My mom has had two Kitchenaid stand mixers, one that's lasted for about 10 years with no problems (which she handed down to me) and another that she's had for about 5 years with no problems. Since the stand mixers were of such high quality, I thought a hand mixer would be a great purchase. Wrong. Within the first month I had it, the whisk attachment broke. The whisk itself came loose from the metal rod at the bottom while I was making some frosting, and I guess the rod was spinning loose for a while in the little hole where it's attached, because when it finally came apart and I grabbed the two pieces, I got severe burns on two of my fingers.

Kitchenaid never sent a replacement, even though I followed all the procedures and submitted my information twice. Now, two years later, my mixer won't turn on at all. I used this mixer maybe once a month, if that, so I'd say I got around 20 uses out of it - which is complete garbage for a product that retails at $90. I had a cheap $20 Hamilton Beach mixer from Wal-Mart that lasted for 6 years before this. I'm so angry I will never buy another KitchenAid product again. KitchenAid, you need to get your act together.

My hand mixer wore out and my stand mixer is about to go too. I was searching for a replacement mixer and saw the ads for the kitchen aid 9 speed professional and decided that was the one I wanted. I read all the reveiws and although some people did not like it, I still felt it would be the one. I sure am happy with my decision. It works great. I love the way it handles, the ease of using it. There is no problem with splattering as it has the 3 slow speeds. A great mixer, well worth the money. I love all my kitchen aid appliances. I found it paid me to shop around on the internet for this model as the price really varied on it.

I was looking for a higher quality mixer when I bought this. Mixer worked well for little over a year and then stopped completely. The mixer saw light duty during the time it worked mostly for mixing pancake batter. Called kitchen aid service but they do not repair this mixer. Did not think I was buying a disposable mixer for $70 and suggest you look at other products

This mixer has worked flawlessly since we got it! We have always had good luck with Kitchen Aid products and this is no exception. It gets a weekly workout as does the big brother mega-watt mixing station. I would recommend this as it has treated us well!!

I had previously owned and loved a Braun 280 watt hand mixer which died and couldn't be fixed due to its being discontinued. I chose the KPro over the Cuisinart for its high power and reviewers' comments about quietness, and also am betting on its future ability to be serviced. It's just as quiet as the old Braun. Nice and solid standing on end and feels light. Having been used to only three speeds, I was surprised that I actually appreciate having nine speeds--you can really fine tune what you're doing. The all-metal beaters can take repeated dishwasher washings--no plastic to eventually degrade from the heat. The included single whisk (on a lowish speed) did an exceptionally nice job on whipped cream, similar to the fine result obtained by hand whisking.