My wife and I really enjoy cooking and baking and have used A LOT of mixers in the past. Some were okay, and some were just plain horrible. This mixer is GREAT. It is nice and light but also feels sturdy. The main thing that I like that other mixers seem to have a problem with is that the mix doesn't travel up the mixer with these attachments. It's a really problem that a lot of mixers have and this one does NOT. All in all this is an outstanding mixer for various types of mixing and I could not recommend it more. It feels like it will last the test of time and I am extremely happy with it.