I got the Kitchenaid, and was happy. Should I have called a disadvantage just to name one, it would have been that the dough will not be blended down properly in the bowl dough residue remains too attached to the edge or. I was still thinking, so some would have to invent a mixture of the flat beater and dough scraper nem. And? This dream has been fulfilled and the Flexiflachrührer came on the market. Bought - Uses - and never indispensable in my kitchen. Should replace the normal flat beater: Once - 5 star satisfaction!