The noises and smell say that I just about killed my ~20 year old 325W Kitchenaid mixer. 575W Kitchenaid or Bosch universal+?
Normal job for this might be a box of angel food cake mix -- but we have a hand mixer that can do that too -- or a 4--6 cups-o'-flour bread batch. Kitchenaid 575W or Bosch Universal+ are in the same ballpark of price.
Willing to look at others at or under the USD500 mark.