I received a white one for an early christmas gift and just used it for
the first time on he christmas cookies that are a tradition in my
family. In the past years, I've used my mother's old stand-mixer, and
I've also used a hand mixer, which is near impossible to do with this
recipe. This year, I used my new mixer and I am blown away! These
cookies, that usually take forever, were done in no time! And even
though I didn't think the 4 1/2 quart bowl would be big enough for the
whole recipe, I had no problem and room to spare! It's surprisingly
deep. It also stayed relatively cool through the three batches of
cookies I made (I'm used to beginning to smell smoke from my mothers!)
I only used the flat beater yesterday, but have some bread recpies that I'm dying to use the dough hook on.
Just
a few concerns...The dough sticks to the side of the bowl, so I did
have to stop from time to time and scrape it off, but that was nothing
that I wasn't used to. And you cannot attach a larger bowl to this
mixer...the only other bowl you can attach is one of the same size with a
handle.
And definately invest in a splash guard. You only get lemon extract in your eyes once to make that decision.
