I recently returned to the US after 40 years on an island in the Pacific. My only experience had been with a hand-held mixer. After a brutal experience making Pizza Bianca and several with labor intensive cookie making, I started shopping around.<br><br>My original intention was to get a Kitchen Aid (because my AmEx card offers them for bonus points). But my resource on the Internet reccommended Cuisinart. And I love it.<br><br>I am going to lose muscle tone. Creaming butter and sugar is dreamlike. Meringues and souffles are only several minutes in the making. Bread dough prep is now more observation than hard work. We have been having lots of cookies.<br><br>It also comes with a very good cookbook, which is an easy way to learn its various handy abilities.<br><br>I'm in love.<br><br>GES

I love this stand mixer! It's the first I've ever owned and I don't know why I waited so long! It was a toss up between this one or a KitchenAid. I finally went with this one because it carries a longer warranty and I liked the attachments a little better. I have two small children and they keep me busy so I have to say that the one feature I wasn't sure mattered much...the timer...is one of my favorite features. When I'm mixing something for a specified length of time and I get called away by one daughter or the other the mixer stops when the timer does...it has already saved many a meal!

The product met and exceeded my expectations. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to set up and use. I know I will get many years of good use from it. I would gladly recommend it to anyone of my friends.

I loved this mixer. I got it on the recommendation of the cooking site I use. It made baking a batch of bread SO easy. The timer worked well. I can do other things and know that it will stop on its own.I look forward to more baking. When my kids and grandkids come over I really need this.

I was recently diagnosed with a gluten intolerance so I am now making my own bread products.This is the first stand mixer that I have owned so I am not familiar with other machines, but I love this one. I chose it because of other reviews on this site stating that having a timer was a big plus. I figured the more help I can get in making my own stuff, the better. I use this especially to make pizza dough and it does a terrific job. It is very easy to use especially for this first-time user. It looks great too. I definately recommend this mixer.