My 5-year-old KitchenAid mixer's planetary gear just stripped mid-batch of bagels yesterday.

I was kneading a stiff dough on speed 2 when it made a horrible grinding noise and stopped turning. Had to finish by hand, which was a total arm workout. Anyone know if this is a common failure point or if I just got unlucky?

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gray_roberts21d ago

Oof, that's actually a pretty common issue with those mixers.

patricia63421d ago

Honestly I saw a whole thread on another forum where people were having the same problem with the motor getting loud. One person said theirs started making a grinding sound after just a few months. Another mentioned the speed control would get stuck and only work on high. Seems like a design flaw they never fixed.