Great heavy duty mixe
What can I say.. It’s certainly a solid bit of kit.. Very useful and a good bit of torque to mix those dough’s. The splash guard is a good idea and already saved me a lot of clean up time 🙂 (don’t turn the dial up full then turn your back.. lol) Nice that the speed is gradual upto your setting.
Bowl itself is really heavy duty and so expect it to be heavy.
Only downside I can see is the weight I’m gaining, and word getting around I’ve started baking again 😮
It’s definitely not a top shelf storage item, as I said before, it has some weight to it, but that being said, it doesn’t move around when mixing.

Happy overall
On the whole I’m very happy with this appliance. It has certainly lightened the workload when knocking up dough for baguettes, pizza, naans and donuts and making cakes is a pleasure.

As some have said, it is a little noisy and the glass bowl is very heavy. The plastic ring at the bottom of said bowl is probably not the best of materials. Metal or rubber may have been a better choice. While I have not broken it, I can see how this might occur. It is perhaps advisable not to lock the bowl in too tight. Doing so could lead to stressing the collar and also result in making the bowl difficult to remove.

Care also has to be taken to mixing ingredients. It is important to periodically use the plastic spatula to scrape the sides when mixing in order to get uniform mixing and avoid clumps of unmixed clumps of butter in a cake mixture for example.

In terms of the heavy, and perhaps poorly designed, glass bowl, it might be worth considering the metal bowl which can be purchased separately – though at over 80 is somewhat expensive.

I can see the whisk etc is exactly where I want them to be when I’m using them.
I’m not picking just one reason for liking my mixer I absolutely love everything about it.lts quiet , smooth running and I can see how far the blades are positioned down into the lovely glass bowl .

Great mixer, but the bowl is heavy!
Fantastic mixer. I’ve had mine nearly 6 months now and have used it to make all sorts of doughs and cakes. The only downside is that I wish I’d got the version with the metal bowl. The included glass one is very heavy and doesn’t really offer much benefit. Really not sure what other people are doing to their bowls to break the plastic ring at the bottom. Mine has been absolutely fine!

Great, useful kitchen aid
Great product.
Really easy to use and clean
Good price.
Would use agai

Sturdy, easy to use and good looking!
I wasn’t sure that I would use the mixer enough to justify the space it takes. But it is so easy to use (and to clean afterwards) that I am using it more and more. Many tasks are quicker not only because of the efficiency of the mixer but because I can do other stuff whilst it whisks.

Best I ever used
I had this for a week and a bit now and I an very happy. I’ve bought it for making bread dough and I could not be more pleased. I read the reviews about the glass bowl base being easily damaged so I’ve bought a stainless steel bowl too. The price was brilliant , even with buying an extra bowl, it still turned out 50 cheaper than other shops. The quality of this mixer is brilliant, the accessories that came with it are made of strong metal and the speeds are perfect. I made cakes, home made mayo and bread so far.

Good value when on offe
This was bought to replace a cheap stand mixer whose beaters fell to pieces. Its problem is the difficulty of removing the glass bowl from the base. The first time I used it I was virtually on the point of returning it, but suddenly it unlocked. It seems vital to turn the bowl only about an inch when unlocking. Looking online, this jamming of the bowl is very common.
It is not as good as the old Andrew James mixer about leaving mixture at the side of the bowl. Regular scraping down is needed.
Otherwise it does a good job. If I had paid full price though, I would be unimpressed.

Love it!
Absolutely love this mixer and it makes my cakes rise so well

Great stand mixer - with one obvious faul
Let me start by saying that it’s a great stand mixer, powerful, controllable, well made and fairly quiet.
It does however have one well documented flaw and that’s the glass bowl, more specifically the plastic ring on the bottom of the bowl.
Third time my wife used the mixer the bowl refused to release from the base, the bowl was turning but the plastic ring was firmly stuck in the machine stopping the removal of the bowl. A quick Google search revealed we were not alone in experiencing this problem and the solution involved WD40 and some brute force. Spray the WD40 around the seal between the ring and the machine base, leave it to penetrate then tighten the bowl clockwise so it tightens to the ring. Once it’s tightened turn the bowl sharply anti-clockwise and hopefully the bowl, with the ring attached, releases. The fact that replacement plastic rings are available from Amazon, Kenwood and eSpares shows it’s a common fault (eSpares are a third of the price of Amazon and Kenwood).
Not wanting to risk it again I have ordered the stainless steel 5l bowl which does away with the plastic ring and is also considerably lighter than the glass one. Later models all seem to have this as standard.
Even factoring in the cost of the stainless bowl the Kenwood machine is still very good value when compared with the comparable Kitchen Aid mixer.
UPDATE – Genuine Kenwood stainless bowl has arrived from eSpares (ES1779937) and it’s a huge improvement. Fits perfectly, a fraction of the weight of the glass bowl and NO PLASTIC RING!

Finally happy
Really happy with my second mixer, the first didn’t come with right attachments

Super mixer. A real workhorse.
Love this mixer. I bake scones and cakes every day. Absolutely would recommend to anyone.

Kenwood KFix'd It for Me
Clearance between the tools and bowl is a little more than desired but can be adjusted, so was doing the job nicely. Right up until – like many others here – the plastic nut on the bottom if the glass bowl sheared off, after about 2 months occasional use.

Called Kenwood and this is obviously a common issue, the agent was about as surprised that we’d suffered this failure as I am when my kids misbehave…which is to say it very.

What was a pleasant surprise was their response – new nut dispatched from stock and received within 2 days, followed by a stainless steel bowl which was on back-order and arrived about 10 days later.

So…there’s clearly a design flaw but Kenwood are addressing it swiftly and, in my view, satisfactorily if you let them know it’s happened.

Brilliant, well-built mixe
Kenwood have a good reputation when it comes to stand mixers. After looking at what seems like 100 different mixers, this is the one we settled on and it is brilliant. Comes well packaged and has a nice modern aesthetic while still maintains a classic stand mixer look.
Comes with a few different attachments ( propriety ‘K’ shaped mixer, whisk and bread attatchments) with the ability to add other additional attachments including things like a meat mincer. These seem really good quality and a nice and heavy. They are easy to swap between and clean.
The machine itself also gives the feeling of quality. Has a nice metal housing and lever (to tip the mixer back) and good chunky dial to control the speed of the mixer, as well as turn it on and off. This allows even a moron like me to use it with ease. Doesn’t move at all along the kitchen counter, even at full tilt. Not the most expensive mixer either, so I consider it to be very good value.
Has made baking and cooking much easier and quicker due to the conservation of elbow-grease…just remember to put the splash guard on.

Good and sturdy mixes well
Very good and sturdy mixer except the plastic locking ring on the bowl broke within a week customer service were brilliant sending us a new bowl

Stylish and top quality
Wanted one for years and took advantage of the lockdown for extra baking and excuse to buy! Torn between this and the kitchen aid but I just find kenwood to be a better Brand when reading endless reviews. Great quality. Terrified I’ll break the glass bowl but so far (touch wood) so good! Even added the folding tool as another basket item and that’s great too! Now I need exercise equipment to balance the over-eating of cake!

Always wanted one of these mixers
This mixer had 60% reduction as part of Cyber Monday deals, so I said to myself why not. I had always wanted one, but they were too dear to purchase. Got it for 178 so it was a no brainer.

It is a serious piece of kitchen kit and has pride of place on my kitchen counter. Got a cover for it. It was great to have over the Christmas period.

With making some changes to a design,a buy worth considering.
So just before festive season my loyal companion mixer sadly turned the heels up.after tear or two I started to look for replacement.came across this one on sale at a surprising good price and placed an order.within a couple of days had arrived in its original box, so everyone knew what I bought and glad wasn’t a present for someone!lol it was in use the same night.after a look at instructions I quickly assembled beater only to find that doesn’t actually fit properly and scrapes against one side of the bowl.no wonder was on sale!on instruction sheet troubleshooting section such a thing wasn’t mentioned but noted that with the special key u could adjust height of it.well,I don’t know where to find such a key in my kitchen and my husband not familiar with diy and I don’t think this was a solution for my case.so would be helpful what key could be included with the mixer.just for comparison I bought sewing machine few years ago and screw driver was included.anyways after squashing wires a bit with the hands I had some improvements but still was touching one side.the glass bowl was a pain to put, you had a fiddle a bit to get it in quite heavy but still made of glass so just have to wait and see how long is going to last.i didn’t not like the big spout touching side of the mixer.again would been nice have a choice of the steel bowl also.i already started to look for replacement bowl and they talking 50-80 for that.the knob easy to use but seem like stuck on labels for speed numbers etc.over all works well and not too noisy if you don’t listen glass beeing scraped on one side.there is a few pictures and video to follow.

Needs to come with more tools. Not noisy
It’s a nice neutral colour that doesn’t glare at you on the work surface. It’s too heavy to keep putting it away after every use especially if you use it frequently. The bowl is very heavy and I wish I had chosen a stainless steel. It doesn’t beat as well as I had expected and so I give a final mix by hand and spoon to blend in the butter. Shame, I had high hopes for this and maybe I’ll get used to it. A big plus is it’s much quieter than I expected.

Wonderful
I was debating whether to buy this or KitchenAid so did my research first. This is cheaper and performed just as well in comparison tests I found online. Also a friend who has a cake making business has both appliances and prefers the kMix “every time”. So happy with my purchase!

Beautiful, solid, quality mixer with just one niggle
I’m absolutely thrilled with my new K-mix. With the exception of one detail, which I’ll come back to, this thing oozes quality, and I wouldn’t hesitate to give 5 stars if it weren’t for the niggle which I’ll come back to below. It looks and feels solid and durable. It’s heavy, smooth, shiny and looks beautiful. The beaters fit smoothly and securely. The movement on the speed adjustment dial is silky smooth. When you switch it on it’s much quieter than my mum’s old Kenwood Chef, but seems no less powerful. The speed dials up smoothly, and even on full speed there’s no wobbling or movement in the body of the mixer. I made a sponge cake by just throwing all the ingredients in together (rather than creaming butter, sugar and eggs first), and they were all whipped together into a smooth and fluffy batter in no time at all, with no un-mixed ingredients left around the sides of the bowl at all.

I actually like the glass bowl. It’s heavier than my mum’s stainless steel one, but I love the fact I can see whether the ingredients are being mixed at the bottom (and they always are – I haven’t had any dry ingredients left clinging to the bowl at all). BUT the one thing I have a concern with is the plastic collar around the base of the bowl, which carries the thread which enables the bowl to lock into the base of the mixer. It just doesn’t fit with the quality feel of the rest of the mixer. It doesn’t feel durable, and it doesn’t even work that well – it’s a bit of a struggle to get the bowl to fit in properly and takes a bit of wobbling around to get it to fit in and then twist to lock it (even harder with a heavy bowl full of ingredients), and having read other reviews about this part eventually cracking I can see that this is a real possibility. It’s a shame that despite the consistent feedback in reviews over the past couple of years Kenwood haven’t come up with a solution to this obvious problem.

Having said that, the price I paid on Amazon for the mixer is 100 less than they are charging in our local stores for the exact same model, so I can pay the rather steep premium for a stainless steel bowl (close to 70), and still be quids in, so on balance it’s all good thanks to Amazon’s great pricing.

I would like to see Kenwood fix this issue though – whether by switching to a stainless steel bowl as standard, or by coming up with a better, smoother and more durable solution than a PLASTIC collar. It’s such a shame for this beautiful, quality mixer to be let down on such a small but important detail.

10 stars would be my Review even after update
I have had a Kmix for three years now and have just bought this newer model for my sister. They are just the best machine I have ever owned. I make bread about 3 – 4 times a week and do not have the strength or stamina required for all of that kneading. The Kmix with it’s dough hook does it all for you in 10 minutes.
All the ingredients in, ten minutes on just under number 1 then straight into a bowl for proving. It is so easy, the machine doesn’t move across the work top like some cheaper lighter mixers do and it mixes every bit effortlessly.
I make pastry and sometimes cakes with the k beater attachment and using these is a pleasure. Easy to clean or goes into the dishwasher. It has a 5 year guarantee so Kenwood are sure of their product. I love the modern look (not everyone likes ‘retro’ or ‘vintage’) and I like the fact that it is British.
I can’t recommend highly enough.
UPDATE. people are questioning if it’s British. What is nowadays? It has its offices in the UK and has always been essentially British. It has a great build quality so I’m happy.
UPDATE – the glass bowl has got stuck in place a few times and my sister has had it replaced with the stainless steel bowl, like mine. Loads lighter and won’t get stuck. If I were to replace my Kmix I wouldn’t concider a glass bowl model. Still a great mixer!

Good purchase
Solid, heavy, seems very well built. Only time will tell if it’s durable. The glass mixing bowl is a tad tricky to mount on to the base but that could be me. Tried all attachments and very happy with the results especially the whisk (egg whites whip very well and quickly). Un-happy with the small detatchable metal cover that protects the accessory coupling as it keeps detaching. Seems a reliable machine and my confidence in using it increases each time.

Great quality produc
Was a wedding present for my niece. She tells me it’s fantastic (much, much better than her previous, less expensive, mixer) and because it is heavier, it doesn’t jump about the worktop. She is cooking more often now, just so she can use it!

Highly recommended
The mixer is great. I’ve had it for almost a month now and used it for cake batter, muffins, creams and doughs with great results every time. The quality of all the materials is really good. The bowl is a bit heavy (which is to be expected since it’s made out of thick glass) but it’s really easy to clean and same for all the attachments.

In terms of noise, it’s more silent than any hand-held or vertical mixers I’ve ever had. Overall I’m really happy with it.

The delivery speed was amazing as well. I’ve opted for standard delivery outside of the UK and got it in less than 2 days.

You'll love it.
Can’t believe the price as genuine 150:00 reduction as I’ve wanted this mixer for years but couldn’t bring myself to pay over four hundred pounds.

Now it’s sat on my worktop I keep stroking it. My husband came home from work today with a big slice of cake pushed on him before his coat was off ! We’ll both be fat as butter in six months but who cares.
If you can, buy yourself one. You’ll love it.