How easy to clean up the kitchen aid mixer.

How easy to clean up the kitchen aid mixer

My wedding gift mixer (a Sunbeam Mixmaster) turned 33 a week before Christmas, and my husband thought it was time for me to have a new one. He gifted me on Christmas with the 5 quart kitchen aid artisan stand mixer in white. I love this 5 quart kitchen aid artisan stand mixer and leave it out on my counter, something I never did with the Mixmaster.
I recently purchased the citrus juicer attachment from Amazon and am very pleased with it as well. I have not read all 109 previous reviews on this site, but I have read a few that were disgruntled because their Artisans did not mix well. I initially had the same problem with the beater/bowl clearance. It is very simple to remedy.
There is a beater adjustment screw on the 5 quart kitchen aid artisan stand mixer and the manual describes how to make the adjustments. I got even better instructions by calling customer support at 5 quart kitchen aid artisan stand mixer.
The technician told me to drop a dime into the empty bowl, turn the kitchen aid mixer on (about setting 2) using the flat beater, and it should move the dime 1/4″ to 1/2″ each time it rotates around the bowl.
This is the right clearance for the beater to mix everything at the bottom of the bowl, but not low enough to cause wear on the beater from constant friction with the bottom of the bowl during usage.
I tweaked the screw setting 1/4 turn each time until I got that dime moving. At this setting, I can now beat a single egg white to stiff peaks in the 5 qt. bowl. That’s impressive.
This 5 quart kitchen aid artisan stand mixer is as sturdy as a tank, and you can hear the quality as it mixes. Although I had previously purchased a Kitchen Aid mixer for my daughter as a gift, I would never have splurged on one for myself. I am so happy my husband thought I was worth it!