Some data on Marilyn's KitchenAid mixers

[marilynfl]

I'm putting these specs here before I forget. Because that is VERY likely to happen.
I have two KitchenAid mixers (and literally did not know how big the bigger one was):

The KitchenAid Artisan Series KSM150PSBU is a 5-quart tilt-head stand mixer in a Cobalt Blue finish, featuring a 325-watt motor, 10-speed control, and a 59-point planetary mixing action for thorough ingredient incorporation. (this blurb is from Google AI...I have no clue what that last bit means).

• It is 14" high (max width is the bowl size) and fits underneath a standard upper kitchen cabinet. It weighs 22.5 pounds according to my bathroom scale.
• The "5-quart" measurement is to the VERY RIM of the bowl. I tested it. The TIPPY TOP RIM! (reality translation: you could NEVER fit a 5-quart recipe of anything in this bowl).
• The bowl shape is conical and 8.25" at the top. This shape keeps the majority of the dough/batter in a more condensed space at the bottom, possibly impacting how easily the hot egg mixture cools down

The KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus Series (Model KV25G0XBU) is a 5-quart, bowl-lift stand mixer in Cobalt Blue, designed for heavy, dense mixtures. It features a 10-speed slide control, a 450-watt motor, and a polished stainless steel bowl with a handle. (Google AI noted it was 525 Watts, but I checked using my model and serial number and it's 450 watts...so BE WARY of AI data)

• It is 17" high and 11.5" wide and will fit underneath a standard upper kitchen cabinet.
• The 5-quart measurement fills the bowl to within 1/2" of the top. (I still consider that sketchy as a data point to determine if a large recipe would fit)
• The bowl shape is wider and more straight edged--9.5" across the top. I think this fact, the larger paddle/whisk attachments and the more powerful wattage may contribute to cooling down the hot egg mixture faster (test to follow).
• I found basic box cake mixes too difficult to make in this mixture, as the batter didn't seem to blend as well as it did in the tilt-head mixer. That explains why this one sits down in the basement until I need it. Plus it's big. And heavy (25 lb).

 

[mariadnoca]

Mine is a custom metallic series 325 W, but the Internet tells me it’s the same as an artisan tilt head, and if memory serves me that’s correct. It’s the same as your tilt head model except mine has a brushed nickel finish. For that they changed the name and charged a crazy extra amount of money, that I avoided by buying it refurbished directly from KitchenAid.

Notice how the tilt head bowl has all of that thick extra metal on the bottom? I had wondered if having all that extra metal caused it to retain more heat as the lift models don’t have that, but seeing the wider shallower bowl on the lift could help cool it down as well. (This is why on my last attempt I didn’t use the ka bowl over heat, I expected it to make a big difference, but it didn’t.)

Note: this taller lift bowl model, which I think is the same size for all of the lift bowl models, does not fit under my 1959 cabinets and is the reason I didn’t get a larger size lift bowl to begin with.

Also, I think one could go with the six qt bowl, a 7 quart bowl, or even the 8 quart bowl and all would fit on their lift bowl machine. From what I’m seeing online the bowls only get taller when they hold more capacity. A few people have mentioned for example that their old 6 quart bowl fits on their new 7 quart (or whatever) and I’ve seen the 6 quart lift model right next to the 8 quart and the only difference you’re looking at is the size of the bowl, the machine itself is not any taller or wider. Motors are of course different though. The professional line models (discontinued) I’m pretty sure some had a DC motor delivering more torque, they no longer make the professional models, I think the only model that you can get with the DC motor now is the 8 quart commercial. But information is vague about motors as a whole except for wattage.

I really don’t understand why KitchenAid makes it so difficult to find this information out.