Others say...

"Great new design, but Kitchenaid's cheapened the material"
I own two Kitchenaid KSM90 mixers and have used them heavily over twenty years. The newer dough hook design (one of my mixers dates to 1989, the other to around 1995) is MUCH improved over the old one--if you own an older machine, you may want to consider replacing the hook. I use my machines side by side and the newer hook takes about half as long as the old one to mix and knead the dough.

BUT (and this is a big, inexcusable but) somewhere along the line, Kitchenaid started using aluminum as the base metal in the hook, and if it's put through the dishwasher, it will eventually corrode, bubble up, crack the nylon coating, and make it impossible to slide onto the mixer shaft. I simply do not know why they'd have made such a decision, unless to save a few dollars and make more when we all have to buy replacement after replacement (who's going to bother handwashing, anymore?).

I really wish they'd offer these in stainless steel, as they do for the higher-end mixers.

"HOLY MOLY!!!"
Wow...what a Dough Hook!! Best darn dough hook I ever bought. I mean it whisks the dough like you done it with your own hand!! Why by golly, it takes the work out of making bread.

"nice dough hook"
the dough hook worked very well with my kitchen aid mixer. i made a lovely batch of olive, onion and cheese bread using it.

"I love this attachment!"
I can make bread and pizza dough without the trouble of kneading too long. It's design provides for easy clean up. Great for people who love to bake, hate the mess.

"dough hook"
This item is of excellent quailty. It works wonderfully for making
home made pie crust. My kithenaid mixer did not come with the dough
hook so I purchased it from here and I am very pleased