I love my KitchenAid and although I haven’t had any problems with it yet (knock on wood), I decided to put together a page full of handy hints and tricks that I’ve bookmarked from around the web so I have them on hand “just in case”.

So far there are basic maintenance solutions and fixes but I’ve also found a few neat ideas to try (such as shredding chicken, pulled pork, making homemade butter, etc.).

If you’re a lucky duck who has an old workhorse mixer that just won’t quit (pre-1986) and it’s getting a bit banged up, you’ll find a tutorial for how to take it apart and repaint it so it looks like ashiny new Kitchenaid again.

Is there a goody I missed? Please feel free to share your experience in the comments section below. I’ll be adding more helpful ideas to this page as I find them so you may want to bookmark it for reference.

PS: Don’t miss the appliance cover tutorials I have listed on this page, these will help keep the machine dust-free.

Fixes & Tips

And here’s how to do the famous Beater Level Test using a dime: (Source: cakecentral.com)

Get a dime and a flat head screwdriver.

With the bowl and beater in place, put the dime into the bowl.

When the beater is turned onto the “Stir” setting, it should be moving the dime 1/4 inch per rotation.

If it is not touching the dime, the beater needs to be adjusted. With the flat head screwdriver, turn the screw that is just to the left of the mix handle 1/4 turn counter clockwise and retest.

May have to test more than once before it’s fixed.

Good luck and I hope these tips helped get things repaired and running smoothly again for you!