My wife has dreamed of having a KitchenAid stand mixer for a long time. I have looked at the most basic model for a while now and was gearing up to purchase it for her and then I saw this Artisian model in White on sale and it was a no brainer!! To spend a little more and get 325 watts of cranking power, the larger 5qt bowl and the pour shield is a deal. My wife is not one to worry about the color of a small appliance so at this price it was a gift to me and to her!She will be using this daily to make bread, pizza doughs, desserts and more. You can follow her experience with it at [...]. Everything arrived great and I was so excited I gave it to my wife 3 days early, I will also update this review as we use and abuse our new stand mixer.