i'm looking to replace my ancient-beyond-description stand mixer & am wondering what ones on the market today give the most bang for the buck. i can't afford the ultra mega cool ones but don't want to waste my money on a cheapie that will burn out on the first big batch of icing i make. any thoughts?

search Kitchen vs cruisinart on here.Costumeczar posted a video.I have been debating and researching.but I think tomm Im getting. kitchenaide pro600. watt 6qt . Everythingkitchen .com has all mixers . Im going to kohls they are on sale and i have $20 kohls bucks.They also have $40 rebate.

I have a sunbeam i got on sale at walmart for $50. It has lasted over a year now and I have put some pretty thick icing into it and it powered through it just fine.

I just saw it the other day on the shelf and I wanna say it was $70.

If you purchase from Williams_Sonoma, you get a lifetime guarantee. I have their Pro-610.

I also have an old Heavy Duty that I love and an Artisan. The Artisan was not worth the money. Save your pennies and get the larger of any brand that you choose.

Here are links to some Cake Central threads:

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=7169109&sid=bd29f5f4aaae6c2ec1048df157dadd3d

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-7132673-.html&sid=2023628831ecab7f09dbf626ac36ffd0

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=7075292&sid=49bc6bdb5d82a3b8e41e3b29e763dc06

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-7220959.html

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-630663.html

https://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=628640&sid=ed93c49e252e4a3ec055bdefdfc086af

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-673444.html

Hope that helps.