- Is the pastry beater worth having over the standard beater?
- The pastry beater is made for cutting butter into flour for pie, biscuit and tart dough, which the flat beater does less well. If you bake pastry often, it earns its place; if you mostly make cakes, the flat beater covers you.
- How does it compare with the Cuisinart Precision Master?
- The Cuisinart costs less and has a similar tilt-head layout, but it has fewer attachments and a shorter parts and service record. The Artisan is heavier and louder, yet owners report it lasting longer and mixing stiff doughs more easily.
- Can it knead bread dough?
- Yes. The dough hook handles yeast doughs for standard loaves, and the motor copes with stiff dough. Very large or very wet batches are better in a bigger bowl-lift model.
- What comes in the box?
- The mixer, a 5-quart stainless steel bowl, a flat beater, a dough hook, a wire whip, the pastry beater and the flex edge beater.
- Does it take other attachments?
- Yes. The front hub accepts KitchenAid's grinder, spiralizer, pasta roller and other attachments, which is a main reason buyers choose it over cheaper mixers.
- Is the tilt-head design a problem with heavy dough?
- The head can wobble slightly when kneading stiff dough, which is normal for tilt-head models. Keep speeds low for dough and the machine stays stable.
- Where is the KitchenAid Artisan Tilt-Head Stand Mixer W/ Pastry Beater & Flex Edge cheapest?
- At Amazon, for $349.95, as of our latest check.
- Where can I buy the KitchenAid Artisan Tilt-Head Stand Mixer W/ Pastry Beater & Flex Edge?
- 12 stores we checked sell it, including KitchenAid, Target, Appliances Outlet, Brooklawn Appliance Outlet, Sorenson's Appliance.