KitchenAid K45B Coated Flat Beater, White, 4.5 Qt

Great product and fast shipping

my wife is an avid baker. These are great. They work with the mixer well, and they scrape along the bottom of the bowl without issue. They feel heavy and strong. I love that after I lick it clean, I can toss it in the dishwasher. Great little mixing paddle.

The following review was written over 2 yrs ago. I don't think I even had this for 2 rs. before the bottom coating cracked/wore off once again. There is a newer beater out with rubber on the edges which works better, and will hopefully last longer.I gave it 5 stars, but I just bought it. It finally dawned on me that I could probably buy a replacement beater. Of course, Amazon is the first place I look for anything, because of the reviews; not to mention, not having to shop around to find the item in the first place! So actually, the 5 stars should go to Amazon! Anyway, my mother gave me her well used, beloved K.A. It was just to heavy anymore for a woman in her 80's. Thanks, Mom! Problem is, after many years, the coating became brittle and as previously described, wears out on the bottom and eventually cracks off into little pieces, not so good to find in your cake! I was pleased when my replacement arrived. (sooner than estimated) It seems to be ceramic over cast iron (like the stove burners) and made as well as they were originally. Which surprised me. Why I am writing: in response to previous reviews. If you don't want the ceramic coated get the one called burnished! It's all metal.Addendum, 2008 update, After not all that much use this too wore out on the bottom in about a year.

Works great - KitchenAid brand - it fit my KitchenAid mixer perfectly.

I worried that this might not fit a 20 year old mixer. But it’s perfect!

I did have to adjust the height of my KitchenAid to accommodate the larger beater. It wasn't by much - ¼ of a turn of the screw was all I needed. If anyone is wondering how to do that, there was a video on YouTube from a nice gentleman who repairs appliances. He threw a dime into the bottom of the bowl and then adjusted based on the movement of the dime. Worked like a dream for me. The dime should barely move with each pass of the beater.Other than that it feels the same as my original and thus far has been working fine. It's been used about 6 times for some thick batters and one attempt at making butter since purchase. BTW, the butter will turn out nicely, I lacked a way to cover the bowl so there wasn't splatter and I ended up squeezing it through cheesecloth, which didn't work all that great (it was leftover cream so why not try something instead of tossing it).

Great mixing ability.

This was a "gift" for mom after I accidentally destroyed the original (someone had left glass in the kitchen aid mixing bowl). This is a great replacement paddle for a very reasonable price. It's slightly smaller and lighter than the original, but it works perfectly. I hope not to need to buy another for a long time, but if I needed to, I would buy it here. Oh, and her model is a Classic K45SS