Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RKG25H0XER Professional HD 5-Quart Stand Mixer, Empire Red

Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RKG25H0XER Professional HD 5-Quart Stand Mixer, Empire Red Review

My silver Professional HD KitchenAid Mixer has delivered years of service to me so far. I frequently use it to bake artisan french bread, and I would recommend it to anyone with a couple of caveats. First, it is possible for the stationary head of this mixer to loosen if you are mixing heavy bread dough or a full load of sausage. This mixer does have the power to mix a 6 cup bread recipe, but sometimes it will start to overheat, and it will shut itself off.

As I mentioned, the head can also loosen if you are mixing a large amount of tough materials, such as ground sausage. I eventually fixed this head loosening problem by taking the mixer apart, and replacing the philips cross head screws with allen head hex screws and lock washers and bolting it town more securely.

I have also performed lash adjustments on the motor positioning after a year of use to make the motor less grindy sounding. This worked well, and I found that this mixer does have a strong metal gear set in it to which I applied fresh lithium grease.

I'm not giving this mixer a 5 star review because it isn't a Hobart mixer, but for the price this mixer is awesome, strong, and repairable. There are no weak parts inside it, so it is possible to adjust and repair this mixer. The strength of this mixer is in its construction, and as I said, I was able to repair it myself when it needed help. This is a telling quality. None of the parts have ever broken, and the over heating protection has prevented the mixer from destroying itself when I've set it on a task too difficult.

The issues with the head and gear set that I've mentioned are not detractors in my opinion, because I drive my mixer beyond normal use patterns, and I wouldn't expect a mixer which is less than 0.00 to perform in the role of an industrial strength product. I am very pleased that this mixer can perform at that level, even if it does need minor tweaking at times.

I do have the sausage making attachment, and I'm very pleased with it. It paid for itself the first time out of the box when I made 40lb's of sausage in an afternoon using chicken, beef, and pork.

Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RKG25H0XER Professional HD 5-Quart Stand Mixer, Empire Red Feature

• Remanufactured to like-new condition; 6-month manufacturer's warranty
• 10-speed stand mixer with all-metal construction and powerful 475-watt motor
• 5-quart stainless-steel mixing bowl; direct-drive transmission with all-steel gears
• Electronic speed sensor; auto shut-off motor protection; SoftStart minimizes splatter
• Measures 14-3/5 by 16-1/2 by 11-2/7 inches

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