I'm not sure if I'm posting this is the right area, but right now I have a sunbeam mixer but everything pushes to the sides of the bowl and i am constantly having to scrape and stir and spin my bowl in the opposite direction for it to mix right, so for a beginning baker that would love to expand in the future what do you think is the best kitchenaid mixer to get?
thanks for your input!! 
i'm not sure about the other thread but i LOVE my kitchenaide (and i want to get that paddle AND the pasta roller-rolling thin fondant?)
I am a hobbyist, not a professional. I have the KA Artisan and I love, love, love it (it's red and beautiful!). I don't know exactly what size it is, but I make 12 cups of buttercream at once with no problem.
I bought the beater blade a few weeks ago. It was the best 25 bucks I have ever spent.
HTH
Kim
I have a 6 qt KA and love it for mixing/kneading bread dough. I use it for caking, but would suggest a smaller one if you're buying it just for making cakes and icings.
I'm only doing this as a hobby and don't need to make huge quantities of icing. Looking at Sharon's (Sugarshack) video, she recommends filling up the mixer bowl with icing so it doesn't get air bubbles - very hard to do in a 6 qt mixer unless you are making enough for a couple of cakes
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