KitchenAid 5.5 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer, Empire Red

I replaced the tilted Kitchen Aid I had with this mixer. Even thought it is relatively bulkier, I can use it for regular baking needs including homemade mayonnaise and whipped cream.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My old Kitchenaid mixer was starting to fail after about 40 years. My budget finally allowed me to purchase a new one, on sale. In all honesty, I probably should have rated it 3 stars, but I'm hoping I will learn to like it more. It is much heavier than my old one and is a bit too tall to fit up under my kitchen cabinets, so I have to pick it up and move it to the counter every time I want to use it. I don't like that I can't use my bowl scraper while it is running like I did with the old one. The whisk doesn't go all the way to the dime like the adjustment instructions described, but it can't be adjusted any further to make it do so. Probably should have returned the unit, but it is just too heavy. Again, I hope with time I will learn to like it and maybe I will make or buy some type of table to put it on.