The 7 KitchenAid Attachments That Chefs Use the Most

Pasta Roller

The pasta roller. enables you to roll out sheets of pasta quickly and efficiently. "It's a great tool, and I highly recommend it for making fettuccini or (capellini) angel hair pasta," says Stephen Chavez, chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education in Los Angeles.

If you get really into homemade pasta, Kitchenaid also makes a pasta press and cutter that allows you to make round or twisted pasta shapes.

KitchenAid Spiralizer With Peel, Core, and Slice

Not only does this attachment help you create fun, imaginative food but it takes the hard work out of preparing fruits and vegetables. Eileen Gannon, baker and founder of Sunday Night Foods, an award-winning chocolate sauce company, loves to use hers for sweet potato spiral fries, zucchini noodles, and even quickly peeling, coring, and slicing pounds of apples for pies.

KitchenAid Dough Hook Attachement

If you love making homemade bread, the dough hook attachment makes it simple to knead dough and will save you time.

“I love the dough hook because takes all of the hard work out of making homemade bread and is one of my most used attachments. I also use it for making pizza dough, and once you realize how simple it is to do, you never want to go back,” says Alyssa Rivers, cookbook author and founder of The Recipe Critic.

KitchenAid Shave Ice Attachment

"The shaved ice attachment can be really fun and useful in those warm summer months for snow cones, or for refreshing cocktails. Or maybe combine those two?” says Chavez.

While, this attachment is on the large size, it is easy to use and clean. The shaved ice attachment comes with molds you can freeze different liquids in and you can choose the texture of ice you want.

KitchenAid Food Grinder Attachement

A fun and cost-effective way to grind your own burgers, the meat grinder is a beloved attachment.

"It's my personal favorite and a great way to utilize scraps. You can really get creative; leftover meat can be ground for chili, Bolognese, meatballs, or sausage,” says Robert Zwirz, executive chef and partner at New York City’s Bar Madonna.

KitchenAid Sausage Stuffing Kit

If you’re going to grind your own meat, why not try making your own sausages? Zwirz says the sausage stuffing attachment streamlines making links after using the meat grinder attachment.

KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker Attachment

Recommended for family fun, Chavez says the ice cream maker attachment works well. Once frozen, the bowl attaches to the mixer like the standard mixer bowl does. Then, you use the flat paddle to churn the ice cream or sorbet until it is frozen and creamy. It's just the way people used to use a hand-crank machine, but without the sore arm afterward, he says. 

Keep in mind, similar to a standalone ice cream maker, you'll need room in your freezer to place the bowl until it is frozen for use.