I had a Kitchen Aid mixer for many many years. It was what they called the K-45 (the smaller one). It survived moves and decades and at times it got so hot I thought it would burn up but it always kept going. Then when I started with heavy duty dough it would just stop dead so I donated it to our church and by then Hobart sold them off and they were garbage made in China. I guess Whirlpool bought them now and they are supposed to be better but 7 years ago I bought a Swedish made machine an Ankarsrum. It's a fantastic machine I use for everything. I could mix concrete in this thing.

I have a Zass grinder a bought a few years ago. They are garbage now.