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KitchenAid Artisan KSM150PS vs KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus KV25G0X: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the KitchenAid Artisan KSM150PS: 80% of 49 owners recommend it, vs 60% of 25 for the KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus KV25G0X.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

KitchenAid Artisan KSM150PS

80%of 49 owners recommend
80% recommend · 4% neutral · 16% don't
Owners praise
  • Lasts for decades of use
  • Versatile across cakes, breads, and pasta
  • Handles buttercream and whipping well
Owners complain about
  • Struggles with heavy bread dough
  • Tilt head and motor can feel underbuilt
  • Occasional gear or reliability failures
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KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus KV25G0X

60%of 25 owners recommend
60% recommend · 4% neutral · 36% don't
Owners praise
  • Owners simply love it and call it a beast of a mixer
  • Powers through bread and pizza dough with ease
  • All-metal gears and solid build last for years of regular use
Owners complain about
  • Attachments chip, corrode, swell, or seize in the port
  • Very loud, and often gets louder over time
  • Heavy dough taxes it, with burnt-wiring smell reported
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What KitchenAid Artisan KSM150PS owners say

“My KitchenAid mixer is almost 33 years old, and it still works like the day when I got it.”
— @sashineb.2114 on YouTube
“the bread has turned out great. I have been making all our bread since!”
— @earlschultz7880 on YouTube
“the mixer has the same speed on the last three settings. KitchenAid is not what it used to be. Be smart and spend your money elsewhere.”
— @larsandleoniluckow3252 on YouTube

What KitchenAid Professional 5 Plus KV25G0X owners say

“I have the 5qt bowl lift model and I love it. The only downside is that it doesn't do well with very small batches of meringue; but meringue powder is pretty inexpensive so I just make a little more than I need.”
— districtly on Reddit
“No regrets.”
— @derrickcarpenter5705 on YouTube
“Once I started baking bread I bought a bowl lift professional 5 plus. It is way tougher and works well, but heavy dough really taxes it and I have smelled burnt wiring a few times while kneading. I like the tilt head for medium duty work, but I don't think I would recommend a bowl lift to anyone.”
— Thinkbeforeyouspeakk on Reddit