New Metro Design Beater Blade for 5-Quart KitchenAid Bowl Lift Mixers, White

**READ IF YOU HAVE A PRO5 KITCHENAID**

I love my beater blade, so I’m giving this a 5. I agree with all of the great things that everyone says about this stand mixer attachment. HOWEVER–my stand mixer is a Professional 5 Plus, and though it is considered a 5 quart mixer, this blade DOES NOT fit. If you go to the BeaterBlade.com website, or to Amazon’s webpage for the 6 quart KitchenAid BeaterBlade, you will find that the Pro5 line requires the BeaterBlade for the 6 quart KitchenAid models. I’m writing this review to prevent others from making the same mistake I did. DO buy the BeaterBlade attachment though–it is a wonder!

update!!! Five stars!

“I loved this beater when I first got it…used it for everything. But when making cookies (not a large batch, not a stiff dough) it cracked right up the middle seam! I had owned it too long to get a replacement or full refund, even though Amazon is very good about returns. So sad.

UPDATE: I called the company and they sent me a brand new one! There is no seam that runs up the middle anymore, so I have high hopes for this one’s longevity.”

UPDATE 2: I see now that not everyone saw my update to the initial review…Amazon does not allow more than one review per item.

I could not have asked for a better response from the manufacturer! I LOVE, LOVE this beater! A time and aggravation saver. And I bake a lot. Thank goodness I have a skinny husband to do most of the eating!

once you get the hang of it

I absolutely love this product! But you do have to get the hang of it, and it is not for novice bakers. The original KA beater will work better for some things. But as others have said, for anything sticky, gooey, or prone to stick to the sides of the bowl, this beater makes for quick and easy work.

But take it slow at first – you have to watch both speed, and time, or you will have a very overmixed batter, and yes, flour can fly (but that happens with KA’s beater too). My banana bread was faster and easier than ever in the 20 years I have been making it. Even the not soft enough butter creamed up in less than a minute. Absolutely no scraping needed, I went from step one to into the pan in literally 2 minutes. As for flour flying, just add dry ingredients a little at a time, with the machine on a low speed until they start to incorporate, then turn it up and let this baby work!

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