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Care Tips for Bowl-Lift Mixers

A customized KitchenAid KM25 bowl-lift mixer, powder coated in Illusion Cherry Red.

Here are some tips to help keep your bowl-lift KitchenAid mixer in dependable working order. Keep it Clean After each use, unplug the mixer. Then clean it thoroughly using only a soft damp (not wet) cloth and very light pressure. If there’s anything sticky that won’t wipe off easily, you can use a little dish…    more →Care Tips for Bowl-Lift Mixers

We Can Do It!

This is about Rosie. She’s a 4C, one of the final iterations of the design before Hobart went to the now-familiar K4 silhouette and internal architecture. We got this one cheap on eBay, and it came with the glass “beehive” bowl and combo beater/whisk. (The 4C did not support a flat beater or dough hook.)…    more →We Can Do It!

You Never Forget Your First…

I don’t remember exactly how old I was when it arrived; I was just a kid. (Maybe ten or so.) Avocado green, because that’s how it was done in the 1970s. Our old Sunbeam Mixmaster had gone to the great appliance farm in the sky. We had an Oster meat grinder which made the most…    more →You Never Forget Your First…

Hello World

KitchenAid KSM90, Cobalt Blue

Hello. I’m a KitchenAid stand mixer repair enthusiast. That means that I think KitchenAid stand mixers are pretty awesome. I’ve been doing maintenance and repairs for friends and family for a while now, and I’ve bought a few mixers from Goodwill and eBay to help develop my skills and build a collection. (I might have…    more →Hello World