KitchenAid, Black Professional 600 Series Stand Mixer. High-performance 575 watt motor to deliver professional results. Direct-drive, all steal gear transmission for durability. Electronic speed sensor to maintain selected speed regardless of load. Commercial-style motor protection for many years of reliable service. Bowl-Lift Design. Professional bowl-lift design includes muscular metal arms for stable mixing. Comfortable bowl-lift lever raises heavy ingredients into mixing position. 6 Quart polished stainless steel wide bowl with contoured handle accommodates large batches of heavy dough and thick batter. Powerknead Spiral Dough Hook replicates hand-kneading with a forceful punching and rolling action that handles 20 % more yeast dough than previous models. Mixer Features. Locked-Rotor protection serves as a safegaurd for the motor by automatically shutting it down if the mixing action becomes obstructed. Soft start feature help prevent ingredient splash-out and flour-puff by starting the mixer slowly before stepping up to the selected speed. 10 Mixing Speeds stir, knead, mix, or whip at the velocity appropriate for the recipe. Includes: Burnished Powerknead spiral dough hook, replicates hand-kneading with a forceful punching and rolling action. Burnished Flat Beater, specially designed flat beater works with the 67-point planetary mixing action to thoroughly mix ingredients in every area of the bowl. The flat beater is ideal for mashing potatoes, mixing cakes, quick breads, cookie dough, and so much more. Professional Wire Whip, the professional design of the wire whip rapidly increases airflow into egg mixtures for stiff souffles and rigid peaks of meringue. With the planetary mixing action, the wire whip covers 134 points within the bowl to create silky decorator icings and to whip cream as light as air. Wide-Chute pouring shield, the dual-purpose shield helps prevent splash-out while mixing and when adding ingredients. Warranty: Full one year. From date of purchase for replacement parts and repair labour costs to correct defects in materials and workmanship.