Mixing it up

Or not.
Our mixer died yesterday.
It was a tireless workhorse, but it was not without its complaints.
Indeed, every time I turned it on, it made loud complaining noises.

Supposedly, KitchenAid mixers are the best in the business, but we've had serious issues with them.  This is the fifth one we have had since we moved up here.  Others have just ceased to turn at all: this time, a whole chunk of the mixer, the bit that turns while holding the attachment, fell off, fortunately not into the bread dough.

Time for a new brand of mixer, I fear.  A shame --- I had always thought that KA were the best one could get, but unfortunately, experience is telling us something different.

Yours, mixing it up, but at the moment, only by hand,
N.