I have had both a Hamilton Beach and now a kitchenaid. The HB was fine for cakes, mashed potatoes and everyday mixing but I wanted the other attachments, pasta making, grinding and shredding. I found that Kitchenaid has their own retail shop and sometimes has great deals on the all their models, I bought a returned / refurbished Professional model that I could never have afforded with all the attachments for less than one at the local big box store. It has been run hard for the last 5 years and has never given me a problem. It did come with a 1 or 2 year warranty. So it depends on what you will use it for.
Make sure you buy extra blade which has one rubber side that acts like a spatula and cleans the side of the bowl as it mixes, I love it!
Last edited by KimmerB; 11-29-2016 at 06:30 AM.
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