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Janet Bostwick

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:01:02 -0400, wrote:

>I'm looking into getting a stand mixer. I'm looking at two Kitchen Aid models.
>One is a six quart, 575 watt model and the other is a five quart, 325 watt
>model. My question is,which one do I need for basic baking and hopefully bread
>making. They both come with a dough hook. It's only my wife and myself and we
>really don't do much entertaining. I'm retired and would like to get into
>baking. I already do all the other cooking :-) Any suggestions from those of
>you who own a stand mixer? Thanks.

I don't know if this still holds true, but my old K45 tended to walk
around. Perhaps the newer less wattage ones are heavier bodied and
don't walk.
Janet US