Hobart KitchenAid K4-B Mixer
April 28, 2011 by admin
Filed under Kitchen Accessories
Recently scored Hobart KitchenAid K4-B, made from 1944-62 according to the KitchenAid website. Not sure the year of this one, but I would guess mid-50′s. Looks identical to the ’05 Classic sitting next to it, but it’s definitely better made, and a lot heavier 
Here it tackles the ingredients for a vanilla layer cake. I have another video showing the machine doing a great job on the buttercream frosting for the same cake… I have to say these Hobart KitchenAids are and have always been my favorites; though I never had one until a couple of years ago. Sure, the Mixmasters are beautiful, but these have a retro-utilitarian look to them that you wouldn’t want to describe as “beautiful”, but plain COOL. I thought my 3-C was great, but that was until I used this one, what an awesome mixer. Notice the mechanically governed speed control, versus the later solid state, and the cool loop handle (looks like a big steel horn doesn’t it) attached to the head. Unfortunately this one is missing the tail fin for some reason.
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cool thanks Westy i did take a lil journey up to wally world and noticed their k45ss had a very small wire whip compared to my pro 500 i ordered that off Amazon so we shall see i did however score a vintage k45 Harvest Gold Hobart off craigslist today from 1977 in new condition with all the original stuff even the manual and card that was attached to the wire whip explaining the different optional attachments that can be purchased so i have something to preoccupy my time till the other comes lol
@CityandcountyofSF You might just have to keep an eye open on eBay for one. Or you could try finding a store that has a return policy on those goods and purchase the 4.5-qt. hook to try it…at least if it didn’t fit your machine you could take it back.
does anyone know where to get the wire whip dough hook etc for this machine i have the same model and on KA website the smallest one they make is for a 4.5 qt model “mine is the 4qt screw down bowl and seems kinda narrow” im wondering if it will fit mine ebay has nothing on there right now and google has provided me no answers thanks for your help
Truly great machine!
@midwestrocklobster The dough hooks are not that expensive at the kitchenaid website. The trick is to determine whether your mixer has a tilt top or hobart version, and the quart size of bowl. Then you are sent to a page that is for that group. Start at the accessories page on the website.
This is the first mixer my mother had. I don’t know what happened to it after we moved to Florida. It lasted a long time. So I purchased Kitchenaid’s Ultra Power. It had the same style and sound. Mine is over 20 years.
Nice mixer!
I just bought one of these. I want a dough hook but I can’t tell if the newer models dough hooks are compatible.
I paid $20 for mine.
Don’t give up on the $6 purchase. We bought one of these for $2 years back at a rummage sale, sold it for $50 today on another one, even had the tail fin.
ive been wanting one of these for a long time but will never have one because on my income i can bairly afford a 6.00 mixer at walmart.
so good.Thanks