On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 23:58:55 -0000 (UTC), Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Sat 27 Oct 2018 04:49:08p, S Viemeister told us...
>
>> On 10/27/2018 6:59 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>> Wow! It's the Kitchenaid Professional 600. I never even got a
>>> chance to do autolyse. The newly designed dough hook and larger,
>>> wider bowl made the ingredients pull together almost instantly
>>> while my husband was still listening and watching for defects in
>>> the new machinery. I've never had a bread mixing bowl come this
>>> clean, ever. This mixer claims to be able to handle 8 pounds of
>>> dough. I don't believe my oven can handle 8 pounds of dough.
>>> Anyway, the mixer flew through the first tryout like a champ.
>>>
>> It's pretty nifty. I loved my old 4.5qt lift-head KitchenAid, but
>> the Pro is amazing.
>> The old one was a gift from my mother-in-law, nearly 40 years ago
>> (it's a Hobart). It still works beautifully, and now sits on my
>> daughter's kitchen counter.
>>
>
>I bought a K5A model in 1972 and it's still going strong. I love the
>look of the new Pro you got, but at my age I can't justify buying
>another mixer. I have all the attachments/accessories except for the
>copper bowl and the ice cream maker. The meat grinder is cast
>aluminum, not plastic as in later models.

I figured I could have this without guilt. Happy I did!