Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RKP2671ER Professional 6-Quart Stand Mixer, Empire Red

Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RKP2671ER Professional 6-Quart Stand Mixer, Empire Red Review

I've wanted a KitchenAid stand mixer ever since I was a little girl. You may even say I coveted it. I've been baking since I was five and the kitchen always seemed like home to me. (I was lucky enough to have a mother that would allow me into that inner sanctum of the home whenever we were out of chocolate chip oatmeal cookies or needed bread for a nice dinner) I diverge.
I finally got this refurb at the age of 21 and it is the centerpiece of my collection in Empire Green. I haven't had a single complaint about it in the years since. I use it for everything. While I don't have a meat grinder and I have the standalone KA Juicer, I have recently added the Ice Cream Attachment as well as the Pasta Attachments. Only spending a few hours in the kitchen over the weekend, my freezer is now well-stocked with homemade bread, pizza, ice cream, and pasta. The powerful engine kneads my bread to a smoothness I couldn't have imagined from a machine. I thought nothing could compare to hand-kneaded bread, but this mixer kneads to the perfect elasticity and the dough doesn't stick to it or the dough hook. I don't have to add in an extra half hour for cleaning when it comes to pizza either. Just toss in the ingredients in the proper temperature, knead for ten minutes, cover to rise for two hours, (watch a great old weekend film) and we're eating pizza once my daughter has decorated her's to a T with fresh ingredients.
Pasta is the newest for me and I am still getting the hang of it. Attachment is great and easy. My whole-wheat recipe just needs some tweaking.
Ice cream is a total breeze. Growing up, my family and I would make ice cream every Fourth of July in the creaking wooden hand-crank machine. If you didn't crank (which often meant pinching your frozen, salty hand in the gear) you didn't get to eat it. Now, I just make my batter, throw it in and leave it for 20-30 minutes, toss in some extras, and it's soft serve, ready to go. (Or hardens to store-bought "premium" consitency in the freezer, if it lasts that long in my house)
Two great ideas for gifts! Who could turn down fresh pasta and custom homemade ice cream?
KitchenAid makes it all so simple. I know that I'll be benefiting from years of history in its engineering for years to come and that my daughter will be able to use it forever as well, if she can wait long enough for mine without getting one of her own. The look in her eyes when the motor hums on tells me she won't be able to wait.

Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RKP2671ER Professional 6-Quart Stand Mixer, Empire Red Feature

• Professional-grade stand mixer
• Heavy, rugged, all-metal construction (weighs 31.7 pounds)
• 6-quart, polished stainless-steel bowl with ergonomic handle
• 525-watt motor, 10 speeds
• Includes burnished flat beater, burnished dough hook, wire whip

Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RKP2671ER Professional 6-Quart Stand Mixer, Empire Red Overview

With a 525-watt motor to handle bread doughs and thick cookie batters, this is KitchenAid's most powerful stand mixer, a professional-grade appliance with a heavy, rugged, all-metal construction (31.7 pounds) which prevents "counter walk" on the mixer's rubber feet. It has a 6-quart, polished stainless-steel bowl with an ergonomic handle. Accompanying the mixer are a burnished flat beater, a burnished dough hook, and a big wire whip. On the front of the powerhead is a hinged cover for the hub to which KitchenAid's many mixer accessories attach.

This mixer's great features abound. An electronic sensor ensures mixing action remains at the speed selected from among the 10 available--even when the going gets tough. Mixing begins softly to prevent splatters and "flour puff." With the beater moving clockwise and the shaft moving counterclockwise there's no need to rotate the bowl for the beater to reach all ingredients. The bowl-lift lever functions easily. A ventilation system cools the entire mixer to prolong motor life, and a resettable overload-protection system prevents overheating. The mixer measures 11-3/8 inches wide, 16-1/2 inches high, and 14-5/8 inches deep. --Fred Brack

Editor's note: This is a reconditioned appliance. Reconditioned generally means that the appliance has been returned to the manufacturer, who brings it back to like-new condition. Some appliances may contain cosmetic blemishes.

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