In case anyone doesn’t know, the dime in the bowl calibration hack is fantastic. I can’t believe I didn’t make this adjustment for 15 years.
1 Like
Wait – what??
ETA: I just googled it. Oh my! I’ll try it tomorrow.
Does anyone else have a “neck pin” that likes to shimmy out in either direction when mixing? We have an open floor plan and the pewter crab hammer I use to knock it back into place (yes, I store it with the mixer) definitely annoys the rest of the family…
Y’all inspired me to figure out how to fix it after all this time! Kitchen Aid even has a video!
I am on a business trip, so I will have to report back out on my progress next week, but I am wondering if that little screw is completely MIA. I had no idea that it was this easy.
1 Like
Geez…I guess I need to give my over 30 year old kitchen aid an overhaul.
1 Like
I had no idea it was a pin; here I thought it was a screw. I’m going to try the dime calibration today! I’m hosting book club Friday, so I bought some black cocoa to make a black buttercream for a Halloween cake for my friend’s b-day. I’m excited to have the beater actually mix all the powdered sugar. I had no idea I could adjust it. Also can’t wait to use my new mixer lift, so glad I put it into the kitchen re-build; my mixer is getting heavier every year.
1 Like
My Kitchenaid is nearly 55 years old! Color matches backsplash kitchen tile exactly. I had no clue how much service it probably needs, as it still works great. I don’t use it very often though.
2 Likes
From my old research when this last came up…
The old kitchen aid mixers (mine is 40 plus years) have a different heavier grease that was used because they used all metal parts so more like a regular machine grease. Most of those will run fine with never having the grease changed. The newer KA mixers (can’t remember the year) have some plastic parts and use a lighter grease/oil which needs replenishing occassionally (but I can’t remember the number of years–still have a good length of time).
2 Likes
One can call Kitchenaid for help with this: 1 (800) 541-6390
Thought of this thread because I keep drooling over the 2024 Mixer of the year, Evergreen. It’s stunning; I still haven’t painted mine. I’ve been waiting for them to finish my kitchen, didn’t think it would take what looks like is going to be 3 years. My ideas keep changing, so now I’m thinking about creating something in this vein as I will NOT be spending $700 on a mixer; wish I could just buy the bowl 
7 Likes
That bowl. 
She is a beauty!!!
2 Likes
Gorgeous, but wouldn’t it be a PIA to clean?
3 Likes
Probably, but I’d be willing to use it for display purposes only 
I’m eyeing this replacement bowl which I think would go with the tones of our kitchen. It’s a completely unnecessary, frivolous item, but everyone’s starting to ask me for a Christmas list. This one is dishwasher safe.
4 Likes
I never knew there were so many bowl options!
But the walnut one, not seeing it as a stand alone purchase.
2 Likes
I’ve also been drooling over that 2024 mixer. So beautiful and that bowl! I would never buy it and have forbidden my husband from thinking about it. Plus, it wouldn’t really go with my kitchen. A couple of years ago, I got a black matte ceramic (shell shape) bowl for my kitchenaid mixer. I love the way it looks on my counter and I do enjoy using it, but it is quite heavy.
1 Like
This thread return reminds me: I have my mom’s 1960’s Kitchen Aid mixer. Still works fine. Mid-century lemon yellow. Perfectly matches our mid-century backsplash! BUT, it is 1960’s electric - and the electric chord is looking OLD (not to mention no grounded end). Who (or what type of service) could modernize?
1 Like
I would think any worthwhile electrician could replace the plug of the old mixer, if that’s all you need.
6 Likes
Wow, it sold out in a week. Apparently bakers question the use of it (according to a Washington Post article) but it is beautiful. I probably don’t use my KA mixer enough to warrant the price I paid for it, but I love having it when I need it.
2 Likes
It’s so pretty, but $700 would give me hives I’m confident I can create a similar feel for <$20 because I still love my early 1980s mixer.
2 Likes
So, this conversation has prompted me to ask Santa for the glass bowl for Christmas. I make a lot of bread, and the clear bowl has measuring units and would make monitoring dough rise easier. Also, it can go into the microwave if you make anything that requires melting. Merry Christmas to me!
$100 for that glass bowl gives me hives which is why I never bought it. But if it comes out of DH’s hookers-and-beer (consulting) money, I’m OK with it.
8 Likes
My mixer came with a glass bowl, and I asked for an extra as a present for when I might need 2, but I’ve never actually used the second.
1 Like