KitchenAid RRK150AC 5 Qt. Artisan Series - Almond Cream (Renewed)

I got this to make dough for different biscuits and such and I had to wonder if buying a renewed version was the right move but in hindsight I can say it was. I saved a ton of money and it works as good as my 50 year old one that finally is giving up the ghost and will need a motor soon.Being an engineer, of course I took it apart after the warranty period was up and sure enough, it's not made quite as well as the really old ones (the metal wasn't quite as heavy duty) but I was surprised how none of the parts were plastic (not even the housing) and were all made of metal. The drive gears and anything that takes serious weight/torque was made of metal (not full steel I don't think, but some sort of alloy that I didn't bother to test) and there were no blemishes or shavings of any kind in the gear box or around the race bearing/bushings. I did go ahead and re-grease it all while I had it open, but overall I was impressed with the quality. Yes there were a few plastic parts as expected to keep the cost down, but nothing that would go out easily and none were gears. The plastics were confined to the electronics and connectors which is to be expected and the lid was made of a thinner gauge than the old one, but I am concerned with function, and this functions just as well.The rest of the parts (The paddle, the bowl etc) were all in perfect shape and I honestly couldn't tell if they had ever been used at all or not.Overall, saving around $150 was absolutely worth it IMHO.I hope you found this helpful!

It wasn't described as used on Amazon. But it looks new and has worked great .

I write this enjoying an oatmeal cherry cookie, fresh from the double batch just whipped up in the new Kitchenaid. It arrived today- 4 days after I ordered it- Talk about SUPER saver shipping! You all know what a Kitchenaid is- so I'm not gonna sing the praises of the mixer in general- but I'll tell ya about mine:It arrived double boxed- and tightly packed. The inner box, the Kitchenaid box, was plain white with green "Factory Reconditioned" letters on the side. I was nervous about how close to new this really would be...I opened it up and set it on the counter- Yes, there are two small blemishes on it- on the side of the unit- they look just like two #2 pencil points. Not bad- I expected far worse to be honest. And I plan on making this a workhorse anyway- the Kitchenaid, to me, isn't a showpiece (if it were, I'd buy NEW.) Two small dots aren't enough to make me want to pay twice what I did on this one.I inspected the paddle (what I use most) blade- perfect- The dough hook was also perfect. Both came nested tightly in the inner styrofoam. The whisk attachment, which arrived attached to the unit, was, indeed, a little bent out of shape. A little pressure on two sides put it right back to normal. I remember the first Kitchenaid I bought (a base-power plain white one) had the same issue. Really, not a big deal at all.The bowl was perfect as well- no scrapes- solid handle.It took me a little while to unknot the plug- was wound up in the bowl.I prepped everything and set to work- a double recipe of oatmeal cookies. This is the recipe that would bring the lesser Kitchaid to its knees- it would do it, but it would complain the whole time. The mixer did just fine with it. I'm happy to report- all operation is perfectly normal.Fron the for-what-it's-worth department- I've owned 3 Kitchenaids now- they have ALL definitely made a different sound running at lower speeds than at the higher speeds.I would purchase again without reservation.Again, I make my appliances work for me, rather than just look pretty. Expect a blemish here or there- Expect the performance and quality of a KitchenAid- and expect it to arrive a lot sooner than you'd think.

I have been wanting a new 5 quart artisan KitchenAid mixer. Yes it is refurbished but I know I know I took a chance because of the price was finally within reach. I love to bake and I can’t wait to I have been wanting a new 5 quart artisan KitchenAid mixer. Yes it is refurbished but I know I know I took a chance because of the price was finally within reach. I love to bake and I can’t wait to cook make bread with this new mixer in. I know this mixer will be able to work the dough it was beautiful there was no scratches. Every piece was there that was said to I have used it probably 10 times making mountains of cookies for my grandkids. It is awesome because I can easily double the recipe and the bowl and machine can handle it, do what I did take a chance on this it’s amazing thank you

I looked on KitchenAid's website and saw that the 5qt Artisan was $430, so I came to Amazon to find it cheaper. I sorted by the lowest price, as one does, and found this thing for half the price. Now, I am the kind of person who NEVER buys used things because I'm always worried that the first person wanted to get rid of it because something was wrong with it. But since this said "FACTORY refurbished," I decided to look into it. I read the description about it going back through the factory inspection so that all the mechanics work perfectly well and the only thing that could possibly be wrong with it would be marks in the paint. It also comes with all the original parts (3 beaters, a bowl, and an instruction/recipe book) and a 6 month warranty. It had a 4.5 star rating with over 400 reviews, so I decided to buy it. I also paid a little more for the 2 year warranty, just in case. It had a couple tiny scratches on it here and there, but you wouldn't notice unless you were lookin for them. It was definitely worth it to get a perfectly functioning mixer for half price! Would definitely recommend this to a friend to save a bundle. Also thinking about buying a slash guard and a second bowl so I don't have to stop and wash it if I'm making more than one thing at once.