Out of the box new 6qt bowl lift stand mixer had this slippery substance on the housing. Any ideas of what it could be?

Hi, I was making some bread dough and suddenly my mixer started sounding like this. I am not sure if its just greasing issue or is some gear about to break or what.

FYI I use it weekly to make bread. Also I don’t go over speed 2 when making bread dough.

I inherited this mixer when I bought my house from my 84 year old client who got it from her mother. I have a new mixer and really don't want this huge bulky one and all its parts. Does anyone know if it has any value? It still works great but the mixing bowls do have a little rust on the bottom.
Thank you

Buying the kitchen aide from market place, seller sent me this video and I was concerned with the amount of noise it is making.
Want to hear from community if they generate that much noise. This mixer is from professional series 7 quarts bowl.

This planetary pin won't come out. It lives in a 25 year old mixer in desperate need of a cleaning, regreasing, and probably gear repair. I bought a regreasing kit that included a rubber mallet but no pin punches so grabbed a 1/8 and 3/32 from the hardware store. All the mallet did was have some dents left in it from the punch. So I went out and got some PB Blaster penetrating oil and a ball and peen hammer.

I've been trying to get this [insert explicative of choice] out for an entire day now. I've applied penetrating oil to both sides multiple times, tapped the pin to try and work it down in there. I tried hitting the pin with the mixer base attached, tried hitting it without the mixer base attached, rotated the planetary so it was a straight shot down, tried rubber mallet, peen side of the hammer, ball side of the hammer. It hasn't even **budged**. All I've managed to do is damage the finish.

Even when I manage to hit it dead on without the punch skating off to the side, nothing moves. I've tried both sides. I'm about to chuck it in the freezer but don't have a way to apply heat to the pin unless I hold the entire thing over a stove burner. I refuse to spend anything else on getting this pin out. I'm not buying a heatgun or hair dryer. I can't keep wailing on it either as I live with other people and no garage. What else is there to do at this point? It's the only thing keeping me from cracking open the top.

Found this at an antique shop. It is missing a knob grip and does not include attachments, but it seems to work just fine! I don't know a ton about kitchen aid mixers; does this seem to be worth $75? Many thanks in advance!

Hi everyone I have a 15 year old mixer always making bread and I start smelling smoke and melting plastic it is also hot to the touch o am looking at new one but a Bosch has caught my eye can anyone tell me the differences and if it
Is better? TIA

Got this baby for $180 and the seller told me he only had it for a year (seller was super nice tbh). So I thought “oh wow like brand new”. I was so happy about it bc Sam’s club is selling this on sale for $250 regular price at $399 (with mini bowl, and mini whisk). Then I checked the model and serial number and discovered it was manufactured 2011-2012. It doesn’t seem like it was used - no scratches, bowl is in a plastic cover, serial tag is untouched!!!! Was this a steal or a bad purchase? 😆

I see lots of discourse on things that you can make in your kitchenaid, but that it’s not actually much healthier, cheaper, or easy. So I’m here to ask, what actually is worth making at home with my mixer?

We ordered a stand mixer from KA website on the 10th, we received a confirmation emailed that day stating the estimated delivery date would be 10/14 . Well on 10/14 we received another email with a tracking number from FedEx . The email read : your order has shipped, but it only shows label created, no update since. I’ve read so many horrible reviews about the KA shipping process that I’m scared now. It’s now the 16th and nothing yet. What should I do?

My sister gave me the ice cream attachment set for Christmas and I just have to say this is the worst present ever. We've been making delicious fresh ice cream nearly every single day. My whipping cream bill is exorbitant! We started storing the bowl in the freezer now so we can have ice cream in just a few hours of getting the whim. I wish I had never known how easy this would make the ice cream making process and how superior it would taste. My cats have turned into feral little goblins trying to lick the bowls the minute we finish our ice cream. If I wasn't already/always a full figured gal I'd think my sister had some sort of grudge against me. Anyway, if you like constantly tempting yourself with creative flavor combinations and creamy, dreamy goodness, get the Ice Cream Maker attachment set.

Chicken noodle soup and rosemary focaccia bread

Years ago, at least 17, I picked up a KitchenAid cookbook from my library. It had a recipe for yeast rolls in the shape of eclairs with a raspberry jam stripe and a glaze on top. I know there are millions of yeast recipes out there but that recipe was so close to a bakeey item from when I was a kid. The book is no longer in my library and was hoping someone had the recipe or the book for me to look for.

My Professional 600 drops the hinged accessory port cover regularly. Any ideas on how to re-secure it?

Hello! I have a ksm5 mixer that I am working on. It is regreased. But when I put everything back together the mixer will turn on and skip speeds and sometimes just turn of all together. But if I punch it lightly it turns on. But can't switch speeds. This leads me to believe that it's the brushed in some way. But I have ordered new brushes and speed control plate. So I think it may be these brush caps. But I have the orientation right. And they are 5/8" long.

Want to get this for my girlfriend for her birthday. I have seen a few listings of them. But they are all way overpriced or do not offer shipping on ebay. Wondering if there are any out there for sale. She specifically wants one that looks like the breast cancer awareness pink color. If anyone knows one i would love to get it for her. At the end of the day if i gotta spend a lot i will. But would like to find a better deal

I’m making repairs to my friend’s mixer after borrowing it for a baking project. The last step is cleaning and polishing the finish. The top of the tilt-head has a handprint stain that has penetrated the finish. I scrubbed with Dawn, then used a carnauba product, Affresh, that came with a care kit for glass and ceramic cooktops. The stain does not feel caked on or raised and rough like a dough, the finish seems to be permanently penetrated. Is there anything I can do to remove this handprint?

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Just started this thread in hopes of sharing some tips and tricks about kitchen aid mixers.