KitchenAid Classic Mixer K45

[luxy1205]

Hi everyone! Yesterday I got a KitchenAid Classic K45 for free from some dear friends! It doesn't work, but we will fix it! I was just curious if anybody knows when they were made? Also, if anyone knows ANYHTING about the K45 please let me know! This is the first KitchenAid I've ever owned! I'm just very curious about it! Here's some pics of "Kimmy the KitchenAid"! I had to pose her with some of my other mixers! Ha Ha! Thanks!!! -Michelle

 

[bikerray]

I downloaded a service manual for my KitchenAid Mixer, I just can't remember where I found it and looking at the manual it doesn't have a web site address on it anywhere.

Kitchenaid does have the parts list though.

 

[marks_here]

Check the motor brushes they are those black round things on both sides of the motor hopefully that may be it or check it just may need the plus replaced as I know they are like Kirbys & seldom break down! Also do a Google search " my KitchenAid Mixer won't work " & see what it says.

 

[unimatic1140]

We do have the service manual for that machine here. I do have plans to scan the owners manual as well, within the next few weeks.

http://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?showdoc~289~KitchenAid~SM

 

[marks_here]

How kewl is that?? That is great to know thanks Robert!!

 

[vacosaurus]

The good older ones were made by hobart

The newer ones are Kitchen aid but owned by Whirlpool. Older Hobart ones had better gear assemblies ( metal ) and a centrifigul speed control. Newer whirlpool ones have some plastic gears and plastic gear housings that some time give trouble. If the motor is jammed it might be a gear problem or housing. Replacement parts are available fairly resonable. Youtube has a lot of how to repair your Kitchen Aid mixer video's. You and your husband sound capable of repairs. I am sure you will get it going. Bill,

 

[suckolux]

They have been made for many years!I think Hobart before early/mid 80s a good place to start on guess for age? I want to say they came out late 60s but I may be very wrong

 

[jfalberti]

I have that model Mixer

and I bought it brand new about 6 or 7 years ago. It was a model down from the Artisan, and skimped on a few features, such as the bowl not having a handle and no splash guard. Still a great mixer though. I chose it because on early Barefoot Contessa episodes, I saw that was the model mixer she had, and if it was good enough for her, then I figured it would be good enough for me. Since I bought that, I found a bowl lift model KS55, that I picked up used for a good price. I took the K45 to the Lodge I belong to and use it there when I make meals there.

 

[kenkart]

My K-5

Is a 65 model, works great.

 

[bikerray]

The K45 came out in 1962, before that it was a K4, later on it went to the K45SS (SS being for Solid State, meaning it has a circuit board in it.)

Still trying to find the link for the service manual.

 

[luxy1205]

Bikerray

Thanks for the info! Yeah mine is model K45SWH. From the research I've done, I know it isn't one of the best made ones, boo! Mine doesn't say Hobart anywhere, which I believe the friends we got it from said she got it in 1990. I'm just trying to find out for sure. Like I've said I know nothing about KitchenAids. They quit using it because it leaked oil. So when we went to plug it in it didn't do anything, which is fine, because her husband is no mixer mechanic! So, it's a matter of figuring out what he did! -Michelle

 

[louvac]

A Word on KitchenAid Stand Mixers...

Here is what is happening when your mixer is leaking oil....

KitchenAid mixers are packed with three times the amount of grease that they will ever need. Two ounces is sufficient but they are packed with six ounces. Over time without normal use-in other words, if you use it only for holiday baking, the grease will begin to break down and the liquids will separate from the solids. Since the oil has no where to puddle it will leak out around the band. To prevent this from happening simply run the mixer for 2 minutes on the highest speed (10) for two minutes once a month! This is KitchenAid's recommendation. They are aware of this problem with their mixers but why they haven't addressed the issue is totally beyond me. The grease used is a food grade so it's perfectly safe if a drop mixed in with the batter or dough.

Apparently, what happens is the gasket for some reason allows the oil to seep out around it. I don't fully understand the mechanics of exactly why this occurs but the fact is it does.

Now, I have a 4.5 qt lift bowl model in white that I had purchased in 2008 and really never used other than to play with it a few times and when I finally decided I was going to use it this past Christmas (I am really a fan of the older SunBeam MixMaster mixers! Don't let anyone tell you different-these mixers are every bit as capable as a KitchenAid mixer and in many areas, excel!!) I had noticed that there was some light brown oil around the band. My heart just dropped and I was so mad to think that this occurs. So what I also learned is that old adage is true! If you don't use it, you will lose it! USE your mixers and vacuums and to hell with saving it in the box. I am often told that no one is going to want my vacuums and mixers when I am gone and they will only end up in the dumpster anyway! Once I started using the mixer the oil seemed to not accumulate as much after I had wiped away what was previously there. Lesson learned.

Now, for most people a 5-qt KitchenAid mixer is just fine. It has a 9-cup flour capacity which means that it can handle a recipe containing 9 cups total of dry ingredients. A 6-qt mixer can handle 14 cups and a 7-qt can handle 16 cups. All of this information is on the KitchenAid website. Just remember that a larger mixer with a smaller amount of ingredients (or 1 recipe) will require you to stop the machine and scrape down the bowl more often than smaller capacity machine.

 

[kenkart]

Kitchen Aid vs other mixers..IE Sunbeam HB ETC.

The Kitchenaid is better for making cookies or bread, fine for a pound cake and really great for beating egg whites or whipping cream, but if you make layer cakes or really want a fine grained chiffon or angel food, to me the Sunbeam is much better, but really its what you get used to, for instance ,my Grandmothers would not have a stand mixer of any kind, they much preferred a portable, I have one cake that you can not make successfully in a Kitchen Aid, it is a Chocolate 3 layer cake that the last ingredient is hot water, making a very thin batter, you can not add water to that batter, not even on the lowest speed without having it all over everything, not even with the splatter shield,.

 

[tolivac]

I use both types of machines-the Sunbeam for batters and other sort of liquid things-and the KA or Kenwood Planetary machine for doughs.Both types are the best way to go!

 

[louvac]

And just another KitchenAid FYI.....

...Consumer Reports has consistently rated the ordinary or basic Classic (white model) KitchenAid mixer as a leading contender for years. They even stated that no one mixer was good at all mixing jobs. Like anything else in life, each one has its strengths and weaknesses. And it all matters on how you use it AND take care of it. I have seen some mixers whose attachments have been in the dishwasher particularly the wire whip and it's not pretty! All you need to do is wash them in hot water with a quality dish soap like Dawn or Palmolive, even soak them a few minutes if necessary (again, this is what KitchenAid recommends!) dry them thoroughly and allow them to finish drying on top of a nice warm oven while the cake or whatever is baking. My mom does this to this day--with many utensils and metal gadgets to keep them from rusting and most everything she has (since her wedding day) is in phenomenal shape considering the age! Needless to say, my mom taught me well! I also keep a toothbrush (only used for these purposes, by the way) near the sink for when it's necessary to clean in between the grooves of anything that has batter residue still stuck to it. Most people would think I don't use my kitchen ware or mixers but trust me...I do! And I care well for them!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I love mine too.

Mine is the "ultrapower". It still looks like and performs like the day it came out of the box.  I thought it was expensive at the time,  but,  now realize it was worth that price.  I have 8 attachments as well.  A real "powerhouse". I also have a 3-speed and a 5-speed KA handmixer.  Great for a "quickie"... when you don't need to fire up the standmixer.

 

[dysonman1]

I treated myself to the purple artesian model for my birthday last year.

 

[unimatic1140]

I just finished loading the owners manual to the K45 KitchenAid stand mixer to the Ephemera Library if anyone is looking for a copy...


http://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?showdoc~1230