# I \*DON'T NEED\* a Kitchenaid Mixer, but damn do I want one! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778 "2009-01-30T20:13:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/1 "2009-01-30T20:13:12Z")
Especially right now, at [shopkitchenaid.com](http://shopkitchenaid.com), if you use promo code VALUE3, you can get 20% off their refurb stuff. a 5qt pro-line model is $160, shipped. DAMMIT I DON’T NEED IT BUT IT’S SO HARD TO KEEP MY FINGER OFF THE “BUY” BUTTON. {gasp gasp gasp} ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/2 "2009-01-30T20:42:34Z")
What would I do with two of them?:evil grin: ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/3 "2009-01-30T20:44:28Z")
Yes you do need one. Where else are you going to put the flames? > **[Amazon.com: Classic 21 Flame Decal Cover Kit red, orange, and yellow with blue...](https://www.amazon.com/Decal-Classic-21-Flame-interference/dp/B000M0C150)** > > With Hot Rod flames on your mixer, it gets tons of attention like your mixer should! Notice the nice color bleed, the pin stripping, and smell of envy it creates! Actual color bleeds and pin striping will be similar, but each is one of a kind due to... ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/4 "2009-01-30T20:51:53Z")
Maybe reading the [34 one-star reviews complaining about poor quality in the new machines](http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B0000DEKCA/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_1?_encoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar) will help bring you down. (It worked for me.) A friend is still using her mother’s machine with no problems. It’s gotta be 30 years old. ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/5 "2009-01-30T21:01:06Z")
That’s an Artisan model. The model I am looking at is a professional line, all metal gears, direct drive, etc. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/6 "2009-01-30T21:35:14Z")
Well then, what’s the problem? Put your finger on the button. I’ve got your back. ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/7 "2009-01-30T21:45:51Z")
\ I have a small kitchen. The 160 dollar mixer would need a 30K kitchen remodel in order for me to get the counter space I need to have something like this. I want a larger kitchen. And thirty thousand dollars. and a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/8 "2009-01-30T21:54:41Z")
Well perhaps this will help you get your mind off of it the way I do, by needing to focus twice as hard on how much you dont need [28 volt Hammer drill](http://www.faucetdepot.com/faucetdepot/ProductDetail.asp?Product=18069&AffiliateID=ChannelAdvisor&CAWELAID=33006551) [sub] I only have a 24 volt one :(, I feel weak and vulnerable, and I am frightened by this 28 volt magic[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/9 "2009-01-30T21:58:31Z")
GAAA!!! Don’t get me started on Tools! I just bought a generator! That’s another reason to avoid this expense. But I pushed the button anyhow. It’s just too good to pass up! If my wife kills me, she can always put it up on E-bay. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-mixer-but-damn-do-i-want-one/483778/10 "2009-01-30T22:00:13Z")
> [@crazyjoe](#): > > But I pushed the button anyhow. It’s just too good to pass up! If my wife kills me, she can always put it up on E-bay. The mixer or your corpse? Inquiring minds want to know! 😉