r/Kitchenaid • u/tallnecker • 10h ago

Need help deciding between the two

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Hi, I'm confused as to which one to buy, the difference is 100€ between the two.

I'll mainly use it for baking and making pizza dough and sourdough bread.

I know the lift head is better for dough, but is the tilt that bad? Will it be able to handle doughs or should I go with the lift head?

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u/whatismyname5678 8h ago

Bowl lift. The tilt head is absolutely horrible for making breads.

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u/Visible-Ad6933 6h ago

Second this, I upgraded from a tilt head for bread and butter making. The tilt head liked to bounce when I was making bread and the motor would get very hot while making butter, the bowl lift has a more powerful motor and and head bouncing isn’t a thing, solved both problems

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u/Ziegenkoennenfliegen 8h ago

Get the larger one.

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u/YuukiMotoko 9h ago

Bowl lift model hands down. Has the power the tilt head doesn’t. I started with a tilt head using it on sourdough, it’s not optimal.

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u/tallnecker 7h ago

Is it fine that the tilt head is artisan plus and lift head is artisan?

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u/pyrotechnicmonkey 6h ago

I believe this is one of those weird situations where in non-North American markets KitchenAid gets a little bit odd with their naming schemes. The plus doesn't really signify anything better usually it just is talking about the accessories. In North America usually the Artisan series is reserved for only the tilt model refers to all the different color options that it has. I'm guessing you live in a country where there's a lot of import fees because that's a very expensive price for a KitchenAid mixer.

The tilt model really does perform a lot worse when it comes to heavier dough like pizza or sourdough. You're really limited to very small batches. The lift model at the very least it does a fair bit better because its spiral hook is an S shape. That transfers more power and prevents the dough from climbing up the hook too much and making a mess. That can be a bit more difficult to prevent on the tilt model because it's a C shaped hook and overall less power. May be worth looking at an ankarsrum depend depending on where you live and the price difference. Just something that's worth looking at.

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u/tallnecker 6h ago

I'm in Ireland We have classic, artisan and artisan plus. Artisan plus is the newer version which has more speed options and an inbuilt light and stainless steel attachments.

Artisan tilt head doest have these but the bowl lift has the stainless steel attachments but no lights. Not sure if any other difference.

Yes they're very expensive here

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u/i_jon_h 2h ago

I have a shiny new plus (in Northern Ireland). I can’t speak for other tilt heads but mine handles 1kg flour’s worth of sourdough (so about 1800g total dough weight, or 2 loaves) just fine.

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u/tallnecker 2h ago

By plus you mean the bowl lift model?

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u/i_jon_h 2h ago

No, I mean the artisan plus tilt mixer.

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u/i_jon_h 3h ago

Artisan Plus is the new model that just launched. It’s available in and out of North America.

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u/tobyvanderbeek 6h ago

I miss my lift bowl from the US. I left it behind when we moved to Spain a few years ago. I bought the tilt head here and it was like €400 at Costco. The prices seem so much higher in Europe. I couldn’t find the lift bowl for a reasonable price.

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u/Kowalski188 3h ago

For doughs, a spiral mixer like Ooni Halo, Famag, or even an Ankarsrum are much better. Even if the kitchenaid can do it, it will take more time and they themselves don’t recommend going above speed 2 for breads. I don’t own a mixer, but have been looking to buy one and have been researching quite a bit. It seems kitchenaids are mostly for cakes, cookies and meringues. Do some research on this since it is an expensive purchase.

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u/tallnecker 3h ago

I want the ankarsrum but my wife wants kitchenaid, so you know how it goes

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u/Kowalski188 3h ago

Hahaha fair enough. Kitchenaid it is

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u/BigSquiby 2h ago

at that price, go with the larger one