The KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus Series is slightly different from the other KitchenAid mixers. It features a wider but not larger bowl than the Artisan, a better power, and a lift up mechanism that is hardly found with any other mixer.
KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus Series
Greater Power
Although the KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus Series is sort of like the odd kid in the neighborhood, what with the bowl lifted up and doesn’t rotate while the mixing is going on, it seems to mix well enough and the 450-watt power is good for any household baking projects.
The bowl is stable when it is lifted up to beater, and it has a handle to hold. The beater runs on a shaft that rotates one way while the beater itself rotates another way, so that the beater is beating around the bowl. You’d still have to scrape the sides like other mixers though.
The beater starts slow and pick up speed gradually, meaning that you don’t make a mess of floury mixtures. But to be on the safe side, it’s better not to put in a large amount of flour compared to the liquid/fat/cream at once.
The KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus Series is tall. It might not fit under just any cabinet, so decide first whether you have the room to leave it on the countertop, or put it away after each use. Given that it’s made with full-fledged quality, it’s not a lightweight mixer either.
What about dough?
It comes with a spiral shaped dough hook and works all right with normal dough. But if you’re making very heavy or stiff dough like whole wheat bread dough or a large amount of dough, it might be wiser to invest in an even more powerful mixer like the KitchenAid Professional 600 which has an amazing 575-watt motor.
If you’re not skeptical about “different designs” and don’t mind the height of this thing, the KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus Series is a solid and delightful mixer to have.
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