After years of wanting one, it finally happened.
The kitchen appliance Gods came through for me with a KitchenAid Professional 600 Series Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer in Nickle Pearl.
I also had a coupon that helped offset some of the cost, helping to make my new BFF a reality.
The only thing I’ve made so far in it is frosting.
But since I am no stranger to baking, rest assured there will be…
Cookies
Peanut Butter Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip Cookies
And Brownies
Fudgy Nutella Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting
And pans of Bars being made in it…
White Chocolate Vanilla Marshmallow Cake Bars
Samoas Bars (Vegan & GF options)
Now, let me go hug my lover.
What’s your favorite kitchen appliance or most used appliance?
I have a Favorite Kitchen Appliances & Items post where I discuss hits, misses, and over-rated appliances, in my opinion.
Also, my favorite Baking Supplies
My Vita tops the hit list and so does a good knife and a cutting board. I have my knife and cutting board out umpteen times a day slicing something. A good knife is just as important as anything else.
Do you have any kitchen appliances on your wish list?
I have wanted this for years and suffice to say I bake. A lot. I know I will use it.
Up until now, every single recipe on my site for the past three years, I have made by hand. I really can’t believe it, but it’s true.
With rare exception, I don’t even bother taking out my little cheapie hand mixer. Anything more than egg whites and it can’t handle the dough and smells like burning plastic. My biceps, triceps, and elbow grease have been my appliance of choice. Until now.
I want a Beater Blade, too, for it as many people just rave about them.
There are amazing deals to be had on stand mixers on the KitchenAid site in their Outlet Store section; from Bed Bath & Beyond with a 20% off coupon, on Ebay, Craigslist, Amazon.com, and online.
Various department stores like Kohl’s or Macy’s will run specials and sales on stand mixers (and other higher ticket appliances) and will also offer coupons or money back if you spend a certain dollar amount, making the 5 quart KitchenAid mixers in the low $1oo range.
Persistence and online deal-trolling is key.
Happy Baking!
i got a kitchen aid mixer for christmas and i’m totally in love. it’s life changing for sure.
Woohoo!!!!! You totally deserve that appliance! I want one, but know it’s not the most practical appliance. For me it’s my food processors (yes plural LOL)
Hooray! Congrats!
I received a stand mixer for Christmas about 12 years ago…but it sat in the box for almost 8 years. The horror! I had tiny apartment or condo kitchens and just never had room to store or use it. Now it’s one of my kitchen besties. My kitchen trifecta is the stand mixer, food processor, and stick blender.
Yay, for KitchenAid mixers! I love my pretty sky blue one. It’s actually been in storage for like… 6 months… that makes me sad to think about. But I’m excited to take it out of storage soon! You’ll love how EASY it is to whip up cookie dough. Dangerously easy. ;)
YAY! So glad the kitchen gods blessed you ; )
I can’t wait to get one some day, when we have a house, no room now! <3
Congrats on your new member of your kitchen appliance family — and it’s so lovely! Have so much fun!
What a beauty! You lucky girl!! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Yay! I’m so happy for you. Congrats and wishing you many happy moments with your new “baby” ;)
Holy mother of yummy-ness! I almost licked my computer screen looking at all the pics of your cookies and bars. Especially those Peanut Butter White Choc chip cookies. I think if I made a batch of those right now, I could die (fat) and happy. Thanks for the great recipe once again, Averie. You are the yoga/cookie Queen!
the cookies made my top 5 recipes of all of 2011
https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2011/12/2011-highlights.html
they are awesome little buggers.
and the banana bread you made looks great. love your doggie pics!
Oh-so-pretty! You lucky gal! I LUST for a vitamix. My blender gets a workout daily, for smoothies. I would love to retire it and get a vitamix, but talk about expensive, and they never have coupons for those babies! oh well.
I’m a Vitamix distributor https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/shop
and they run specials on refurbished Vita’s and also check ebay and craigslist. You can find some deals or get a factory refurbed one and save $100 or more off retail. Just be persistent and keep checking and if you find the right one, you have to be ready to jump on it.
You are going to be having a love affair with this mixer. I loooove my kitchen aid!
Love it. Bout time too; if there is anyone I know who will put this bad boy through its paces and then some, it is you! A well-deserved purchase. Where did you end up getting it? Love the color you chose too!
Thanks for saying this b/c I feel that way!
“if there is anyone I know who will put this bad boy through its paces and then some, it is you! A well-deserved purchase.”
I got it from Wayfair (linked in post) and the color was the only one they offered in that model but I like it!
Congrats, I don’t think I would bake without one. Okay, probably exaggerating, but I know I wouldn’t bake if I didn’t have a dishwasher, haha!!
And I LOVE my stoneware baking pans. I do all my cookie baking on them, so no need for parchment paper!
Not having a DW is a curse. I would rather mix by hand than wash dishes by hand, any day!
Whooooop! LOVE mine! Can’t be without now that I have one!! Like the color a lot! Other appliances I use a ton? Um my grind and brew pot!
Congrats :) I know that’ll be put to great use in your kitchen. I think in mine it would collect dust, so it’s not something necessarily on my wish list but I can definetely appreciate a quality piece of cookware. For me- I just got a couple of great knives that I use daily like you said, and a le crueset cast iron that I’ve fallen in love with!
My food processor and rice cooker get a lot of use. I don’t know what I’d do without the food processor, especially. I used to have an immersion blender, but my ex took that when he moved out (ok, technically it was his), and I’ve been missing it. That’s on my wishlist now, along with a juicer—I’d love to get in the habit of making my own green juice, as it’s way too expensive to justify buying it every day!
juicer is mentioned in my appliances roundup post i linked..for me personally, the CLEANUP time means I don’t/won’t juice. It’s 5 mins to wash the produce, 5-10 mins to juice it, and 10 mins to wash it all and dry it and put it away. We’re at a half hour for a glass of juice…not happening for me :(