Spiral Dough Hook Replacement for Kitchen Aid Mixer - Coated Dough Hook for K5SS K5A KSM5 KS55 Pro 600, Dough Attachment for Kitchen aid Lift Stand Mixer, Work with kitchen Aid 5 qt / 6 qt Lift

Here is some feedback for those that is looking to change from the original hook. Perhaps others may have noted it.1. for high hydration dough (80%+), it does a good job working the dough. My original hook would have lots of the dough on the hook and side wall. This one keeps the dough off the side wall and work the dough as it spins.2. it seems to strain the motor more than I thought. I usually do a 15-18 minute cycle on the 2nd setting (2nd click) but I can see that it is taking a toll on the motor. After 18 minutes, the top of the KA motor cover was registering 160 degrees. It it s lot hotter than normal. I let it cool for 50 minutes and used a lower setting for the 2nd batch.3. the dough still climbs with this book but less so with the original hook.4. Overall, I would say this is a good upgrade but make adjustments to your process...Good Luck

Fit my Kitchenaid perfectly!

Al I've ever had was the dough hook that came with the mixer. It's worked ok but the dough has always managed to climb up the hook and I either had to scrape it down or have a mess to clean later. Well, no more, this kneads my sourdough perfectly and stays down in the bowl where it belongs. I should have got one of this style years ago! If you make bread often and don't have one you should get one.

I have an older K5SS KitchenAid model that I regularly use (for about 35 years!). This spiral dough hook performs MUCH better than the original equipment C-shaped hook. I just made some sourdough using 1,000 g flour at ~75% hydration, and found that mixing and kneading was very efficient with much less mess of ejected flour than is typical with the C-hook. This spiral hook fits perfectly in my mixer. Perhaps a stainless steel dough hook would be better for durability and ability to clean in a dishwasher, but this model is inexpensive and explicitly lists my KitchenAid model as being compatible. Highly recommended!

This dough hook does do as advertised. For one thing the dough does not climb, well actually it does climb up the hook like it does the C hook that came with the mixer, but when it reaches the top it throws it back to the bowl and doesn't try to climb into the attachment point of the mixer.Secondly it does seem to kneed the dough much faster than the other hook, everything came together in five minutes instead of 12-15.However, I noticed, like several other reviewers had mentioned, there seems to be more strain put on the motor with this hook than with the other attachments. I have a 350 W Special Edition KA and I just felt the motor strained more. Possibly it isn't as bad as the work is being done twice as fast, I am just concerned I would rather take more time and not sacrifice the mixer in the process.Overall, this hook does do as it was advertised, but use caution that it doesn't harm your mixer in the process.