I’d be interested to see some proof to support or refute this claim via manufacturer’s data. My one year old mixer appears inside and out to be a perfect match, even superior in some ways, to my grandma’s 50-60 year old model. The engines put out the same power despite using less energy due to progress in electricity and motors in general, but I haven’t noticed a major shift in quality in any of the parts on the KitchenAid stand mixers that other people claim to. As far as I can tell, you can still beat the crap out of a brand new KitchenAid and have it work as intended, so I’ll forgive any minor inconsistencies until that’s no longer the case.
I agree, I have a Whirlpool version and it’s still a tank. I think some of the criticism comes from the fact that the newer mixers use a plastic sacrificial gear, which is designed to fail before the motor. Other than that, they are virtually identical to the Hobart version (you can buy parts from KitchenAid/Whirlpool to repair/restore a Hobart mixer)
Nonsense. I drive my Whirlpool Kitchenaid hard and I’ve never had an issue. But they are still easy to repair. And still made in Ohio. Besides some tweaks, there’s not that much difference.
Hobart KitchenAid mixers are tanks. Everything made after Hobart sold KitchenAid to Whirlpool is crap in comparison.
I’d be interested to see some proof to support or refute this claim via manufacturer’s data. My one year old mixer appears inside and out to be a perfect match, even superior in some ways, to my grandma’s 50-60 year old model. The engines put out the same power despite using less energy due to progress in electricity and motors in general, but I haven’t noticed a major shift in quality in any of the parts on the KitchenAid stand mixers that other people claim to. As far as I can tell, you can still beat the crap out of a brand new KitchenAid and have it work as intended, so I’ll forgive any minor inconsistencies until that’s no longer the case.
I agree, I have a Whirlpool version and it’s still a tank. I think some of the criticism comes from the fact that the newer mixers use a plastic sacrificial gear, which is designed to fail before the motor. Other than that, they are virtually identical to the Hobart version (you can buy parts from KitchenAid/Whirlpool to repair/restore a Hobart mixer)
Yeah, still made in the same factory in Ohio.
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Nonsense. I drive my Whirlpool Kitchenaid hard and I’ve never had an issue. But they are still easy to repair. And still made in Ohio. Besides some tweaks, there’s not that much difference.