I've been eyeing this Universal Plus for over a year now and after extensive research, I splurged and bought it for my birthday this year along with the bakers set. SO happy I did. Thoroughly mixes all my dough's much quicker than my KA which I need to stop several times to scrape the bowl and fold in the flour that's left behind (even after adjusting the spacer). It's also SO much easier to add ingredients while it's on and is an incredibly easy cleanup. In the last month I've used it to make 4 breads, 2 pizza's, a cake, brownies and a batch of cookies. There is a noticeable difference in the bread dough rise and the batters are smoother and cook more evenly. My only regret is that I didn't buy this sooner. Seriously - if you are in the fence, just buy it. You'll be very happy you did!