However, did you know that a KitchenAid® stand mixer can also grind meat, shred chicken, slice, dice, and spiralize vegetables? Thanks to a wide range of accessories and attachments combined with a powerful, high-speed motor, a KitchenAid® stand mixer is one of the most versatile additions you can make to your kitchen.

Greenville, Ohio All KitchenAid stand mixers are assembled in its factory in Greenville, Ohio. The die-cast parts of the machines come from various manufacturing plants around the world. A factory tour, known as the "KitchenAid Experience" is conducted by the assembly line workers.

Herbert Johnston That legendary stand mixer got its start in 1908 when Herbert Johnston, a Hobart engineer and one of the company's founders, was watching a baker mixing dough by hand and believed there was a better way to mechanically perform that tiresome task.

It's an investment But, given its extreme versatility, incomparable functionality, and long-lasting capability, we think that price is worth the investment. This isn't an appliance that you'll have to replace once every few years; once you purchase your own KitchenAid stand mixer, you're in it for the long haul.

Like all mixer brands, KitchenAid mixers have three main functions: whisk, mix and knead batters and doughs. A mixer takes away the grunt work of having to knead a mixture, whisk egg whites or mix a cake batter by hand, and their large mixing bowl capacities mean you can make things in bulk with ease.

That's why KitchenAid is regarded as top of its class in customer satisfaction in multiple appliance categories as well as a Red Dot award recipient for its forward designs. On the other hand, GE is considered a value brand that manufactures major appliances for both the kitchen and the laundry.

Whirlpool Corporation Acquired by Whirlpool Corporation from Dart and Kraft in 1986, KitchenAid brand offers everything from small appliances to cookware, dishwashers to double-oven ranges, and whisks to wine cellars - virtually everything consumers need to enhance their cooking experience.

Acquired by Whirlpool Corporation from Dart and Kraft in 1986, KitchenAid brand offers everything from small appliances to cookware, dishwashers to double-oven ranges, and whisks to wine cellars - virtually everything consumers need to enhance their cooking experience.

Whirlpool Corp. Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) is a leading home appliance company that sells products under a wide variety of brands such as Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, Jenn-Air, and Consul.

A: KitchenAid is known as Whirlpool's affordable luxury line. Products from the KitchenAid line are priced more affordably compared to Cafe and JennAir.

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That's why KitchenAid is regarded as top of its class in customer satisfaction in multiple appliance categories as well as a Red Dot award recipient for its forward designs. On the other hand, GE is considered a value brand that manufactures major appliances for both the kitchen and the laundry.