KitchenAid Reviews

I know it's hard to imagine a product in your kitchen more mundane than measuring cups, but as Kitchenaid demonstrates time and again, even the little things are worth doing right. I bought this set because 2 of the 3 cups in my CRAPPY OXO set cracked on the bottom and began to leak. Really ridiculous - the first problem I've had with an OXO product, and frankly very surprising. But still, inexscusible. So into the trash they went and into the cupboard went the Kitchenaids. These cups are superior to the OXO in every way but one: they lack OXO's handy inside-the-cup measuring scale. But even without that, the Kitchenaids are better. The handle is more substancial and more comfortable, there's a non-skid ring of silicone on the bottom so they won't slide away when you're pouring into them, and the spout is better-designed - THERE IS NO DRIPPING OR RUNNING-DOWN-THE-SIDE WHEN YOU POUR LIQUID OUT! Finally! Like I said, the little things done right. Do yourself a favor and skip the OXOs...get the Kitchenaid and you'll be glad you did. (Just DON'T buy that horrible Kitchenaid carrot peeler...that's one category where the roles are reversed and the OXO is vastly superior.)

I discovered this item while house sitting (I still had to cook for my own family of 8.) I was truly amazed the first time I used it-- my scrambled eggs had never been so good. I thought I was happy with my Farberware set until I used this set. While I enjoyed using the full Kitchen Aid Hard Anodized set with glass lids, this 5-qt. saute pan immediately impressed me. I felt like a gourmet chef. Everything I made was more moist and evenly cooked. Excellent for cooking for a large family. Cleaned up remarkably easily. I'm still saving up to buy it for myself, but had to highly recommend it. Consider buying the whole set, although this particular pan would be used most in our home. If money is an issue and you can only buy one nice pan, I'd recommend this one. Since I often used the other pans for boiling pasta and other such things that didn't demand high quality cookware, the difference in the quality of the end product was always most noticable with this pan. I can't wait to cook with it again.

I bought this on sale at Amazon for $6.99, and have used this pan twice so far (to bake cookies), and the nonstick surface works great. No need to grease the pan; cookies (even the burnt caramelly bitty pieces) come right off. They also seem to brown the cookies more evenly (comparing the lighter tops to the darker sides and bottoms of the cookies) than do my other baking sheets. Apart from the manufacturer's warnings not to cut on top of the surface with metal knives, etc. (printed on the packaging but not included in Amazon's description--apparently metal spatulas are ok but knives are not), the only other caveat I have would be to make sure that it fits into your oven--the 17" width is suitable for most but not all ovens.

I have had this item for 3 years and the plastic on plastic design of the work bowl and lid deteriorated and cracked. When I ordered a new lid, it became stuck on the work bowl and would not budge. Customer service told me I "put it on wrong" and to try to get them apart and "hope I only broke the lid" When I emailed their customer service, I was given instructions on how to put the lid on (As if I hadn't been using it for 3 years!) Now I will have to order not only a new lid plus a new work bowl to the tune of another $50 to be able to use it! Other than that, I am satisfied :(

I have had my Kitchen Aid Food processor for 8 years and have found the motor strong enough to handle any situation. It does not strain when making bread dough or chopping dried fruit. And I worked it hard. The downside to this processor is the work bowl and lid. I have had to replace the lid twice and am now looking to replace it again. I personally feel that the company makes the bowls and lids cheap so they can continue to have you purchase parts from them. The customer service people were not very friendly or helpful when complaints were made. It was an attitude of "Oh well. That's your problem." If it were not for the fact that the motor was so good, I would have said forget it a long time ago.

I purchased my KitchenAid KFP600 food processor 9 years ago, and I was recently surprised to find that KitchenAid still produces exactly the same model. I shouldn't have been surprised. This is an exceptional food processor. Mine is in great shape after nearly a decade of moderate use (a few times a week), and I see no reason why it shouldn't last a decade more.

The 11-cup work bowl is ideal when cooking for 2-6 people. The spring that holds the work bowl in place and the cover on works as well today as it did when the processor was new. Although KitchenAid says that you can put the work bowl and cover in the dishwasher, I don't recommend it. The hot water causes the plastic to expand, which can make it difficult to lock the lid onto the bowl. Not so difficult that it can't be done, but the lid squeaks quite a bit after it's gone through the dishwasher. I bought the KFP600 shortly after it debuted, and no one had seen a mini bowl before. It looked useful. I thought I'd use the mini bowl to chop small quantities of food, saving myself from having to wash the big work bowl every time. Now I wouldn't buy a food processor without a mini bowl. I use the mini bowl to chop onions and garlic. It's invaluable. Think you can't chop garlic in a food processor? You can in the mini bowl. I prefer the mini bowl for onions, as well, because there is no risk that half the onion will be mush before the other half is chopped. And the mini bowl and mini blade are easy to clean. You can put them in the dishwasher without any ill effect.

The power base of the KFP600 is fairly heavy and stays put when you run the processor. The motor on mine is as good as new. The "clean touch" off/on/pulse buttons don't protrude from the control pad, so they're easy to wipe off. The machine is generally easy to clean. There is a place to coil the cord underneath the power base. It's difficult to get the cord to coil properly, though, and would be frustrating if you had to do it often. I wrap the cord around the base, where it is out of the way and readily accessible.

In addition to the 11-cup work bowl and multipurpose blade, the mini bowl and mini blade, the cover and the feed tube pusher, the KFP600 comes with a few accessories: There is a dough blade, which I confess to never having used in 9 years. I use the regular blade to make dough, and it has done an excellent job. Also included are 3 slicing/shredding discs which are mounted in the processor with a disc stem. There is a medium slicing disc, a medium shredding disc (both 4 mm), and a reversible thin slicing/shredding disc. There is also an oddly shaped, useless spatula. The accessories are contained in a large plastic storage box, 7"h x 7 1/2"w x 10 1/2"d, that is clear on the top and sides. There is space to store the optional egg whip and the multipurpose blade, as well, but the box is unnecessarily large. The instruction book for the KitchenAid KFP600, which has English and Spanish sections, is conveniently spiral-bound, so it will lie flat. The instructions are straightforward and well-illustrated, and followed by 32 recipes.

I have chopped, sliced, shredded, grated, pure�d, liquified, and made pie dough with this food processor for 9 years. I can honestly say that it has never performed less than perfectly. And it's still going strong.