentioned in point #2
CONCLUSION:
A very nice mixer, but so is my "Artisan". If you
are going to buy a new mixer (and don't have an unlimited supply of money to
throw at it), I wouldn't recommend the Pro 600--get one from the Artisan series
instead--it is much cheaper and does just about as good a job. There are small
advantages to the Pro 600, but even all together, I don't think they are worth
the added price.
1044 of 1074 people found the following review helpful.
SUPER but READ this important info BEFORE YOU BUY ONE!!
By Lynnster
UPDATE: 1/15/12: Please note that my original review was
written in 2007, so serial numbers mentioned are different now, so unsure what
has changed at KA. Hope all is good by now!
NEWLY EDITED 11/30/07:
IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO BUY a PRO 600 & you have done your
research, you already know there is a plastic/metal parts issue, so PLEASE read
my info: KA customer service KNOWS which Pro 600s have the metal transmission
cover "fix" (via serial numbers), but some reps are refusing to give
you the serial numbers to look for; but they might "allow" you to
call them from the store with the serial number off a Pro 600 box before you
buy to ensure it has the metal transmission cover. So, be insistent! Here's my
story:
The first rep I called was a supervisor "Kelly",
who refused to tell me which serial numbers to look for! Nice! I spent too much
time researching ,so I called back & the next rep (Rachel) gave me her
extension & told me to call her from the store & she would tell me if
the one I found was made after the "fix". By the time I found one I
wanted - at the second store visited - KA cust serv was closed. I bought it
anyway, crossed my fingers, & called the next day. "Rachel"
wasn't available, but another rep told me the serial number was one of the
newer mixers I wanted. (pls read all the "negative" reviews here for
good info)
IMPORTANT: This rep also gave me crucial I want to pass on
as it's the info I tried to get before I bought my mixer - the serial numbers
of the Pro 600 6 qt, 575 watt mixers with the metal cover "fix" (made
from mid-April 2007)begin with numbers higher than "14" (my serial
number is WU1503109, so it's above "14") Depending on the rep you
get, only a couple are willing to confirm this info, so be prepared for
frustration but just hang up and keep trying until you get a good rep.
ALSO IMPT: There are a few 6 quart KA mixers made - I am
only speaking of the store bought PRO 600 6 QT, 575 watt mixer found in stores
like Bed N Bath/Linens N Things. So, read all these reviews carefully &
note the dates they were written - I think there is a possibility of people
writing both pro & con reviews about 6 qt mixers that might be different.
However, the plastic issue is the same, just the power would be different. For
example, QVC sells a 6 qt KA mixer with a smaller motor, and there's a Williams
Sonoma 6 qt mixer as well.
I wanted this powerful mixer as I have a 30 yr old KA mixer
with a 250 watt motor, but it has a small bowl. My old mixer has never had a
problem with a thick batter cookie I make every year at this time. I was
anxious for the large bowl & to see how my new "workhorse" with
its 575 watts would handle this batter because many have complained that it
burns out on thick doughs/batters. UPDATE: I just made my thick cookie batter
with my new 575 mixer & it did a super job!( My recipe uses 1 1/2 lbs of
brown sugar, 8+ cups of flour, one pound of butter and 2 cups of Karo syrup -
no other liquids or eggs so it's a tough batter for any machine) Once I began
to add the flour (using the nice pouring shield) I never went above speed 2 (as
suggested by KA for heavy batters/doughs) & speed 2 was all that was
needed. A nice rep also suggested to rest the mixer if I needed to mix beyond 7
mins, but I never came close to that.
SIDE NOTE: when I opened the box last nite, the electric
cord was folded in half & tied into a knot; there was a very sharp/jagged
piece of metal on the lifting guide; a blob of dried paint on the top of the
bowl holder; & bits of white crystals in the bowl that tasted like salt. Of
course I called KA & Robert, with permission from his supervisor, offered a
replacement immediately which I didn't ask for & certainly wasn't
expecting! He said the "presentation upon opening the box" wasn't
professional & they wanted to correct that. He also told me to go ahead
& use this unit until the replacement arrives! WOW! Once it arrives, KA will
send UPS to pick up the one I bought. Another WOW! I then told Robert about my
Serial Number fiasco & he said that he would have provided the S/N info
before I shopped! He also said that he stood by his fellow reps, but he agreed
that someone like me, who had done hours of research, should have been given
the requested info from the first call & certainly not have been forced to
call from a store! In my case, I wanted a mixer made after the mid-April date
which is the date KA began putting metal transmission covers on instead of
plastic.
My WARNING: There is old stock, with the plastic cover, out
there, yet KA still insists there is nothing wrong with this, so I'm giving you
a big head's up..
Until I made my batter, I rated this mixer a 2 for the lousy
customer service/runaround I got from 2 of 5 reps. Now that I've made my
batter, I am vamping it up to 5 stars BUT KA needs to get more reps like Robert
and the other guy who helped me. (If not for them, KA would NOT have this sale)
So, while I wasn't treated right at the beginning, I am happy now & have
edited my review accordingly. KA has quality issues re cust serv, especially
supervisor "Kelly". (Try to avoid her as she thinks she works for the
CIA.) I hope I have saved at least ONE person from all the frustration I
suffered through to get what I wanted. In the long run, I think you'll be happy
& customer service is great IF you get a good rep!
907 of 936 people found the following review helpful.
Product Info regarding gear housing upgrade from KitchenAid
By Living it up
Due to the very high number of complaints about the problems
people were having with heavy duty tasks (which is what the mixer should have
been made for!) due to cheap plastic housing holding the heavy duty metal
gears, I contact KitchenAid to find out if this design flaw has been fixed. It
has been and here is their response (note that they are saying that if you
receive one of the models with the plastic housing they will replace it under
warranty with the new metal housing. It is also important to note that the
people who've had the problem have almost all stated that KitchenAid had great
customer service and replaced their mixers with no ones with no problems.
RESPONSE FROM KITCHENAID: Thank you for visiting the
KitchenAid website!
I would like to reassure you that our engineering and
product teams have addressed the gear box issue. In fact, we have already
implemented a change in the manufacturing of the Pro 600 Stand Mixers to a
metal gear box. Although these will be changed out on additional 5 qt bowl-lift
models that include all metal gearing, the time line on that is not known at
this time. Although a transparent change, this will insure the long-term
durability we expect.
I would like to emphasize to you that should you purchase a
Stand Mixer (with all metal gearing) which has not been assembled with the
upgraded metal gear box, and you should have a problem with your mixer (as a
result of the plastic gear box (failure), we will most certainly extend your
warranty to resolve the issue properly and effectively.
If you have additional questions, feel free to reply back to
me. Or, you may contact either our KitchenAid Customer Satisfaction Center at
1-800-541-6390, or you may visit our secure KitchenAid Live Chat.
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