KitchenAid Durable Stand Mixer Attachment, Silver, K45WW

Needed to replace my wire whip for my ancient Kitchen Aid mixer. I just received it and it is as advertised. It is nice to be able to buy accessories for Kitchen Aid and not have to purchase a new expensive mixer - and it is nice that Walmart offers this product.

Many reviewers have complained of gray residue or flaking when they washed this attachment in the dishwasher. The instructions clearly state that you should NOT wash the attachments or bowl in the dishwasher! The gray in egg whites happens if you whip them too long--which can happen with the excellent speed at which a Kitchenaid stand mixer can go! Use a stabilizer (cream of tartar), check frequently to see if the whites are whipped enough without over-whipping--and you won't have the problem! I've been baking for over 50 years, and this is the best stand mixer with a whisk I've ever used.

My last review was rejected by Kitchenaid because it "did not meet guidelines". Here is my new review. I am very concerned that the dough hook coating is peeling off, resulting in white chips of plastic in my bread dough. This has happened twice now & I have had to buy replacement parts. I think this accessory needs to be recalled & replaced with a non degrading hook.

I love my kitchen aid but the chipped coating on my dough hook has me fuming. It has ruined my meals to be crunching through grainy pasta and god knows what chemicals we are eating. Am I supposed to replace these after each chip? If so you'd have to sell a monthly subscription! Why can't you sell a stainless steel hook of improve the resilience of the coating?

I'm disappointed at the the quality of this hook, especially that it comes with an expensive product. I bought the stand mixer 6 weeks ago and only started using the dough hook 3 weeks ago and it had already chipped. I handwash it with a soft sponge and handle it with care.

my family gifted me the mixer that comes with this hook about 1.5 years ago. happily making bread every two weeks or so. In a recent batch of bread I spat out a film which i found a bit weird as i couldnt recognise where it was from, only to later realise its from the chipped hook. Have only hand-washed with a soft sponge since started using it and its not even that long. Came in here and realised im not the only one. Quite disappointed.

I bought the mixer and it comes with this tilt dough hook which fell out during the process(I pulled the hook when installed it to make sure it's securely attached) and the hook skin's peeled off and I threw the whole dough!

Disappointed with how this attachment has worn. The coating has worn away. Always hand washed and only ever used for plain bread doughs.

I've had my mixer (which I absolutely love, btw), for about 3 years. I used the whip once and it tarnished when I washed it, leaving black marks all over my hands and anything else it touched. I have NOT used this since because I don't want to risk the residue getting into what ever I'm mixing.

Put this in the dishwasher by mistake, it came out oxidized. Not sure why Kitchen aid who "owns" the stand mixer market place would use aluminum in the attachments. The incremental cost of just supplying stainless steel is so insignificant to the purchasers of these products it just doesn't make any sense. I will toss the beater into the trash and have to buy the stainless one. The stainless steel hub version of this beater is what you should be getting instead. DONT BUY THIS ONE