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AvE has one video on the KitchenAid, if I recall correctly he was actually surprised that it was still pretty well-built. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKp-

• eikenberry 8y ago
  Most of them are still made in a factory in Greenville, Ohio.
• pfranz 8y ago
  In the early 2000s there was a lot of talk about KitchenAid switching to plastic gear housings. They switched back after a few years either due to backlash or warranty issues. Here's a cool comparison of wahl hair clippers from 50 years ago and a modern pair: http://grathio.com/2016/08/teardown-same-product-fifty-years-apart/ http://grathio.com/2016/08/teardown-same-product-fifty-years...
  • sokoloff 8y ago
    > due to backlash or warranty issues. I see what you did there. I suspect it was unintentional, but it’s quite pleasing nonetheless.
• gibba999 8y ago
  I had one. It broke just outside of its warranty period. I opened it up. Plastic gears and complete junk inside of a tough-looking metal housing. Same with their blender; broke pretty fast, with relatively mild use.
  • gh02t 8y ago
    It depends on which model you get. I think lower-priced models are mostly plastic gears, but the video I linked is the professional model. Those use metal gearing etc.
    • PorterDuff 8y ago
      That's my guess. The model most people have is not the one that AvE took apart. To do a proper review, you'd tear apart an early mixer that was from the Hobart era in addition to one from 25 years ago.