10 KitchenAid Accessories You’ll Wonder How You Ever Lived Without

Best Overall KitchenAid accessory

This set might be on the pricier side—it’s roughly the same price as the actual mixer—but if you ask us, it's worth it for the type of fresh-cut pasta that it produces at home. It comes with a main roller to flatten the dough along with three cutter attachments for fettuccine, spaghetti and capellini. It fits easily onto most machines (double check your model number for compatibility) and comes with a cleaning brush to wipe each piece down after use. I have been using this high-quality stainless-steel set with my KitchenAid mixer for years and absolutely love it. So long, store-bought pasta noodles—see you never!

Best KitchenAid Meat Grinder Attachment

If you’re more into burgers than pasta, this meat grinder attachment will likely be far more up your alley. With this food-grade metal device, you can grind your very own meat, which is beneficial for several reasons (better taste, texture and lower levels of E. coli come to mind). It easily attaches to compatible mixers (KitchenAids included) and comes with four different sized grinding plates and a pair of grinding blades, along with a sausage-stuffing holder, two sizes of sausage-stuffing tubes, a food pusher and a cleaning brush. Whether you're making hamburger patties from a high-quality cut of beef, looking to grind pork or turkey for sausages or even want to make homemade breadcrumbs, this versatile machine can do it all.

Best Budget KitchenAid Accessory

If you crave homemade pasta but can't stomach the cost of the authentic KitchenAid-branded set, this Antree option is a much more affordable alternative that will get the job done. It includes a pasta roller to flatten the dough and use for lasagne noodles, along with cutter attachments for spaghetti and fettuccine—there’s even a cleaning brush. Made from food-grade stainless-steel, this is a great option that we love for those on a budget.

Best KitchenAid Accessory for Dessert

Imagine being able to easily make your favorite after-dinner treat at home! This authentic KitchenAid attachment fits most 6-quart mixer models and lets you make up to 2 quarts of ice cream, frozen yogurt, gelato or sorbet in half an hour with cream, condensed milk or another base of your choosing. Keep in mind that you will need enough freezer space to keep the bowl frozen at all times (or at the very least, freeze it before use). You might also need to use the included adapter ring for some tilt-head mixer models.

Best KitchenAid Accessory for Juice Lovers

Whether you want to juice oranges for fresh O.J. in the morning, extract lemon juice for your kids' lemonade stand or juice limes for homemade mojitos while entertaining friends, this attachment can do the trick. It comes with a built-in strainer to catch seeds, so you won't have to worry about manually separating them, and it filters out excess pulp. This option also works with most stand mixer models.

Best KitchenAid Accessory for Bakers

As an avid baker, I know how important it is to have a solid scraper that will get all of that gooey goodness that ends up on the sides of the mixing bowl from cookie dough or cake batter. This upgraded version of the included flat beater has diagonal crossbars that will neatly fold ingredients, like nuts and chocolate chips, into batter instead of just mixing them. As it turns, it fully scrapes the sides of the bowl. Keep in mind, however, that this plastic accessory only works with 5-quart KitchenAid stand mixers that have a tilting head.

Best KitchenAid Accessory for Cooks

If you're a home cook, chances are you understand that prepwork, from slicing vegetables to grating cheese, can be the most time-consuming part of any meal This shredder can help reduce that time by doing all the hard work for you. Compatible with all KitchenAid mixers, it comes with three blades for coarse shredding, slicing and fine shredding, along with a food pusher and a cleaning brush. It’s quite a bit smaller in size than the KitchenAid-branded version, however, which means you might need to cut a cucumber in half or slice a block of cheese before inserting it. Still, for smaller quantities, it does the trick.

Best KitchenAid Accessory for Meal Prep

Slicing vegetables can get tiresome when you do it day in and day out for your kids' school lunches or your own midday salads. This attachment, which works with all KitchenAid mixers, is the perfect way to slice large quantities at a time, whether it's for your weekly meal prep or your next family gathering. It comes with a 3 millimeter slicing blade that's ideal for vegetables, such as cucumbers and zucchini, along with a 4 millimeter shredding blade for cheese and firmer vegetables, like carrots, and a 6 millimeter coarse shredding blade for cabbage, potatoes and more. It even comes with a neat and tidy storage case.

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Best KitchenAid Accessory for Fruits and Veggies

If you tend to entertain and want to impress your guests, this spiralizer attachment will be the perfect way to take your salad and plating game up a notch. Made of durable metal, it attaches to the power hub and creates gorgeous spirals that fall right into the mixing bowl from items you pop inside (think apples and veggies). You can even make zucchini or squash noodles for a healthier alternative to spaghetti!

Best KitchenAid Accessory for Non-Tilt Head Models

Anyone who owns a KitchenAid mixer without a tilting head knows how frustrating it can be to add ingredients like flour little by little while mixing. In short? It’s not always a great time trying to make sure it all gets in the bowl and not on the counter. This ingenious solution can help. It clips to the side of your bowl and functions as a chute so that you can seamlessly pour ingredients in. Made of stainless-steel, the universal design should fit most standard mixer bowls, with the exception of glass designs or ones with fluted or flared edges. It can hold up to 7.5 ounces of ingredients, and we love that it’s dishwasher-safe, too, so clean up will be a breeze.