On 9/13/2014 2:19 PM, James Silverton wrote:

> I believe those things work but they're one more thing to clean. The
> three blades that came with the KitchenAid, beater, whisk and dough hook
> all work well after many years and the only problem is that the bowl is
> not equipped with the recent handle and sometimes sticks in the base.
>

Huh? You have to clean a blade be it the standard or the Beater Blade.
Makes no difference. Dishwasher safe too.