KitchenAid KSM170 Installation guide

TRAINING MANUAL

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FULL METAL CONSTRUCTION Durable, stable and built to last. 10 SPEEDS For a slow stir to fast whip.

ORIGINAL PLANETARY MIXING ACTION Delivers thorough ingredient incorporation. The beater rotates around the

bowl, giving incredible bowl coverage for fast and complete mixing.

DIRECT DRIVE MOTOR Powerful, reliable, quiet and energy efficient.

ATTACHMENT HUB Baking is just the beginning. With over 10 attachments available, the stand mixer easily whips up

everything from juice, pasta and sauces to sausages to salsa and so much more.

TIMELESS PATENTED DESIGN Easy cleaning and usage.

5 YEAR WARRANTY Robust, durable, reliable and long lasting.

STANDARD INCLUSIONS

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CATEGORY COMPARISONS

ARTISAN® Mini

ARTISAN® and Platinum

Tilt Head

Bowl-Lift

Entry point into the KitchenAid

brand.

The iconic stand mixer

The commercially-inspired, bold

design.

Targeted to Millennials (born 1980

- 2000) and Empty Nesters.

Adored for generations and a

traditional wedding registry “must”.

Appeals to heavy-user home cooks

working with large batches.

Perfect for small, urban kitchens

as well as for those who simply

wish to downsize.

This stand mixer is targeted to “core

customers” - larger, suburban

kitchens and households.

Targeted to the customer who loves

to make large batches, might be a

chef by trade and enjoys a

commercial style machine.

3.3 Litre

4.7 - 4.8 Litre

4.8 - 6.9 Litre

1 loaf of bread

2 loaves of bread

3-4 loaves of bread

5 dozen cookies

8 dozen cookies

12 dozen cookies

All

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KitchenAid

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Stand

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Mixers

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have

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year



warranty.

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ANATOMY OF THE STAND MIXER

Diagram below shows as Stainless Steel bowl. The KSM170 Platinum Stand Mixer comes with a Glass Bowl.

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STANDARD INCLUSIONS

FLAT BEATER - K5THCB

WIRE WHISK - K45WW

DOUGH HOOK - K45DH

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4.7 LITRE GLASS BOWL WITH POURING SPOUT AND LID

All

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accessories

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and

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covered

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year

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domestic



use



warranty.

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2017 EDITION

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OPTIONAL EXTRAS

FLEX EDGE BEATER - KFE5T

4.8 LITRE HIGH SHINE STAINLESS STEEL BOWL WITH HANDLE - K5THSBP

2.8 LITRE HIGH SHINE STAINLESS STEEL BOWL - KB3SS

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Some other bowl options:

Customise your stand mixer with a ceramic or glass bowl that will compliment any stand mixer colour.

KSMCB5LW 5KSMCB5NPD K5GBF

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TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE PLATINUM TILT-HEAD STAND MIXER

Planetary Mixing Action -  Fast and Thorough Mixing

The unique planetary action allows the beater to spiral to 59 different touch-points within the bowl for quick, complete mixing

with the highest beater to bowl coverage in the industry.

The Fuse Gear

All larger KitchenAid Tilt-Head Stand Mixers have a fail-safe mechanism called a fuse gear, built in to protect the motor from

burnout. If your mixer is placed under excessive stress, it will ‘activate’ to protect the motor. The cost of replacing this part is

minimal compared to the cost of replacing a motor.

Attachment Hub or  “The Culinary Centre of the kitchen”

No matter how old your machine or which model you have, all KitchenAid hub attachments will fit - even if it was one of the

original machines from 1919! The hub driver is covered by the iconic KitchenAid Hub badge and Thumb Screw.

Always keep hub cover and thumb screw  in a safe place - but remember they are replaceable if customers happen to lose them

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Low Wattage, Direct Drive Motor - 300 watts is all you need!

Many brands rely on big motors to drive their machines. But a high motor wattage doesn't automatically mean good

performance. In fact, it can mean wasted energy. When a machine is designed and built well, there is no need to draw

unnecessary extra power.

Our engineers don't add unnecessarily large motors and so our Tilt-Head stand mixers are only 250 (Artisan Mini) and 300 watts

(Artisan and Platinum).

The power at the beater of the KitchenAid Stand Mixer is comparable, if not superior, to that of our closest competitors 2000

watt machines. The KitchenAid Stand Mixer is tested under load which gives the truest indication of power at the beater - it's not

often that a customer wants to “mix” and empty bowl!

The efficient motor combined with the shape of the bowl, accessories and the planetary mixing action, gives KitchenAid Stand

Mixers the best beater to bowl coverage in the market.

Adjusting Beater to Bowl Clearance

Each Stand Mixer is adjusted at the factory so the flat beater just clears the bottom of the bowl.  If, for any reason, the beater

hits the bottom of the bowl or is too far away from the bowl, it can be corrected easily.

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