This mixer is built to last, and the quality of the construction shows. It is heavy and built for generations. I had the other kitchen mixer, and it outperformed it.  Some of the best pizza dough is made with this mixer.. if you are modern and love new-age machines, this is for you. My favorite thing is Alexa Stop mixing in 3 minutes. The only downside is there are limited recipes for it to read out, but they are constantly updating and adding more