My mother always kept her covered. It's a good idea in order to keep it clean. I keep mine in a cabinet because I don't use it often.

A friend made me a set of matching mixer and toaster covers. My mixer is always covered when not in use. I don't cover the toaster as it gets used daily.

My daughter remodeled her kitchen and she has a nice sized island in the center. She had electricity ran to it and has a cabinet with a shelf that lifts out and up with her mixer on it. It is the neatest thing. The shelf comes up to the counter level. My other daughter has hers in the corner on her counter and keeps it covered.. Mom has a hand mixer...

I have no problem carrying mine from it's designated spot in the pantry to the counter top but the pantry doesn't save it from getting dust in the bowl. I just give it a rinse.

I have to admit that I'm always a little nervous when writing about kitchen/culinary subjects on this forum. It seems that many of the people who respond live in some CDC clean room and their utensils are stored in an autoclave. I confess, I just have a kitchen.. over time dust can accumulate. :o

Our white KitchenAid mixer sits out on the counter and I've never noticed anything on it. It will get wiped if anything spatters when it's used, but that's it. Oh, well, I'm a guy and I probably wouldn't notice anything until it started looking furry!

Yes, mine has a cover, sold for my big KitchenAide - bought it at a thrift store, many years ago, for $1.

Holiday, this is the second time that I've wondered if you are confusing this forum with one for more culinary types. :-)

My Kichen Aid mixer is in a lower cabinet and I just pull it out whenever I need it. But I do have a quilted cover for it that I bought for $5.00. I didn't want one with Kitchen Aid written on it. My SIL keeps hers on the counter and she covers hers with a pillow sham that matches her kitchen curtains. She bought an extra one and made a tea cozy too.

The mixer gets dusty, but I'm more concerned about the dust in the bowl. A shower cap over the bowl solves that issue!

Yes I have mine covered with a cover my sister made for me to match my kitchen. The mixer still gets a little dusty though and usually needs rinsed out before I use it.
Joann

I keep my Kitchenaid in a lower cabinet with the door closed. . When I use it (maybe monthly?) I lift it to the waist-high counter. Good exercise. At least it stays clean. As a kid, I remember being in kitchens with matchy-matchy plastic covers over the appliances.Perhaps you could sew a cover made of something like oilcloth?

I gave my Kitchenaid mixer to my daughter a couple of years ago, and along with it went its custom made cover. I liked the looks of my mixer so didn't want to cover it. I found a seller on Ebay who custom made covers for appliances. She made one of clear plastic for me. I liked it so well that I had her make covers for the printer, the breadmaker, and the deep fryer. (This was 7 or 8 yrs ago.)

Shirley

Gave mine to my DD and I get the results. Don't do much baking etc and she is happy.

I have a cover that I bought at a yard sale.

I will keep my eye out for a cover at thrift shop or yard sale! I use my mixer a lot so it doesn't seem to get dusty, but sometimes things will get spritzed on it.

My Kitchen Aid mixer is 30 years old & still working. At that time I bought the cover for $15.00, expensive for so many years ago. I can't tell you how many times it has been washed & still looks good. I think it is worth the price.

Holiday, OAH, rhizo, definitely isn't confusing the KT with any other forum.

He's an old timer here. Although he comes and goes often :o)

And must add OAH used to hold Saturday night pizza parties and they were fun!

He's the all time pizza cam pizza maker.

Flamey, would you consider sharing your sourdough recipe? I would love a tested recipe.

Moni

I bought a cover for my Kitchen Aid about 15 years ago. At that time I believe that it was $20. I recently saw them on sale for $24 at a local store. I think that is outrageous, but apparently they sell.

I made one for my Cuisinart mixer and was requested to make one for my sister's Kitchen Aid. I got lazy and purchased one for her 5 qt. Kitchen Aid instead. It fitted well. Below is the one I purchased. It comes in different colors.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mixer Cover

No mixer = no cover! :)

I have a Kitchen Aid cover for my Kitchen Aid mixer, but don't use the cover because it is way shorter than the mixer. Kitchen Aid shouold be ashamed of itself for selling such ill-fitting covers.

I'm another who uses a hand mixer. Does what I need, is easy to handle and hundreds of dollars cheaper.

No I do not have a cover for my mixer, but have bought a pattern and hope when I find time to make one for it. I bought this Kitchen Aid stand mixer for $20. I also use a hand held mixer, different mixers different jobs. I have a Sunbeam stand mixer that can be used as a big hand mixer.

Sue

I've always used a hand mixer because I didn't have room for a stand mixer. I always wanted one as my mom had one, and sometimes I feel like my arm is going to fall off when mixing a stiff cookie dough. Perhaps dh will give me one for my bd since I have a little more room now. :) If that happens, I'll definitely have to get a cover since we're on the side of the street that receives our daily breeze and we keep windows open when we're home. My house gets soooo dusty!

A stand mixer will mix dough that you can't hardly mix by hand or with a hand-held beater. Several of our cookie recipes would never be made if I didn't have a powerful Kitchen Aid mixer. Even Woody wouldn't be able to mix them together with a wooden spoon.

I highly recommend having one, even if you only use it 6 or 10 times a year, you'll be so glad you have it. And if you don't want to buy a cover for it, use a towel- put it on it, safety pin the excess out of the way with pleats and darts and then turn it right side out and plop it over it. It might not be terribly attractive, but maybe you don't care. If you do, make or a buy a real cover. I think Simplicity, McCalls and Butterick have patterns for them.

Hi Flamey,

The shape .. and location ... of your offering made me think that it looked a lot like a cover for a rural mail box.

As for obtaining a cover ...

... get an old sheet.

Visualize the way that you need to cut and sew to make a cover.

Do that, as per visioning ... and pin with safety pins.

Try it for size.

Alter as necessary.

Try it again.

When it meets your requirrements ... cut (leaving some extra in case of need), pin and try again ... then sew.

Apart from a bit of possible frustration - cost is $0.00.

To avoid the dull/pedestrian look, get your grands (or a neighbour's kid - who'll be delighted - and again, each time that s/he visits) to make a pattern on it, using Sharpies, couloured pencils, etc.

ole joyful

I have the great big Kitchen Aid, and I keep it uncovered in my pantry.

I have the big KA mixer, and I store it on the floor of the pantry. DH surprised we with it when I was in my 30s. Over 40 years later, I avoid having to use it because it is so heavy to lift to the island. So I use my hand held KA small mixer for as many jobs as possible.

I don't have a cover for the mixer, but I do use a plastic shower cap to cover the bowl to keep the dust out.

I didn't notice the date on THIS thread 2013! I wondered why Jasdip was answering .....again... lol

MY stand mixer has a cover with 17 years of dust on the *cover*. It's in a lower cabinet in my kitchen. There's a rolling pin down there, too, and a flour sifter.

(Is Monica still posting on KT? One of the first threads I read here had photos of her marriage.)

I have been meaning to make a cover for mine. My mother in-law told me that she had had a mouse infestation in her kitchen and they made a nest in her mixer bowl because she had a cover on it and rarely used it. That made me rethink the cover.

I've had a cover for my KA for decades. It not only keeps dust out of the bowl, it also keep out pet hair! I would never leave it uncovered.

I have 2 Kitchen Aid stand mixers and one from Aldi. I cover the bowls and the beaters with bowl covers. All 3 sit on an old porcelain topped table.

Sue

I used to use a cover but I never liked it. Then I received a glass bowl and it came with it’s own plastic cover. Now I store the beater inside and just cover the bowl.

LOL Nicole. I knew it was an old posting, but I didn't read it from the top, to see if I'd posted the first time. Apparently I did!

I hope the OP happens to see this and posts. I don't think she's posted in well over a year. Hope she's all right.

I would guess Verzi is selling the covers.

Monica popped in several months ago--or was it longer--and told us her dh (from the wedding) had committed suicide. She sounded a mess, and I so hope she has found some help; I felt just terrible for her. As I recall, she bought a new house and showed us some pictures. Wish she would post again.

Eta I just turn my bowl upside down and lay it on the mixer to keep the dust out.

My mixer sits on the counter next to the stove and I rarely fry anything but just from the steam of cooking the mixer seems to pick up everything and every couple of days i have to wipe it down. I really think I should just rearrange my counters and move it into the other corner away from the stove.

Yep, made it myself, 40 years ago. Recently threw it in the washing machine. It didn't survive. Even with a cover, I would find food particles in the bottom of the bowl, before using.