Hi - I've had good luck with my KitchenAid stand mixer. However, I bought
it over 10 years ago, and I've heard rumours that they aren't produced
with the same quality today as they used to be. Although I noticed the
other day that the King Arthur Flour company recommends a particular line
of KitchenAid mixers as still being very good. Prices on them have come
down substantially in the last 10 years too. I paid ~$450 (Cdn.) for mine,
and I can now get a comparable model for under $200.

I am very curious about the Magic Mill line, by Electrolux. They seem to
be a bit of an oddity in terms of their design, but I've seen comments
from people that suggest they're orders of magnitude better than any other
mixer for making bread.

Allan