It's been reported that aluminum attachments may contain lead. KA hasn't denied it at this point. Stainless is available but at a high cost.
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Appliance manufacturer KitchenAid has found itself under fire over whether attachments for the company's popular stand mixers contain lead, and the company isn't expressly denying the claim.
Several concerned viewers emailed NewsCenter 5 after reading claims online that the aluminum mixing attachments, which come standard with KitchenAid mixers, may contain some level of lead.
Whirlpool, KitchenAid's parent company, did not respond to specific questions about the issue, and would only issue a broad statement in response to an inquiry.
The company's statement says, "All KitchenAid stand mixer accessories are safe to use," but it also acknowledges "that aluminum alloys can contain trace levels of impurities."
It adds that "there is no recall of these accessories for that reason."
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I think the only aluminum part I'm aware of the the coated beater that my tilt head Ka uses. Often wish it was stainless. I believe the drop bowl uses an aluminum beater that is not coated.
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Appliance manufacturer KitchenAid has found itself under fire over whether attachments for the company's popular stand mixers contain lead, and the company isn't expressly denying the claim.
Several concerned viewers emailed NewsCenter 5 after reading claims online that the aluminum mixing attachments, which come standard with KitchenAid mixers, may contain some level of lead.
Whirlpool, KitchenAid's parent company, did not respond to specific questions about the issue, and would only issue a broad statement in response to an inquiry.
The company's statement says, "All KitchenAid stand mixer accessories are safe to use," but it also acknowledges "that aluminum alloys can contain trace levels of impurities."
It adds that "there is no recall of these accessories for that reason."
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I think the only aluminum part I'm aware of the the coated beater that my tilt head Ka uses. Often wish it was stainless. I believe the drop bowl uses an aluminum beater that is not coated.

KitchenAid facing claims that stand mixer attachments contain lead
Appliance manufacturer KitchenAid has found itself under fire over whether attachments for the company's popular stand mixers contain lead, and the company isn't expressly denying the claim.
