Five years ago, I ordered three kitchenaid stand mixers. The primary use of the big mixer was for making bread. A year ago I had to replace a gear in the unit. A year later it has malfunctioned again. I just went into it and the problen is with the gears related to the optional use of grinding meat or doing pasta etc. This mixer has never been used forWhen When for tha User's recommendation: When they don't give you enough room to type our your complaint, steer clear of kitchenaid.