If there one appliance every accomplished home chef needs in their kitchen， its a professional-quality stand mixer. The Hamilton Beach Professional All-Metal Stand Mixer helps dedicated cooks like you expertly create everything from cookie dough and cake batter to whipped cream and bread dough. Its built with a powerful 450-Watt motor that handles every mixing task. Twelve mixing speeds take you from slowly folding ingredients all the way up to beating and whipping at top speed， and the planetary mixing action provides complete bowl coverage. The quick-release head tilts up for easy access to the 5 qt./4.7 L bowl， and the splash/pour shield fits atop the bowl to help prevent splatters. In addition to the flat beater， whisk， and spiral dough hook， the Hamilton Beach All-Metal Stand Mixer comes equipped with a power hub， so you can purchase add-on attachments for rolling pasta， grinding meat， slicing， and shredding. While this convenient power hub was designed for specialty attachments made by Hamilton Beach Professional， its also compatible with most KitchenAid stand mixer attachments. If you love baking， you appreciate having the Hamilton Beach Professional All-Metal Stand Mixer in your kitchen. Its performance is backed by a 5-year limited warranty， so you can be confident that it will stand the test of time.