The KitchenAid Pro 5 Plus 5 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer is perfect for heavy, dense mixtures. It offers the capacity to make up to 9 dozen cookies in a single batch and 10 speeds to thoroughly mix, knead and whip ingredients quickly and easily. For even more versatility, use the power hub to turn your stand mixer into a culinary center, with over 10 optional hub powered attachments*, from food grinders to pasta makers and more. *sold separately.
A: There is a lever on the right hand side that allows you to raise and lower the bowl. You lower the bowl and then it lifts right out.
Q: Is this bowl lifter model being discontinued? What is the negative to this feature?
A: I certainly hope the bowl lifter version is not being discontinued! I consider that to be an indispensable feature on my decades old Pro Line mixer with a 7 quart bowl. If it ever dies it will definitely be replaced with another bowl lifter model. The bowl lifter feature attaches the bowl very rigidly to the lifter frame, ensuring rock solid stability during use with simple detachment when done. My mixer, like many others mentioned in these posts, Was too tall to fit under our 1970's vintage kitchen cabinets when we first bought it. So when we remodeled several years later an important spec was clearance between counter top and upper cabinet bottoms. We specified this at 1/2 inch greater that the height of the mixer. We never store the mixer on the counter top but the clearance is handy when we need to push the mixer back out of the way temporarily during food preparation. The mixer is stored in a large floor-to-ceiling pantry cabinet with four shallow slide-out drawers in the bottom section. Height from the top of the top drawer to the bottom rail of the upper cabinet is, you guessed it, 1/2 inch greater than the height of the mixer. Making the height of the mixer any less than it is would definitely sacrifice utility of the machine.
Q: Picture shows bowl lift and not tilt head, item number is for bowl lift which is correct?
A: Not sure what one your looking at but I ordered the pro5plus that claimed bowl lift and tilt head and it was only bowl lift when I received it.
Q: How many watts is this mixer?
A: mine is 525 watts
A: Hi, The KV25G0XSL will accept a 3, 5 or 6 QT stainless steel bowl.
A: No. An ordinary bowl would not work with this mixer. The manufacturer bowl is designed with fittings on the side that secure it into place on the mixer. The bowl-lift feature then raises the bowl to the proper level for mixing, where the beaters clear the edge of the bowl at exactly that height and width. You can purchase additional bowls, however.
Q: No warranty?
A: All kitchenaid stand mixers have a one year warranty and some of our family members had problems past the one year and Kitchenaid took care of it!
A: Check to see if the motor wattage is the same. That is most likely the difference. That is why I bought the pro, the motor has more power. And the pro is all metal, not sure if the hd. Got this helps