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How are modern Kitchenaid stand mixers worse today than before? I've taken a somewhat recent (<10yr old) mixer apart to clean and re-grease it, and it didn't se

• Finnucane 3y ago
  Depends somewhat on the model and when it was manufactured. After Whirlpool bought Kitchenaid from Hobart, they built a new plant to manufacture them in, though with Hobart's original tooling. Later, they introduced new models that substituted some plastic parts, and they had horrible QA problems. KA made some effort to fix these things, but their reputation took a big hit.
• dmoy 3y ago
  There was a period of time in the middle there where they switched to non-metal gear thingy in there which would occasionally strip out and break with improper use. That was evidently intentional, to save the motor from breaking, but it does wear out faster. You can still get metal gear ones, but they're a little pricier. Besides that they seem the same to me
  • Our_Benefactors 3y ago
    it only really wears out if you are running the machine beyond what it’s supposed to, if you do this with a metal gear you will break the motor instead of the gear. Because of this there are lots of units “for parts” on eBay and will often even mention that it just needs a new worm gear. This is an easy fix and how I got KitchenAid in my kitchen for under $150