KitchenAid® Stainless Steel Wire Whip for 4.5 and 5 Quart KitchenAid® Tilt-Head Stand Mixers KSM5THWWSS

I bought this item last September (7 months ago) I’ve used it about 5 times and it broke while I was whipping merengue. Horrible product. I thought it was the best brand. I had another brand for 4 years used it daily and never had any problems.

Horrified by the quality of the whisk attachment that came with my KSM 150. Despite hand-washing, it has oxidized and it doesn't matter how careful I am, I get that gross dark-grey crud all over my hands (which then goes on tea towels and everywhere else I touch), not to mention in the food I'm making. I've had to throw out entire batches. I am so disappointed and annoyed. This quality of stainless steel has not been used in quality products for a very long time. So disappointed in KitchenAid!

It works great. The old model was made of aluminum and would leave black smudge all over if you put it once in the dishwasher. This one is made of stainless steel and is a much better quality.

Very disappointed in the quality of KitchenAid's mixer attachments, specifically the whisk attachment that arrived with my Stand Mixer, and more specifically, the disgusting grey residue that keeps forming at its base. I hand wash, put it away, and a few months later when I use my mixer again, the disgusting grey residue has formed again and gets all over my hands and into the food I am preparing. Really disappointed that KitchenAid has not rectified this issue that has been around for many years based on many reviews and many reports of the same.

I was gifted this mixer as a housewarming gift and love it, but there is a huge problem with the whisk. If you clean this whisk you get all this black stuff all over your hands. I've read about it being oxidized aluminum, and how to get rid of it, but how can you say its harmless? Metal from this whisk is being ingested into your body because of this problem. I can't get behind the idea that it does nothing to you. This whisk should be stainless steel and there would be no problem. The mixer and other two attachments are perfect, but the whisk definitely needs to be changed.