It arrived on Good Friday and I have finally had a chance to put it to good use today. I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! The deep bowl makes a HUGE difference.

Thanks for everyone for your input while I was researching it. And thanks to Jen the moderator for all of the extra special attention you gave me!

Have you or anyone else tried it with bread dough yet? I was just wondering how it handled with bread dough. I mostly do cakes but love making bread for baskets I do. My KA is just not cutting it...I think it needs to be retired, way too overworked!

I make bread with it. It works. That's what I bough it for 3 years ago. I researched for a year for a mixer that could take it (without getting a huge Hobart).

I was afraid at the beginning and I would let it rest in between mixing, 10 min mixing, 5 min rest...but then one day I just went all the way.

And then I got into cakes. Now I mix cakes with it, too.

I find it works better than the KitchenAid for sure. It can withstand my abuse of batches of royal icing with minimal fuss. HOWEVER, I cannot for the life of me stand the bowl! It's so freaking narrow! And the parts that aren't covered make the clean up of anything a nightmare.

Anyone know how to get the crud out of that vent area in the back under the hood?