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Question: Will this one fit an old machine.....probably about 12-15 years old, but still working just fine?
Document: ok. I thought it would scrape the sides better then it does, but it's great for scaping up the bottom. It does a good job whipping up soft cookie batter. I use my kitchen aid a lot and it's over 15 years old. The original blade that this replaced is heavy duty metal. This is plastic and I fear if  I use it with 'out of the fridge' butter sticks it will bust or crack. This is NOT a concern when I use the original metal one.
The new Metro design Beater Blade for KitchenAid mixers is wonderful. My machine is 30 years old and has made hundreds of cookies, cakes, and quick breads. This beatter scrapes the sides as you go and ensures that all of the ingredients are mixed throughly. I give it a 5 star rating!
Bought this for my wife for her birthday. She thinks it is great. Saves her a lot of time. I was a little surprised that it is made out of clear plastic - probably Lexan as it is quite tough. She has used it mostly for cookie dough and hasn't had a problem. I am glad I got this for her. We have a KitchenAide K5SS mixer that is almost 23 years old. We have owned the New Metro Design beater blade almost a month.
This beater is a great improvement for anyone using a 5qt Kitchenaid mixer. Mixing with the old paddle beater required that the machine be stopped, lowered and scraped. This blade eliminates all or most of that annoying interruption. I say hurray. Kitchenaid should buy out this patent and offer it with every machine. It is really the first significant improvement that I have seen in my 40 years of using this mixer. It even comes in some colors.
This was an early Christmas gift from my husband. I usually bake 12-15 batches of cookies in December. The beater is made of clear plastic and is very light. It handled cold butter amazingly well and the amount of time and effort that you save was MUCH more than you would expect.All I need now is a second one so that I can continue mixing while my husband cleans the beater and bowl for the next batch.
Glad I read the reviews and knew ahead to do that, it saved me from ordering the wrong one. Shipping was fast. I did my homework and am a happy baker.edited Oct 15, 2012...this is still an amazing beater for my KitchenAid. It is still going strong. LOVE IT.....
This blade lasted a 6 months or so before creating a crack on one of the outside edges. I can still use it, but is disappointing that my original blades work fine but this broke. The idea is great, but not meant for longevity.
Great for working with cake and soft batters. This makes it easier to mix smooth batter. It's probably not suitable for very dense cookie batter.
I purchased this to replace one I had for two years which had paint peeling off it. My original one lasted for 15 years! This plastic product broke after less than four months of use. Unless you are just doing cake mixes or pancake batter, stay away from this product.
This works just as well as I imagined. I called the company because it didn't seem to fit well their customer service was great. It fits tight and I was worried that the heavy duty plastic couldn't handle the tension. They assured me that it was fine and if it did break for any reason, they would send me a new one.
Answer: It should.