Help: my KitchenAid bowl is stuck in the mixer – Two tricks to release your mixing bowl from the base of your KitchenAid mixer.
I created Inspiring Kitchen as a means of sharing my favorite finds and to showcase trends in the housewares and design industries. After three years of fun experiences, foods, restaurants, recipes and travel excursions, I have a new one for you. Working in the kitchen creating recipes doesn’t always mean that everything will go right. I am not even talking about the recipe here! I’m referring to a piece of equipment that I usually love and consider to be one of my important kitchen tools. My KitchenAid Mixer.
As I was cleaning up after developing some recipes today, I discovered that I could not remove the bowl from the mixer base. It was totally stuck. No movement what-so-ever.
I had no idea what to do! But after some research – Google, you are my forever friend! – I learned that I could try the following techniques before reaching out to KitchenAid customer service.
- If the mixer has been on for awhile, the bowl can tighten from the energy coming from the momentum of the paddle itself. So, take a warm, wet towel and wrap it around the base of the bowl. Let it sit there for about 10 minutes. See if you can push down on bowl to wiggle it a little. If that doesn’t work, then try option 2.
2. Using mineral oil, WD-40 or a spray oil like PAM, spray the grooves where the bowl glides in to. Try pushing down on the bowl again to see if you can turn the bowl at all. Note: you don’t want to use food based oils like vegetable or olive as they will get very sticky and can be hard to clean once the bowl is removed.
If the previous two don’t work for you, you can call KitchenAid customer service for additional assistance.
Luckily, option 2 worked for me. Definitely a first for me to have this happen but I am very glad that I was able to “relatively” easily fix the situation.
Hope my mini-crisis and solution is helpful to you should you encounter the same situation. And you are still my favorite mixer, KitchenAid! In fact, I need to get a new hand held mixer – a reminder as I dealt with this situation this afternoon. Anyone have one they would recommend?
Happy baking!
That happened to me too! Thanks for directions. Easy to follow.
So glad you had success! Thanks for letting me know.
Thank you! The combination of PAM and warm wet paper towels around the base solved the issue for me!
I’m so glad to hear that. Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy your KitchenAid mixer!
Mine is stuck as I write this going to try the spray. Thanks hope it works.
I hope you were able to get it unstuck!
I used pam and it came out easily.
Excellent. So glad to hear it worked for you. Thanks for lettibg me know.
Thank you SO much!!!!!
I am so glad it worked for you! Thanks for letting me know. Happy Baking!
My bowl is stuck. Have tried ice in the bowl, warm towels and Pam. Nothing is working
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Susan, so sorry you are encountering this problem. If ice and warm towels aren’t working, try using an oil like WD40. Spray in the grooves of the base as much as possible and let it seep in. Hopefully that will loosen the grip the bowl has with the grooves. If that doesn’t work, I would call KitchenAid’s customer service line. Good luck!