This powerful mixer is the best piece of equipment in my entire kitchen.  I make bread... not ordinary white bread either.  I make very hearty 13 grain dark sourdough bread with lots of seeds and nuts. The mixture is very heavy before it gets baked.  I have never had such a great dough mixer.  Any other mixer besides a commercial dough machine would bog down in minutes.  But my new Kitchenaid makes the job of kneading this heavy dough effortless.  I would not hesitate to recommend this machine to anyone! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]