KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer (KSM150PS) review

The KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt-Head (model KSM150PS) is the mixer most attachment systems are built around, and that is why it ranks third. KitchenAid lists over 10 optional hub-powered attachments, from food grinders to pasta makers, and more than 20 colors. The mixer has metal construction, 10 speeds and 59 touchpoints around the bowl, and the 5 quart stainless steel bowl has a handle, is dishwasher-safe and mixes up to 9 dozen cookies by KitchenAid's count. The tilt-head locks in place while mixing. In the box you get a coated flat beater, coated dough hook, 6-wire whip and pouring shield. KitchenAid was offering a free attachment worth up to $250 with qualifying stand mixers when we checked. The page did not list motor wattage, and its price did not load as page text from our location, so we scored value conservatively. Compared with the Breville, you give up the timer, light and second bowl. We compared documented features and published prices and did not run mixing tests.

Who it is for

bakers who want the widest choice of attachments and colors

Price

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Key features

• 10 speeds, from stir up to whipping cream at speed 8 and beyond
• 5 quart stainless steel bowl with a handle that mixes up to 9 dozen cookies, dishwasher-safe
• Metal construction with 59 touchpoints around the bowl
• Hub for over 10 optional attachments, from food grinders to pasta makers
• Over 20 colors

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Tilt-head locks in place while mixing
• Strength: Includes coated flat beater, coated dough hook, 6-wire whip and pouring shield
• Strength: KitchenAid was offering a free attachment worth up to $250 with qualifying stand mixers when we checked
• Weakness: KitchenAid's product page did not show motor wattage
• Weakness: Price did not show as page text from our location, so we could not verify it
• Weakness: Coated beaters, not stainless, come in the box

Key facts

• Bowl: 5 quart stainless steel
• Speeds: 10
• Design: Tilt-head
• Attachments: Over 10 optional hub-powered
• Colors: Over 20

Where it ranks

KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer (KSM150PS) is No. 3 in our Best Stand Mixers verdict.