Kenwood Chef XL Titanium KVL8300S

I was so excited last weekend to get a brand new Kenwood XL Titanium (1700W). I figured that my 30 year old Kenwood needed an upgrade and as the stores were having a sale I forked out a small fortune and purchased one.
Today I took it out of the box, so shiny and new and decided to make a small bread bread loaf. I started started to mix on 1 to incorporate the ingredients. Immediately I started to notice black specs in the dough. I checked my flour and water sources and they were clean.
Upon closer inspection i noticed that black/gray specs we...

I bought the mixer last week from David Jones Hornsby. When I opened , it has a huge stain on top near the light and side of the machine. Nit washed away with anything and I think it is the factory paint issues. Went to David jones and they said dont have anything left in any other stores and I can have the display one for %10 off , so I took it. Now when I am using it I can smell very bad burning, like wire burning inside. I dont know what to do now. It seems i have to stick to my old Breville mixer. I will change my review if the burning smell finish .
(After all this happened Kenwood called me and gave me a brand new one. Thanks )

I purchased this machine after doing a lot of researching. My poor old sunbeam of 40 years can't keep up with my demands (still goes though). I needed a tougher machine for breads and large cakes. I am impressed with this machine so far. Love how you can adjust the beaters lower if necessary. It is a lot quieter than the sunbeam and feels robust. I remember my mum having a Kenwood Chef and she loved it, so thought it was time to give one a try. Saved for 6 months and I am very happy. :-). Fingers crossed it will last me as long as the sunbeam!

We had a Kenwood Patissier for close to 10 years and unfortunately it snapped the dough hook recently. Instead of buying a replacment part, we thought it a good opportunity to upgrade. I had bought a Kitchen Aide Artesan mixer for my Mum years earlier and was also tempted to go down that route, but in the end our previous experience with the much smaller Kenwood, plus the much larger motor wattage sold us on this.

Have to say I'm seriously impressed with this unit so far. Love the light and all the attachments are heavy duty for domestic purp...

I purchased this model of Kenwood mixer after deliberating between this and a KitchenAid.
I wanted a fairly large, robust stand mixer which is also able to take attachments (specifically, a pasta roller). My mum always had a Kenwood mixer, but the metal construction of the KitchenAid felt robust and sturdy.

I looked at various features of the two and settled on the Kenwood for a simple fact - the motor wattage.

This model of Kenwood has a 1700w motor - the KitchenAid that I was looking at I think was only about 300w - this to me is a huuuuuu...

This is still the best brand in my opinion for cooking appliances. It works so well for anything you’re baking with all the different attachments. The noise level is minimum yet it goes so fast and I’ve never had any issue with it. I previously had the kenwood mixer from the 80s and it lasted me over 30 years!

We bought this product 5 months ago. The machine started to fall apart after the first month. We only use it to mix 1- 1.8 kg bread dough (total weight). I have to sent it back to Kenwood to repair through Harvey Norman 3 times. It took 3-4 weeks to fixed each time. Each time the sales team in Harvey Norman deny any possible product deflect and accuse me of misusing the machine. I paid $900+ for this machine and drove 40 mins to the store to get accusation from the Harvey Norman sales team 3 times. Kenwood is still refusing to replace the broken product. Bad product with horrifying after sales service are really the perfect storm.

So many problems with this machine. First time the motor did some strange sound. We gave it back and waited for one month to repair. But the sound was again bad. Next the processor was broken and now we can't use it, cause kenwood can't take back this equipment. Now the motor stopped spinning suddenly and when it does i saw many metal shaving around the machine, don't know why.. And my guaranty has expired after 2 years, cause i forgot to activate it within 60 days of purchase, and i throw away the receipt also. All went so wrong. I am not a ri...

I've had this machine for a year now. Having done exhaustive research this seemed to be the best available. Cost nearly $1000 which took me some time to save up.
I've not had much confidence in the machine from the start.Always seemed to labour when making pasta/ pizza dough or anything a bit heavier.
The motor failed completely around September and I had to take it in to a repairer some 100 km away. About two weeks later I was able to pick it up. Motor had had to be replaced.
Today I made a biscuit dough and the machine worked its way off the...

I am still using my Mothers Kenwood Chef Mixmaster it probably was the oriiginal one first released it has to be 40+ years old , never been serviced and beats like a charm,

This is a replacement for my 25 year old kenwood! Bought in December 2018 and have loved every moment cooking with it. The bowl has a much larger capacity, the motor is more powerful and the attachments great. I love the paddle for creaming butter etc and the folding attachment for those delicate dishes like macarons. Would recommend highly to anyone who bakes.

Love my titanium XL! I have been using mine now for 2 years and every week it gets a regular work out at least 4 times a week with buttercream, dough and general mixing. I have a few of the attachments which makes for much convenience. Highly recommend

I purchased the mixer about 3 months ago. It replaced a Breville Planetary mixer that had died.

So far the mixer has been a bit dissapointing. Every attachment that comes with the mixer fails to scrape the sides correctly & so I need to scrape down the sides manually. This is incredibly frustrating & time consuming. If I don't pause the machine to do this, the mixture or batter isn't thoroughly mixed & leaves dry ingredients on the bottom & sides.

I thought I'd done as much research as I could to find a suitable mixer & I chose this one due t...

My wife loves using this machine which beats and mixes perfectly. If she has one criticism it is that the mixing bowl is too deep which can make it difficult to get the mix out.

All attachments that came with the mixer are easy to fit and easy to use.

Bought this machine in May , 3 months from Harvey Norman Highpoint . First cake we made with first batch it mixed smoothly , second batch we put it up to 5 and it shakes and vibrates quite a bit on a small mixture. Second time we used it , was shaking again and was hot and then it was sent back to kenwood and claims are there is no fault , although their technician admitted it does shake but claims it’s normal .. new products shouldn’t shake . they claim “ it’s not running across the bench ! “ We are not claiming it’s crawling along but it do...