This residue is not harmful and it can be removed easily.
Kitchenaid bowl residue. It ruined my very first recipe a batch of lovingly prepared yeast waffle dough when i started mixing. I contacted kitchenaid and they told me that sometimes the metal polish they use during production doesn t get washed all the way off. Luckily there s an easy fix. If the bowl on your kitchenaid tilt head stand mixer becomes stuck tap the handle with a rubber mallet or the sides of the bowl and or handle lightly with the palm of your hands to loosen the bowl from the base and then attempt removal again.
To resolve this kitchenaid recommends putting a small amount of olive oil in the bowl and spreading it around inside the bowl. If the bowl remains stuck wrap a hot damp cloth around the base of the bowl and wait 10 minutes. Let this sit for several minutes then wipe the oil out. Then wipe the oil away and wash the bowl with hot soapy water.
This video shows goes over some recommended ways to remove this polish off of your. How to prevent oxidization of stainless bowls for kitchenaid stand mixer. My brand new kitchenaid artisan 5 quart model ksm150ps purchased in the past week in march 2016 had the same problem of grey residue around the bowl. How to remove the residue.
There are several things to consider to keep it looking new. Stainless steel is durable easy to clean and rust resistant. Kitchenaid recommends putting a few drops of olive oil in a clean bowl spreading it around and letting it sit for several minutes. Before using a new kitchen aid mixer the bowl paddles need special cleaning.
They recommend using lemon and salt or a baking soda paste. It can discolor food items mixed in the bowl. Soap water are not enough to get off the residual polish left behind from the manufacturing process. The shiny silver colored burnished aluminum beaters are not dishwasher safe.
I did wash the bowl before using but they said that using dish soap and sponge isn t enough to get the metal polish off. Rated 4 out of 5 by maggiemom from bowl not same quality i purchased this as an extra bowl and am not really feeling the normal kitchenaid quality. Sometimes there is some left over food safe mechanical polish on your new kitchenaid mixer stainless steel bowl. It is a common occurrence when polishing stainless products.