Stand Mixers Reviews

I got the Kenwood 2 years ago because I needed more capacity than my Kitchenaid. I plugged it in for the first time and it made a monstrous noise. I immediately called customer service and "played" the noise over the phone and was told it was definitely not supposed to sound that way. I got a replacement and it worked twice but then the motor crashed. I was directed to Delonghi customer service and received a new Delonghi mixer which has been working well for over a year and a half. My only concern now is that the non-stick coating on the K-beater is chipping off! I had to spend another 40 dollars to replace the beater and have not gotten a response from customer service. I miss my Kitchenaid!

I bought my Delonghi 800 mixer a couple years ago and it has worked like a charm---from making hearty breads to whipping up a dozen egg whites, but only recently did I realize what a great juicer I had already sitting on my counter!

I invested in all of the Delonghi attachments last summer (juicer, blender, grinder, food processor) when I read that a new model was coming out and I was worried that I might not be able to buy them if I didn't act---so I did. I promptly put them in the cupboard and there they sat for the past year---unused.

Last month I decided to kick my 'health eating' lifestyle into high gear by increasing my vegetable/fruit intake and I decided a juicer would be a great way to increase 'raw' intake. After a lot of research on juicers, I finally made a decision and was ready to order---not a minor investment, mind you---when a chance look in the back cupboard reminded me of my prior attachment investment. Hmmm. What the heck, I thought, lets try out the juicer attachment.

20 minutes after reading the manual (which I wished contained more information than could be printed on a 3x5 card), I had a concoction of vegetables juiced and was enjoying a natural high: AMAZING! Over the past month, I have put everything but the kitchen sink through this juicer and it hasn't flinched one bit. I can't believe how powerful it is. Again: AMAZING!

If I could own only one appliance, this would be it. Powerful, simple to use, super large capacity...this mixer has it all! I own a Kitchenaid, as well. While that has also served me well, I use my Delonghi for all the most demanding tasks. If you like to bake bread, you should own this.

I bake bread, a lot of bread, so I have five stand mixers. I have a 6 qt Kitchen aid, a 5 qt kitchen aid, a 5 qt Kenwood (Identical to the Delonghi) and I bought this Delonghi. (Ok I am addicted to kitchen stuff). It is a wonderful mixer, well designed, easy to use, and easy to clean. The first one (the Kenwood branded mixer) has been great going on 7 years. The second one lasted 1/2 an hour. I was making bread in my brand new mixer and the motor died, got very hot first and then DIED. Lest you think it was a heavy dough, I took the bowl and dough hook, put it on the Kenwood, and finished the bread with no problems. Delonghi was less then helpful, wanting I should drive it 40 miles to the repair center. Oh Well. Still love the Kenwood, I recommend the mixer design highly. I just hope it was a rare and isolated issue with quality.

Don't assume KitchenAid is the only player in countertop mixers. This machine is well built (very solid) and powerful enough to make any kind of bread dough I can come up with. A range of accessories are available. The lowest speed is nice and slow, the highest speed nice and fast. It's more attractive than the KitchenAid machines. And its clever design (motor in the back, not the top) means it fits under counters and storage areas where a KitchenAid can't hope to fit. Nice machine; I'm very plased with mine.

This is the first stand mixer I've ever owned, so I have no experience whatsoever with Kitchen Aid or another other brand. However, when Amazon ran this on sale for $149, with no tax or shipping, I went for it. In the six months I've used it, I've been nothing but impressed. It's easy to use, all removable parts go in the dishwasher, the design is functional and clean so it looks good on my counter, and at 700 watts, the motor has got to be as strong as I'll ever need. One last caveat, though: I've not yet used it to make bread dough.

I recently bought the Delonghi DSM 7 mixer and the Slicer/Shredder for it. It doesn't fit. Delonghi and the store I bought it from say it is supposed to fit. Delonghi USA also told me, that they have a lot of customer complaining, that it doesn't fit the DSM 7 or 5. They are curently (3/2/05) trying to contact Delonghi Europe to find out what the deal is.
Very frustrating, the mixer is great. Had I known, that I couldn't get a Slicer/Shredder attachment for it, I would have bought the Bosch instead!