Bestbuy $219.99 KitchenAid - Pro 5™ Plus 5 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer

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I have this mixer. I bought it over ten years ago I think on a similar discount.

I use it for bread dough, pasta dough (and I have the attachments to roll and cut pasta), cookie dough, whipping cream, whipping whites and yolks for cakes (medium speed produces a lovely tight foam for egg-leavened cakes).

I like making bread, pasta and cakes but I do not like hand kneading, pasta rolling or a lot of whisking. This machine works away on the counter while I do other parts of a recipe. Or for pasta rolling, I can crank up the speed and zip through rolling a bunch of dough down to thinnest setting when doing a 3-4 layer big lasagna which I did tonight.

Amazing machine. Love the lift bowl feature. My mother has the smaller artisan which requires lifting up the whole heavy head... hate that.

I'm tempted to buy one just as a back up for my Ankarsrum or one I would be willing to destroy for a cottage goods business... That's a great price.